Public Explainers (2021)
As the MIPI began moving into coach-facing use, it became clear that coaches needed more than a report. They needed a way into the logic of the model itself. These early video explainers were created as prework for certification training, offering a structured introduction to the ideas behind the assessment before coaches entered the classroom.
The series comprised seven short instructional videos covering personal intelligence, alexithymia, key MIPI design decisions, the emotional competencies, the motivational competencies, the social competencies, and the client experience of assessment. Together, they introduced coaches not only to what the instrument measured, but to why it had been built the way it was and what kinds of distinctions mattered in interpretation.
What makes the series valuable now is that it captures an important stage in the development of the work. The language is earlier, and the calibration is not what we would use today, but the underlying ambition is already clear. This was an attempt to make the MIPI teachable: to help coaches understand the architecture of the model, the reasoning behind the competencies, and the practical issues that shape responsible debriefing.
Seen in that light, these explainers belong to an earlier phase of certification work, but they remain a substantial archive artifact. They mark the point at which the MIPI began to require its own instructional infrastructure: not just manuals and reports, but a supporting layer of guided explanation that could orient practitioners before they ever sat down with a client.
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