The research behind the Summit Map, what we've established, and what we're still testing.
Download the white paper (PDF) →The Summit Map is built by a PhD psychologist on decades of published research: the classic model of thinking, doing and feeling; research on habits, planning and self-control; and research on resilience, goals and meaning in life.
Your gifts are traits: stable. Your foundation is your current state: it changes. We measure them in different ways, so the report can tell the difference.
Paired choices mean you can't rate yourself high on everything. Every part of your foundation includes a reverse-worded check.
We publish what our data shows and never claim more. Your report is for growth. It isn't a diagnosis.
With your permission, anonymous results help us test and improve the instrument every quarter.
We never claim more than our evidence shows. Here is where each claim stands today.