DiSC Explained

What is DiSC?

The DiSC Profile by Inscape – the leading personal assessment used the world over - by more than 40 million people.

Which DiSC To Use?

Yes, there is more than one DiSC Model! The first self-scoring DiSC Profile was based on the 1928 research of William M. Marston. Over the past 30 years, the Wiley-Inscape DiSC has gone through several revisions.

How DiSC Works

DiSC by Wiley-Inscape is the world's most popular personality assessment on the market. It has earned that reputation because of its reliability, simplicity and ease of use -both for the respondent and the administrator.

History of Styles

There is nothing new about the study of behavioral styles For thousands of years, humans have been on a quest to better understand themselves and to better understand our human nature, and explain the differences among people. Personality profile systems have been around since 590 BCE.

William Marston's Theory

Wiley-Inscape's DiSC products began with a theory based on the work of William Moulton Marston, a Harvard psychologist, and a contemporary of Carl Jung. The findings of his work are found in his book: "The Emotions of Normal People," published in 1928.

About Inscape

Wiley-Inscape Publishing is the world's leading provider of DiSC®-based profiles and classroom learning solutions. Over 30 years ago, Inscape Publishing pioneered commercializing the DiSC® assessment — bringing it out of the textbook and into the workplace.