How Scoring Works

Understanding the Navigate Transition Assessment methodology

Your overall Transition Capacity Score can range from 0 to 1,000, calculated by multiplying your three dimension scores together. This multiplication approach reveals something crucial: your lowest score becomes your constraint - the primary factor limiting your overall capacity for successful transition.

The Three Dimensions

🔥 Motivation (Purple)

Your drive and energy for the transition. Do you have the emotional fuel to push through challenges, or do you feel drained and stuck?

📚 Learning (Cyan)

Your capacity to acquire new skills and knowledge. Are you actively developing what you need, or struggling to build competence in unfamiliar territory?

🎯 Identity (Orange)

Your sense of belonging and self in the new context. Do you see yourself fitting in, or are you questioning whether this is really "you"?

From Questions to Scores

Step 1: Your Responses

You answer 15 questions (5 per dimension) using a 0-10 scale, where:

Step 2: Calculating Dimension Scores

Your five responses in each dimension are simply averaged:

Score = Average of 5 responses

Step 3: The Multiplier Effect

Your three dimension scores are multiplied together to create your Transition Capacity Score:

Motivation × Learning × Identity = Transition Capacity Score

Example: If your scores are Motivation = 7.5, Learning = 6.0, Identity = 8.0:

7.5 × 6.0 × 8.0 = 360

The Devastating Impact of Zero

CRITICAL: A score of zero in ANY dimension means your total capacity score is ZERO—regardless of how strong your other dimensions are. This is because the scores are multiplied together (anything × 0 = 0).

Even Perfect Scores Can't Overcome a Zero

Perfect Scores + Zero

Motivation: 10.0
Learning: 10.0
Identity: 0.0

Score: 0

Perfect Scores + Low

Motivation: 10.0
Learning: 10.0
Identity: 1.0

Score: 100

Even 1.0 is infinitely better than 0.0!

Why Multiplication Instead of Addition?

Because your constraint matters more than your strengths.

Multiplication reveals what addition hides. Here's why this matters:

Compare These Two Scenarios:

Scenario A

Motivation: 9.0
Learning: 9.0
Identity: 2.0

Score: 162

Scenario B

Motivation: 7.0
Learning: 7.0
Identity: 7.0

Score: 343

Scenario B scores HIGHER despite having lower individual scores!

Key Insight: Having one very low dimension (your constraint) dramatically reduces your overall capacity, even if your other dimensions are strong. This is exactly what people experience in real transitions - you can have all the motivation and learning in the world, but if you don't feel like you belong (Identity = 2.0), your transition will struggle.

Identifying Your Constraint

Your constraint is simply your lowest-scoring dimension. This is what's holding you back most.

Traffic Light System

We use a traffic light system to show you where to focus:

🔴 RED (0-3.9): Priority - Your Constraint
🟡 AMBER (4.0-6.9): Monitor - Could improve
🟢 GREEN (7.0-10.0): Strong - Keep going

Why This Matters:

Example: The Power of Fixing Your Constraint

Improving Your Constraint vs. Strengthening Your Strengths

Starting Point

Motivation: 8.0
Learning: 8.0
Identity: 3.0

Score: 192

Improve Constraint

Motivation: 8.0
Learning: 8.0
Identity: 5.0 (+2.0)

Score: 320 (+67%!)

Compare that to improving your strengths:

Starting Point

Motivation: 8.0
Learning: 8.0
Identity: 3.0

Score: 192

Improve Strengths

Motivation: 10.0 (+2.0)
Learning: 10.0 (+2.0)
Identity: 3.0

Score: 300 (+56%)

A +2 point improvement in your constraint has more impact than +4 points spread across your strengths!

Track Your Progress Over Time

Taking the assessment multiple times lets you see how your dimensions and overall score change as you work on your transition. You'll be able to see:

Remember: The goal isn't perfection across all three dimensions. The goal is to identify and address what's truly holding you back, so you can build the capacity you need to successfully navigate your transition.