The Knowledge Transfer Index (KTI)

Understand How People Learn, Collaborate, and Build Stronger Mentoring Relationships

Great mentoring isn’t just about shared goals, it’s about how we learn, communicate, and make decisions together.

What Is the Knowledge Transfer Index?

Pollinate’s Knowledge Transfer Index (KTI) is a validated psychometric assessment that improves mentoring, collaboration, and learning outcomes. It evaluates seven dimensions of how people prefer to work, learn, and communicate, giving your program the insight needed to create stronger matches and guide more meaningful conversations.

Why the KTI Matters?

More Predictive Matches. Better Conversations. Stronger Outcomes.

Since 2007, Pollinate has matched thousands of mentoring and collaboration pairs. We have learned that strong mentoring depends on more than shared goals or expertise. The KTI helps organizations understand the learning chemistry between participants so matches are more intentional, productive, and credible.

The KTI Helps Deliver:

Improved match quality
Stronger learning outcomes
Higher program success rates
Better participant satisfaction
Aligned communication and collaboration styles
Successful mentorship predictions with over 90% accuracy
Stronger leadership outcomes with 96% improved readiness

Want to give the KTI a try?

Complete the Knowledge Transfer Index at no cost. Fill out the form below and start exploring your own learning and collaboration style.

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Cross-Pollinate AI™ Matching Powered by the KTI

The KTI is a foundational part of Cross-Pollinate AI™, Pollinate’s intelligent matching engine for building stronger mentoring relationships and measurable outcomes.

Cross-Pollinate AI™ combines KTI data with goals, experience, preferences, and tailored intake responses to make mentoring matches that work in practice, not just on paper.

The KTI helps ensure each match is strategic, human, and aligned for trust, growth, and collaboration.

Trusted by Associations, Organizations and IncubatorsUsed by Hundreds of Teams

From associations and innovation hubs to member-based organizations, the KTI is trusted by leaders who want mentoring programs to feel meaningful and show measurable impact. Find out more!

The Meet Your Match Report

Cross-Pollinate AI™ has found you a great match!

Mentors and mentees prepare for stronger first conversations by reviewing their customized Meet Your Match report.

Participants use the report to understand their own learning and collaboration style in relation to their mentoring partner. This helps pairs align quickly on communication, knowledge sharing, and goal setting.

Each match is a deliberate blend of similarities and differences, giving participants practical insight for more intentional, productive relationships from day one.

What People Are Saying About the KTI

“The algorithm-based mentor-matching is a great strength of the program. Our mentors tell us that the matching was a little uncanny: they were amazed at how easily they were able to connect with their mentees! Everyone who committed to the program was matched really well and are finding great success because of the connections made.”

Tara Topping,

Manager, Career Education Project Learning Tree Canada

“Pollinate Networks Inc is the perfect match maker, and bridges connections to provide women entrepreneurs with a supportive mentor to build their leadership and professional development skills. Mentors and mentees are carefully matched based on key elements such as leadership style, personality factors, and competency areas for mentoring. In addition, their team carefully crafted a platform to complement Rhyze Ventures' core program components: mentorship, project work, and education. Participants have access to eLearning resources, education module materials, discussion forums, and program updates 24/7.”

Adelaide Manley

Program Coordinator, Innovation Guelph

“The Knowledge Transfer Index (KTI) has been an invaluable tool when it comes to helping clients understand how they show up when working with others. Whether they are collaborating on a project or finding ways to share and acquire new information, the KTI gives them powerful insights into familiar elements like natural talent and physical learning style... From a coach's perspective, I like that the KTI is easy to explain, deliver, and debrief as well as highly actionable. Best of all, I don’t need to work through a lengthy report; a clear and concise three-page result tells me and the client all we need to know. I highly recommend the KTI as either a stand-alone assessment or a solid companion to other favourite tools.”

Jodi Hosking

Pollinate Networks Knowledge Transfer Index Debriefing Coach

The 7 Elements of the Knowledge Transfer Index Assessment

Each KTI profile explores the factors that shape how people share knowledge, learn from others, and work together.

Case Studies Featuring the Knowledge Transfer Index

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Team Synergy with the Knowledge Transfer Index

Using Pollinate’s Knowledge Transfer Index Assessment, Pollinate worked with the University of Guelph Arboretum to help build team synergy to support their master planning cycle.

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Cultivating Peer Groups Among Agriculture Producers

Pollinate Networks partnered with a leading agricultural financial services organization to optimize their Pilot Peer Group Program. Using the KTI and Cross-Pollinate AI, farmers were strategically matched into peer groups to share knowledge, set goals, and drive success.

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Board Effectiveness and Mentorship Program

Pollinate worked with CRPO to create a comprehensive approach to measuring board effectiveness. Using the KTI and other evaluation tools, a competency framework and mentoring programs, CRPO members are efficiently prepared for effective and rapid transfer of knowledge.

Want to explore more?

Want to talk through what your mentoring program could look like? Do you have questions about program design, matching, implementation, reporting, pricing, or how mentoring could work for your audience?