Tools for understanding the patterns beneath everyday life.
Adaptimist builds assessments, practical tools and bespoke learning experiences that help people make better sense of the patterns affecting communication, influence, motivation and performance. Our aim is not to reduce people to categories, but to make hard-to-read human patterns clearer and more usable.
You begin from enough.
FIND YOUR PATH
Start where you are
For Individuals
I'm here to explore
Interactive explorations of emotional patterns, cognitive styles and embodied awareness. Discover where you are now and map the path forward.
For Coaches
I work with clients
Clear Personal Intelligence insights you can explain without hesitation. When you're confident in the science, your clients are confident in you.
For Teams & Training
I develop my team
Soft skills curricula tailored to your team's unique patterns. When people feel genuinely understood, they voluntarily align with organizational frameworks.
For Researchers
I'm running a study
A rigorously validated Personal Intelligence assessment with strong psychometrics, technical documentation and flexible licensing.
The MIPI Short
Adaptimist uses its flagship model, the Multidimensional Inventory for Personal Intelligence (MIPI) to power an ecosystem of products for growth and self-discovery.
The MIPI Short is a free, 27-item Personal Intelligence assessment that offers a research-based look at how you experience emotion, connect with others, and stay motivated over time.
It's not a diagnosis, but a starting point for reflection and meaningful conversations about how you move through the world.
EXPLORE
Dive in
Explore Labs
Interactive experiments that help you notice patterns in how you think, feel and relate.
Understand the Framework
Learn how emotion, connection and motivation work together as Personal Intelligence.
Try a Snapshot
The MIPI Short offers a free look at your patterns: one possible step on the path of growth.
Tour the Library
Our meticulously curated library of peer-reviewed development activities is unparalleled.
Built on a decade of research in conjunction with
Trent University's Emotion & Health Research Laboratory
10+
Years of research
3,000+
Adults in normative sample
10
Validated competencies
Peer
Reviewed & published
A few good places to start
One sentence can move a conversation
A single sentence can change the threat level, dignity, and direction of an exchange more than people expect.
Practised words are easier to stand behind
Rehearsal helps people access steadier language under pressure instead of defaulting to panic, appeasement, or attack.
Why pressure changes what you have access to
Under pressure, people do not just perform worse; they often lose access to abilities that are normally available.
Where to next