Vertical Development
Scorecard

Your Vertical Profile

Self Relating
Perspective Shifting
Opposable Thinking

Are you interested to find out about your vertical development stage? Do our quick test to get insights into the stage from which you are currently making sense of the world.

Keep in mind that this assessment is developmental, not evaluative. Its purpose is to deepen your self-awareness and help you gain clarity in which areas you might benefit from some dedicated attention. So answer each question as a representation of your ‘everyday self’ and not your ‘ideal self’.

I am generally aware of what I think or feel in a given moment.
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disagree
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agree
It can be hard for me to understand someone else’s perspective if it is really different from my own.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
People who have very different viewpoints from my own can feel like a threat to what I deem to be right.
Strongly
disagree
Strongly
agree
I have a sense for what kind of situations trigger strong emotions within me.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I regularly reflect whether my assessment of other peoples' motives is accurate or if I might be reading too much into them.
Strongly
disagree
Strongly
agree

I have made efforts to consciously change aspects of my self in the past, when I realized they cause problems to myself or others.
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disagree
Strongly
agree
In conflicts, I often see one side as clearly right and the other as wrong.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
It is easy for me to imagine what someone else might think, want or need.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I regularly look at my own relationships through the lens of a neutral outsider.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I seek out people whose opinions differ from my own, as I see these interactions as opportunities to learn and grow.
Strongly
disagree
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agree

I understand where many of my beliefs and assumptions come from.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I regularly consider multiple perspectives before forming an opinion or making a decision.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I believe that my personal history and experiences influence the way I see things, even when I take someone else’s perspective.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
When I am upset, I often react impulsively without first thinking about my reaction.
Strongly
disagree
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agree
I can think of creative solutions to seemingly either-or decisions.
Strongly
disagree
Strongly
agree