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How nuda veritas Works
Most assessment sites tell you what they measure. We want to show you what you actually get. Below is the full journey, from the first question to the team composite report, with real previews of every step.
All sample data below is fictional. Your profile is yours alone.
Step One
Take the Assessment
98 questions across 7 dimensions. About 30 minutes. Not a multiple-choice quiz. 10 different question formats that capture how you think, feel, and act. Here is what a few of them look like.
Likert Scale
"When someone I lead makes a significant mistake, my first instinct is to understand what happened before assigning blame."
Slider
"How comfortable are you sitting in silence during a difficult conversation?"
Situational Judgment
"Your partner says you have been distant lately. You know they are right. What do you do?"
Word Association
"Which words feel most like you? Select all that apply."
After the 98 scored questions, klimt asks 7 open-ended probes, one per dimension. These capture your actual words, tone, and reasoning. The combination of structured scores and unfiltered language is what makes this different from every other assessment.
Step Two
See Your Profile
The moment you finish, your full profile loads. Your primary archetype, secondary and shadow archetypes, all 12 vital signs scored, your development level, growth edges, and a narrative interpretation written by klimt using your actual words and patterns. Here is what it looks like.
Your Archetype
The Connector
Dimension: The Bridge · Empathy & Connection
Level
3
Capable
Score
6.7
of 10
NV Gap
1.4
Moderate
Secondary
The Sage
Shadow
The Scarred
Growth Arrow
Toward the Anchor
12 Leadership Vital Signs
Below the vital signs, you receive a full narrative interpretation, your consistency index, impression management analysis, growth edges with specific recommendations, and a downloadable 25-page PDF report you can share or reference anytime.
Step Three
See Yourself Through Others
The assessment shows you how you see yourself. The Mirror Test shows you how others see you. Invite up to 5 people from different areas of your life to rate you on the same 12 vital signs. Their responses are completely confidential. The gaps between your self-report and their ratings reveal your blind spots, weighted 1.5x heavier because they matter more.
Your Mirror Test Invitations
Spouse
Completed
Business Partner
Completed
Best Friend
Awaiting response
Blind Spot Analysis
Where your self-score and your raters disagree by more than 1.5 points.
Empathy
OverestimateYou said
7.8
They said
6.2
Conflict Courage
UnderestimateYou said
5.9
They said
7.1
klimt reviews your blind spots and builds coaching around the gaps that matter most.
Step Four
Bring Your Team
When a team takes the nuda veritas together, the individual profiles stay private. What the team sees is the composite: archetype distribution, average vital signs, friction pairs, blind spots, and the patterns that explain why the team works the way it does. No one's individual data is ever exposed.
Team Composite Report
Leadership Team
10 members · Created January 2026
Team Health
6.4
Archetype Distribution
Missing Archetypes
No Keeper or Scarred. This team may struggle with institutional memory and processing past failure.
Team Vital Signs (Average)
Relational Dynamic
Connector-heavy team. Strong on empathy, thin on conflict courage. Likely avoids hard conversations to preserve harmony.
Step Five
Grow Over Time
Most assessments give you one snapshot and walk away. The nuda veritas tracks your growth. Retake at 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, and ongoing. Each retake shows you exactly where you have moved and where you are still stuck.
Growth Arc: Vital Sign Movement
| Vital Sign | Baseline Jan 2026 | 30-Day Feb 2026 | 90-Day Apr 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empathy | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7 | +0.9 |
| Differentiation | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
| Shame Resilience | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | +1.3 |
| Conflict Courage | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | +0.9 |
klimt tracks what is shifting and adjusts coaching accordingly. Growth you can see. Not a feeling. Data.
Step Six
Meet klimt
klimt is not a chatbot. It is an AI companion that has your full profile loaded from the first conversation. Three voices. One purpose. It reads your tone and shifts between the Vulnerable Professor, the Street Smart Operator, and the Wounded Healer based on what you need in the moment.
klimt
Wounded Healer
I keep getting feedback that I avoid conflict but I do not think that is true. I just pick my battles.
Your Conflict Courage score is a 5.9 and two of your raters scored you below 5 on this. "Picking battles" is sometimes wisdom. But when it happens every time, it becomes avoidance wearing a strategic costume. You know the difference. Which one is this?
Homework from klimt
The Avoided Conversation
Write about one conversation you have been putting off. What are you afraid will happen if you have it?
The 72-Hour Rule
The next time you feel the urge to let something slide, bring it up within 72 hours. Just once. See what happens.
Marriage Story (2019)
Watch the argument scene. Notice how both people are right and wrong at the same time. That is real conflict.
Homework is specific to your profile, not generic advice. klimt assigns it based on your growth edges and tracks whether you engage.
The Framework
The Architecture Behind the Mirror
Built on decades of clinical research from Bowen, Brown, Schnarch, and real-world leadership practice.
7 Dimensions
The Mirror
Self-Awareness & Naked Truth
The Serpent
Vulnerability & Accountability
The Bridge
Empathy & Connection
The Compass
Differentiation & Identity
The Flame
Conflict Courage & Confrontation
The Roots
Relational Depth & Fidelity
The Arrow
Growth Velocity & Becoming
12 Vital Signs
Em
Empathy
Df
Differentiation
Rd
Relational Depth
Sa
Self-Awareness
Po
Power Orientation
Sr
Shame Resilience
Cc
Conflict Courage
Gv
Growth Velocity
Fg
Forgiveness
Pr
Presence
Br
Burnout Risk
Fd
Feedback
7 Levels of Development
Liberated
9.0+Authentic, integrated, free. Leadership flows naturally.
Integrated
7.5 - 8.9Self-aware, growing, most dimensions aligned.
Capable
6.0 - 7.4Functional and effective. Growth edges are visible but manageable.
Fixated
4.5 - 5.9Stuck patterns. Awareness without consistent follow-through.
Overcompensating
3.0 - 4.4Strengths weaponized. Performance masking reality.
Dysfunctional
2.0 - 2.9Significant impairment. Most dimensions strained.
Destructive
Below 2.0Crisis state. Immediate support recommended.
The Arrow System
Every archetype has a growth arrow (the archetype whose strengths you need next) and a shadow arrow (the archetype whose weaknesses you fall into under stress). klimt uses your arrows to guide coaching and recommend growth paths.
The nuda veritas Gap
The distance between your self-report scores and your behavioral evidence. A small gap means authenticity. A large gap means performance. Knowing the size of the gap is the beginning of closing it.
Ready to See Your Profile?
98 questions. About 30 minutes. A profile that grows with you.
Be honest. That's all this asks.