Learning Styles Inventory

In Short

Formal self-assessment of learning style with scoring and interpretation
Best for: Specific LSI instrument and interpretation
Learning Styles Inventory is a structured tool for coaching and facilitation. Formal self-assessment of learning style with scoring and interpretation. It provides a repeatable framework that can be adapted to individual, team, and leadership development contexts.
Type of tool: Specific LSI instrument and interpretation
Expected outcomes:
- Improved ability to formal self-assessment of learning style with scoring and interpretation
- Improved capacity to the profile and the four-stage learning cycle
- A concrete action or development plan to take forward from the Learning Styles Inventory process

In Detail

Learning Styles Inventory is a diagnostic instrument designed to help coaches, leaders, and facilitators formal self-assessment of learning style with scoring and interpretation. It sits within the category of Specific LSI instrument and interpretation, making it particularly useful for practitioners working on capability development, team performance, and individual growth in organisational settings.

In practice, Learning Styles Inventory is delivered as a 4-step process. The structured approach ensures that participants move through a consistent experience while leaving room for the facilitator to adapt pacing and depth to the group's needs.

Learning Styles Inventory is particularly valuable when objective data is needed to anchor a coaching conversation. Assessments reduce the risk of coaching being driven solely by the coachee's self-perception, introducing external reference points that open up new lines of inquiry and development.

How to Use

Administer the Kolb LSI questionnaire (in folder), score it, debrief the profile and the four-stage learning cycle. See Row 44 for full process.

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Provides objective, data-driven insights that reduce reliance on self-perception alone Creates a concrete baseline for measuring development progress over time Gives the coachee language and evidence to discuss development needs with stakeholders	Requires validated instruments and trained practitioners to administer and interpret correctly Results can be threatening or demoralising if not framed carefully by the coach Data reflects a point-in-time snapshot and may become outdated as context changes

Created by David Kolb

When to Use

This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:

Context	Relevant
Individual Coaching	✓
Team Coaching
Leadership Development
Facilitation / Workshop	✓
Online / Virtual

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