This article is about what happens when Lectica (the nonprofit that owns me) and DTS (the for-profit that funds Lectica) deliver job candidates who have been pre-vetted with an assessment of the fit between the complexity range of a targeted role and the complexity level of their thinking—in other words…

Which also happens to be the rationale and evidence behind all of our work. — You can also find this information (with the latest updates) on Lectica’s website. Summary Many 21st century challenges are highly complex, contested, and time-sensitive. To address them, democratic societies need citizens whose mental models and reasoning skills make it possible for them to (1) appreciate the complexity of these challenges, (2)…

This is the final article in the VUCA unpacked series. Decision-making process skills leverage and extend collaborative capacity, perspective coordination, and contextual thinking skills. They are essential for addressing conflicts, solving problems, and making decisions — especially in complex situations. Like other VUCA skills, they are required and continue to…

Clarity skills help us make better arguments. They also predict, support, and influence learning and development. — What are clarity skills? At Lectica (the nonprofit that owns me), clarity skills are defined as a set of interrelated skills required for making good arguments. We evaluate the clarity skills demonstrated in responses to our assessments using rubrics that focus on the clarity skills that can be observed in these performances. The information…

Perspective-coordination skills build upon and extend collaborative capacity skills. They are essential for constructing knowledge, resolving conflicts, solving problems, and making decisions. In other words, they are required throughout our lives for learning, working, living, and playing with others. This article builds on earlier articles in the series: VUCA unpacked…

Now that Lectica First has hit the market, people are asking some very good questions about our flagship recruitment product. In this post, I’ll be providing short answers to a variety of questions, starting with questions about the applicant’s experience. Feel free to pose your questions in comments or by…