Themed Assessment Simulations

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Assume the role of a superhero or supervillain as you and your team battle for control of Colossal City.

 Targeted competencies:
• Strategic reasoning and long-term planning
• Collaboration and cooperation
• Resource management and prioritization
• Communication clarity and brevity
• Role knowledge (via structured Q&A) 

Competing MegaCorporations are paying hackers, infiltrators, and double agents to attack your databases and steal your IP. You must work with your team to protect your company's data and assets.

Targeted competencies:
• Security protocol knowledge and correct procedure selection
• Threat recognition and triage (phishing, malware indicators, lateral movement)
• Policy compliance under time pressure
• Strategic thinking (containment vs. eradication vs. business continuity)
• Communication with stakeholders (execs, IT, legal) 

Put on your fedora and trenchcoat and investigate different types of crimes in the city of Noir.

 Core competency clusters (with definitions)

1. Scene Processing and Evidence Handling
   Definition: Secures, surveys, and processes scenes methodically; recognizes, preserves, and documents physical evidence with chain-of-custody.
    
2. Perception and Clue Recognition
   Definition: Detects pertinent details and anomalies; separates signal from noise; links observations to hypotheses.
    
3. Investigative Interviewing
   Definition: Plans and conducts interviews that elicit reliable information from witnesses; builds rapport; avoids contamination and leading questions.
    
4. Interrogation and Pressure Application
   Definition: Uses ethical leverage and pressure appropriately with suspects; recognizes deception; escalates tactically while preserving case integrity.
    
5. Analytical Reasoning and Case Theory
   Definition: Forms and tests multiple hypotheses; reconstructs timelines; weighs probabilities; updates theories as new evidence arrives.
    
6. Bias Control and Cognitive Discipline
   Definition: Surfaces assumptions; seeks disconfirming evidence; resists tunnel vision and groupthink; documents confidence levels.
    
7. Legal, Ethical, and Procedural Compliance
   Definition: Follows period-appropriate procedure; documents permissions; respects rights; maintains chain-of-custody and admissibility standards.
    
8. Communication and Briefing
   Definition: Communicates clearly in writing and speech; uses structured briefings; tailors detail to audience; records decisions.
    
9. Team Coordination and Role Specialty
   Definition: Coordinates tasks across the five detectives; clarifies roles; shares information; resolves conflicts to keep momentum.
    
10. Documentation and Case Hygiene
    Definition: Maintains orderly notes, evidence logs, and decision records; prepares court-ready summaries.

Eking out a living as a deep space trader isn't easy. Especially when you have to negotiate with all manner of alien trader.

Core competency clusters (with definitions)

1. Discovery and Needs Analysis
   Definition: Uncovers explicit and latent customer needs, constraints, and success criteria through purposeful questioning and listening.
    
2. Value Framing and Offer Construction
   Definition: Translates needs into differentiated value propositions, packages, and trade-offs (scope, terms, risk) that align to customer outcomes.
    
3. Negotiation Strategy and Tactics
   Definition: Plans concessions and leverage; selects tactics appropriately (anchoring, MESO, bracketing, conditional trades) while preserving relationship equity.
    
4. Commercial and Financial Acumen
   Definition: Understands cost, price, margin, lifetime value, risk exposure, and how terms affect unit economics and portfolio health.
    
5. Communication and Influence
   Definition: Communicates clearly, adapts to audience/culture, uses structured briefing and active listening to drive alignment and decisions.
    
6. Relationship and Account Development
   Definition: Builds trust, navigates multi-stakeholder buying committees, manages expectations, and advances the account toward long-term partnerships.
    
7. Objection Handling and Problem Solving
   Definition: Surfaces objections early, diagnoses root causes, co-creates options, and turns blockers into agreements.
    
8. Risk, Ethics, and Compliance
   Definition: Identifies legal, regulatory, and ethical boundaries; mitigates risk; escalates appropriately; avoids corrupt or manipulative practices.
    
9. Operational Execution and Deal Hygiene
   Definition: Follows the playbook; documents decisions; updates CRM/contract artifacts; hands off cleanly to fulfillment/support.
    
10. Data-Driven Decision Making
    Definition: Uses telemetry, market signals, and historical data to choose routes, timing, inventory, and terms; performs quick experiments and learns.