Team Matrix

Not a game — a facilitation tool. Everyone takes a short psychometric assessment that places them on four cognitive axes (information intake, execution, communication, collaboration) and records their skills. The host then runs an optimizer that proposes the squad of a chosen size with the greatest cognitive diversity, while guaranteeing the required skills are covered.

1. The host opens the assessment; everyone joins with their name.
2. Each participant completes 16 quick slider questions (distributing 10 points between two statements each) and adds their skills, then submits.
3. As profiles arrive they plot live on a shared “cognitive distribution” scatter — the host watches the room take shape.
4. The host sets a target squad size and any must-have skills, then clicks Optimize; the recommended team is highlighted on the scatter with its diversity and communication-friction scores.

• Answer honestly — the optimizer is only as good as the self-assessment behind it.
• Cognitively diverse squads (spread across the axes) tend to out-perform look-alike teams on complex work.
• Pick required skills sparingly; over-constraining the gate can leave no valid squad.

• Great for kicking off a project, a hackathon, or rebalancing working groups.
• Re-run the optimizer with different sizes/skills to compare options before committing.
• Switch the scatter's X/Y axes to inspect the team from different angles.