Humintell is a cutting-edge research and training company

Humintell is a cutting-edge research and training company that specializes in leveraging the science of reading people, body language, and nonverbal behavior to facilitate interviewing, deception detection, negotiation, threat assessment, social influence, and cross-cultural competence.

Founded in 2009 by  Dr. David Matsumoto, Humintell combines a half-century of innovative research and state-of-the-art behavioral science, much of it conducted by Humintell’s own world-renowned scientists, with real world practical experience.

Through its online and instructor-led workshops, Humintell has trained tens of thousands of individuals from all walks of life and professions. In the public sector, Humintell’s clients include governments, agencies, and individuals involved in national security, law enforcement, intelligence, and diplomacy. In the private sector, Humintell’s clients include thought leaders as well as practitioners in business, law, and asset protection. Humintell training is the gold standard in these areas because all its products and services are based in the latest and best, validated science.

Through its applied research program, Humintell provides solutions to real-world problems related to interviewing, negotiation, deception detection, social influence, or qualitative research methodologies. Clients of Humintell’s applied research program include various agencies and departments of the U.S. government as well as Fortune 500 companies. The results of Humintell’s research program have led to innovations and improvements in a wide variety of applications.

What Makes Humintell Different

Humintell’s combination of cutting-edge behavioral science with real-world practical experience makes our products and services unique to the industry.

Please review publications below regarding the validity of our research that forms the basis for all of our training and online tools.

Landmarks in the Field of Nonverbal Behavior

Personalized P-Values for 200+ Social/Personality Psychologists

The 1000 Most Cited Papers on Visible Nonverbal Behavior

Humintell’s Mission

Humintell’s mission is to be the worldwide leader in research, consulting and training in the areas of reading people, body language, nonverbal behavior to facilitate interviewing, deception detection, threat assessment, negotiation, social influence, and cross-cultural competence.