John Wiley has acquired Inscape Holdings, parent company of Inscape Publishing, for $85 million. Formerly known as Carson Learning Company, Inscape publishes assessment and training products aimed at developing interpersonal business skills centered around its DiSC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) program. Wiley said the purchase will allow it to “move more aggressively into digital delivery to the growing workplace learning and assessment market.”
“Inscape’s solutions-focused DiSC offerings are a perfect complement to Wiley’s highly respected products published under its Pfeiffer brand, such as Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Practices Inventory. Together we will serve a broad swath of talent professionals who in turn support managers, leaders, and teams in, corporations, government agencies, and organizations of all sizes around the world,” said Jeffrey Sugerman, Inscape’s CEO, who is joining Wiley along with Inscape’s more than 50 colleagues.
As Inscape’s central product, the DiSC offerings are available in both digital and print versions. More than one million people use DiSC assessments in 30 languages each year.
