innerly is an immersive story-based analytical game that measures four key leadership qualities: systemic thinking, adaptability, execution ability and effective communication.

We call them Soft Competencies.

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What are soft competencies?

A soft competency is a set of personality traits, abilities, and inclinations that people display as certain forms of behaviour, also known as skills.

Adaptability

Evaluate creative thinking and performance under unexpected circumstances.

Effective Communication

Test persuasion, empathy, tolerance, assertiveness, ability to inspire confidence.

Execution Ability

Measure task prioritization, focus, team management, and goal achievement.

Systemic Thinking

Assess big-picture vision and complex decision-making abilities.

92%

of talent professionals report that soft skills are equally or more important to hire for than hard skills.

— LinkedIn Global Talent Trends Report

The four competencies, skills and indicators

The four competencies are each made up of five skills, and each skill is assessed using five behavioural indicators. Each skill is tested several times throughout the game.

Soft Competencies

The four leadership competencies we measure:

  • Adaptability
  • Effective Communication
  • Execution Ability
  • Systemic Thinking

Example Skills

i.e. the skills tested within the ‘Systemic Thinking’ competency:

  • An ability to see the 'big picture'
  • Breaking down the 'big picture' into various elements
  • Building cause-effect chains
  • Balancing different factors and making complex decisions
  • Making decisions under uncertainty

A test like no other. No, really.

Interactive Test

A first person playing experience designed to help you make the most considered decisions possible.

3D Animations

Up to 93% of communication is non verbal; innerly's animations offer true body language and expression.

Real Voice Actors

Our characters are voiced by a wide range of voice actors, providing important nuances in delivery.

Realistically Diverse

We are proud to promote a diverse and inclusive character lineup, reflective of the real world.

Inclusive Storylines

Our storylines are carefully scripted to represent some of the most important topics of today.

4 Key Competencies

innerly is designed to measure the four most commonly acknowledged leadership competencies.

17 Key Skills

We measure 17 key soft skills using a combination of scientifically validated behavioural indicators.

Designed By Specialists

All programmes have been designed by a team of world class behavioural and psychology experts.

Built on proven science

innerly is built on the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) methodology — a psychometric approach with decades of research behind it. Rather than testing academic knowledge, SJT measures how people actually respond to realistic, ambiguous workplace situations. Meta-analyses confirm that SJT predicts real-world job performance beyond what IQ tests and personality questionnaires can offer, while producing fairer results across diverse groups. By embedding this methodology inside an immersive story, innerly delivers the scientific rigour of a validated assessment with the engagement of a first-person experience.

An in-depth report

Innerly offers a comprehensive report dashboard where you can explore and benchmark the test results of individuals, and entire teams, making it easy for you to interpret results and identify key strengths and areas-for-development.

Use our deep insight tools to help you make executive decisions with an unprecedented understanding of soft competencies at individual, team, and company level.