The simulation runner reads like a short story you participate in. The decisions you make change the next scene. The path you take through the simulation is the data the assessment captures.
Before you start
Allow 15–25 minutes of uninterrupted time. The runner does not have a timer in v0.5 — you can take as long as you want on each scene — but most simulations are designed to take this long when read at a natural pace.
The runner works on phone, tablet, or desktop. The reading load is moderate; a tablet is comfortable.
What the runner looks like
The first screen sets the scene:
- Your role in the simulation — You are the head of operations at a mid-size logistics company.
- The situation — A tier-one customer has called to escalate a recurring delay in shipments. They have hinted at moving their business.
- A Begin button that loads the first decision scene.
Each decision scene shows:
- A short paragraph describing what happens next.
- Four to six options for what you would do.
- A Choose button for each option.
You click your chosen option and the next scene loads. There is no back button. The simulation is asking what would you do next, given what you know? — not given what you now know in retrospect, what should you have done?.
How long the simulation runs
Around five scenes per simulation. Each scene is a 20–60 second read plus the time to consider the options. End-to-end, 15–25 minutes.
Some simulations have shorter or longer paths depending on the choices you make. A path that escalates quickly might be three scenes; a path that defuses gradually might be seven.
After the final scene
The runner shows a brief Submitted screen and your result page loads. The result shows:
- Your path through the simulation, displayed as a tree with your route highlighted.
- Your score with per-competency breakdown.
- A narrative that walks through your decisions, calling out where you made strong choices and where you took a common-but-suboptimal route.
You see the path you took. You do not see the paths you did not take, because the simulation is reusable across many assessees and revealing the full tree would devalue future runs.
How to take it well
- Answer as you would actually act, not as you think the assessment wants. The scoring is set against the simulation's intent; trying to second-guess what the correct answer is usually produces lower scores than honest decision-making.
- Read each scene fully before choosing. The scenes are short for a reason; the relevant detail is all there.
- Trust your judgement. The simulation is asking what you would do; deferring to what you think a textbook answer would be reduces the assessment's signal.
How the result is read
A simulation report is one of the most useful artifacts the platform produces, because it shows actual decision-making in a structured frame. Your manager can use it as a starting point for a conversation:
- I see you de-escalated the customer call by acknowledging the delay before promising a fix. Walk me through your reasoning there.
- In the resource-allocation scene, you chose to reassign the analyst to the audit. What were you weighing against?
This is more useful than a number, and it is what makes simulations the highest-fidelity assessment in the v0.5 set.
Next
The next page covers reading the report — applicable to all five assessment types, but with type-specific notes.