Empathy & human-centred research
User goals, contexts, emotions, behaviours, observation, interviews, listening, empathy maps, extreme users, assumptions, and research ethics.
Design thinking skill assessment
Measure human-centred problem solving, experimentation, and innovation judgement with a Design Thinking Assessment Test.
Assess empathy, research, observation, problem framing, point-of-view statements, ideation, concept selection, prototyping, user testing, iteration, storytelling, collaboration, and practical innovation judgement.
Empathy, research & observation
Problem framing & point of view
Ideation, selection & prototyping
Testing, iteration & storytelling
Assess the complete innovation journey
Compare empathy, evidence use, framing, idea range, prioritisation, experimentation, iteration, collaboration, and storytelling.
Skill signals
What this Design Thinking Assessment Test helps you evaluate
Measure how candidates understand people, frame meaningful problems, generate alternatives, test assumptions quickly, and turn evidence into better solutions.
Observation, synthesis & insight generation
Research notes, patterns, contradictions, affinity mapping, themes, needs, tensions, evidence quality, bias awareness, and translating observations into insights.
Problem framing & point-of-view statements
User, need and insight statements, problem boundaries, root causes, reframing, how-might-we questions, opportunity areas, and avoiding solution-first thinking.
Ideation & divergent thinking
Brainstorming, brainwriting, analogies, SCAMPER-style prompts, quantity before judgement, inclusive participation, idea expansion, and creative alternatives.
Concept selection & prioritisation
Desirability, feasibility, viability, impact, effort, risk, assumptions, decision criteria, voting methods, concept combinations, and transparent prioritisation.
Rapid prototyping & experimentation
Low-cost prototypes, storyboards, paper models, role play, service simulations, experiment questions, critical assumptions, fidelity, speed, and learning goals.
User testing, feedback & iteration
Test tasks, facilitation, observation, behavioural evidence, feedback synthesis, failure signals, learning capture, iteration priorities, and avoiding confirmation bias.
Storytelling, collaboration & real-world scenarios
Narrative structure, user evidence, concept communication, workshop facilitation, multidisciplinary collaboration, trade-offs, implementation handoff, and practical judgement.
Assessment flow
A practical structure for fair design-thinking screening
Run a consistent assessment with realistic human-centred innovation scenarios, structured scoring, and decision-ready reports.
Set the challenge context
Choose industry, audience, ambiguity level, role seniority, collaboration expectations, time limit, and scenario difficulty.
Run realistic innovation tasks
Candidates interpret research, frame problems, generate ideas, choose concepts, design prototypes, analyse feedback, and plan iterations.
Auto-evaluate
Score empathy, evidence use, framing quality, ideation range, prioritisation, experimentation, iteration, collaboration, and practical judgement.
Review detailed reports
Compare competency breakdowns, scenario decisions, innovation reasoning, response quality, and evidence-based recommendations.
91%
overall innovation profile
92Empathy & research
90Insights & framing
88Ideation range
86Prioritisation
84Prototyping
82Testing & iteration
Empathy, research & observation92
Synthesis, insights & problem framing90
Ideation & divergent thinking88
Concept selection & prioritisation86
Prototyping, testing & iteration84
Use cases
Where this assessment fits best
Use realistic innovation scenarios across design, product, UX, service, strategy, and capability-development programmes.
Design and innovation hiring
Evaluate empathy, research synthesis, problem framing, ideation, prioritisation, prototyping, testing, iteration, and storytelling.
Product, UX and service-design screening
Assess candidates who solve ambiguous customer problems, align teams, test assumptions, and move ideas toward validated solutions.
Internal innovation capability development
Identify gaps in evidence use, framing, creative range, experimentation, facilitation, collaboration, and learning-driven iteration.
Build stronger innovation teams
Identify candidates who can understand people, frame the right problem, test ideas quickly, and learn through iteration.
Use realistic design-thinking scenarios, automated evaluation, and explainable score reports to improve design, product, service, innovation, and customer-experience hiring.