The Personal Assessment & Development (PAD) Framework helps you understand where you are, where work is going, and how to move forward—on purpose.

What is PAD?

PAD is a practical map for personal growth. It connects your current reality to the future you want by turning reflection into a clear vision and roadmap, then into weekly action you can sustain.

The 10 dimensions at a glance

1. Skills (Technical) — What hard skills power your work today—and what’s next to learn?

2. Behaviors (Human Skills) — How you collaborate, communicate, lead, and adapt under uncertainty.

3. Experience — Roles, projects, and contexts that shaped your judgment and range.

4. Education / Knowledge — Formal learning and self-taught know-how that fuel your practice.

5. Contributions / Accomplishments — Outcomes you’ve created and how you created them.

6. Activities / Use of Time — Where your hours actually go—energy drivers and drains.

7. Relationships — People who help grow you, and those you help grow.

8. Purpose / Values — What matters enough to guide your choices.

9. Compensation / Financial — Earnings, buffers, and constraints shaping your options.

10. Benefits / Wellness — Health, flexibility, and support systems that sustain you.

Practice cues:

• Sharer: practicing talking about oneself.

• Enquirer: staying in compassionate curiosity.

• Observer: serving as a compassionate witness.

Why this matters now

• Know yourself: get an honest, 360° picture across the PAD 10.

• Better understand the future: translate trends in work, skills, and AI into personal choices.

• Formulate a personal vision and roadmap: choose your direction, then break it into doable steps.

• Build accountability mechanisms: simple check-ins, 7-day micro-commitments, and supportive peers keep you moving.

The power of practice & community

Leading programs show that growth sticks when it’s short, structured, and social. In our forums and labs you’ll practice:

• practicing talking about oneself (sharer)

• staying in compassionate curiosity (enquirer)

• serving as a compassionate witness (observer)

This language shapes how we show up for each other—clear, kind, and action-oriented.

Accountability mechanisms we use

• 7-day micro-commitments posted in-thread

• Progress logs and light reflection prompts

• Peer pods (rotating in Community; fixed in the Growth Lab)

• Optional coach feedback (Growth Lab)

How to use PAD with Adaptive Futures

• Free PAD Framework Course (Self-Paced) — a fast, on-demand orientation to the PAD 10. Start anytime.
  CTA: Start the free course

• PAD Courses (1-Day, 5-Day, 5-Week) — learn the framework with the cadence that fits your life.
  CTA: Explore courses

• Interactive Community — weekly/bi-weekly 48-minute practice forums in pods of three.
  CTA: Join the Community

• Personal Growth Lab — 5 live sessions, fixed pods, coach feedback. Limited to 18.
  CTA: Apply to the Growth Lab

(Courses and the Growth Lab include 1-year Community access.)

Getting started in minutes

1. Start the free course to map your top PAD priorities.

2. Pick your format (1-Day, 5-Day, or 5-Week).

3. Join a forum and post a single 7-day commitment.

4. When ready for depth, apply to the Growth Lab.