Frequently asked questions.

Six capacity dimensions that matter for AI-augmented knowledge work: Reasoning Under Ambiguity, Learning Velocity, Communication Architecture, Creative Problem Decomposition, Judgment Calibration, and Stakeholder Navigation. Each is anchored in published research and scored against a documented rubric. See methodology for the construct definitions.

Each response is sent to an advanced AI algorithm with temperature set to zero (deterministic output) and the published rubric for the dimension being scored. The algorithm returns a 1-5 score plus the rationale, evidence quotes from your response, and a strengths / gaps / next-steps report card. Every scoring decision records the rubric version and the model version that produced it, so any report can be reproduced or audited.

Roughly 30 minutes end to end. Six scenarios. The system saves your progress between tasks, so you can pause and resume.

200 to 400 words is typical. The rubric rewards structure of reasoning, not length. A short, well-structured response can score higher than a long, unfocused one.

The Founding 250 cohort price is $97 (one-time, includes the six-dimension report card and downloadable PDF). Once that cohort closes, standard pricing is $147. See pricing for the full tier breakdown and team rates.

You pay through Stripe. After payment, we issue an access code to the email address on your Stripe receipt, usually within an hour. The code grants one full six-dimension assessment.

Yes — per-seat pricing for teams of 5+. Email support@spark-assessment.com with your team size and target use case.

No. SPARK is positioned as developmental feedback. Scores are not designed for hiring, firing, promotion, or compensation decisions. We do not provide an employer-sharing feature and our team-pricing contracts explicitly restrict use to development purposes.

Two reasons. First, the five non-Reasoning rubrics are currently in interim v0.1.0 calibration — they will be psychometrically validated against real respondent data in a Phase 3 calibration study before any hiring-credential positioning is responsible. Second, using AI-scored assessments in employment decisions triggers EEOC UGESP, NYC Local Law 144, Illinois HB 3773, and Colorado SB 24-205 obligations that SPARK is not yet built to satisfy.

Your name and email are used to deliver the report and follow up on your results. Your response text is stored to produce the score and is retained for as long as the score is. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing.

Yes. Email support@spark-assessment.com with the email address you used at signup. We delete your candidate record and all associated responses within 14 days of request.

Server-side. Your response is sent to the AI scoring service from our servers, scored, and the result is stored in our database. The credentials for the scoring service are held server-side and rotated quarterly.

Defiant Solutions LLC, based in Tustin, California. The scoring engine is open in its methodology even though the code itself is closed-source.

Email support@spark-assessment.com — we typically respond within one business day.