Chapter 7 · Free companion instrument

The FDE Readiness Diagnostic

Twenty-four items. Six weighted dimensions. About forty minutes if you are honest, and twelve if you are not — which is itself a result.

Score evidence, not confidence. For every item the question is not “could I do this?” It is “have I done this, and could I describe the specific instance to a stranger for four minutes?” If you reach for a hypothetical, the answer is 0.

Nobody scores full marks. Working FDEs four years in do not score full marks. This instrument finds your constraint; it does not award a grade.

Assume you are two points per dimension too generous. Almost everyone’s first pass is. You are unlikely to be the exception.

0/100
Not yet scored