Superpower Profile
For strong senior and executive clients. Use this to shape their career around their greatest abilities.
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Pigment Coach Invitation
A professional assessment built for the way people actually work today: remote teams, AI tools, and portfolio careers all included.
Two assessments for different clients
Choose the one that fits your clients, or both. They are powered by the same set of questions, so you don't have to take it twice.
Career Design System
For mid-career clients making a change. Use this to baseline the work and conditions that fit them.
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Both assessments are powered by the same 15-minute set of questions, so you can get simply get both.
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Public love letters from other coaches
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Ana Maria MichelsenCareer Transition Coach, ex Fortune 100Most career assessments tell you what you are good at. This one tells you why you have been struggling to see it. What surprised me was not the results. It was the recognition.
M. Nora BouchardAuthor, Speaker, Professional Leadership CoachHad a fantastic chat with Kenneth Shen of Pigment, a new strengths assessment! It's nice to have a choice based on the needs of my clients!
Hans SchumannExecutive Career and Leadership Coach (ICF PCC)It's a fresh approach to clarifying your strengths, with the specific aim of helping you find work that feels energising and meaningful.
David WhiteThe career coach for laid-off, middle-aged, mid-level managersIt's a pretty thorough exploration and analysis of your strengths, together with potential roles that align with them.
Nick RobinsonExecutive coach, Author, The 9 Types of Difficult PeopleThis is a shoutout to the team at Pigment. A big thank you to Pigment. They're a young company themselves and I hope their success continues to grow.
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Case Studies
Pigment solves the most human problems
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Helping students find direction at Purdue
How Purdue helps students find direction through career self-discovery.
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Rethinking performance reviews at NewCampus
How NewCampus uses Pigment to help its global cohort find work that fits how they're wired.
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Cutting onboarding time in half at Kindra
How Kindra used Pigment to align their leadership team and help new hires ramp up in weeks instead of months.
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Restructuring teams around strengths at EcoCart
How EcoCart used Pigment to reorganize their team around individual strengths, making role moves people leaned into.
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A shared language for working styles at UC Irvine
How UC Irvine's Charlie Dunlop School gave leaders a shared language for working styles through a shared-services restructuring.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Pigment measure?
Pigment measures three things. Abilities: what someone's mind is naturally adept at doing. Conditions: the environments someone needs in order to thrive. And energy: what brings them energy and what drains it.
What is the science behind it?
Pigment is grounded in established research on fit, engagement, flow, and strengths. You'll find the full method, and its sources, on our Science page. Formal validation studies are still underway and pending.
How is it different from CliftonStrengths, MBTI, and other tools?
These tools are effective in giving a shorthand for understanding someone, but ultimately still give people labels, put people in boxes, and are oversimplifications of how people work. Pigment runs a much deeper trait model and is focused only on professional development.
How long does it take, and what does a client get?
Pigment takes roughly 15-20 minutes to complete, and clients recieve a completely one-of-one profile, as well as a one-pager to promote healthy team collaboration.
Do I need a certification to use it with clients?
Pigment is a professional tool, but it is built for consumer-grade usage. As a coach, you'll have access to rich facilitation and debriefing resources with no expensive certification required.
How do I use it with my clients?
Coaches most commonly use Pigment in three ways: for a baseline at client intake, a debrief you build a session around, and a reference for navigating extremely difficult decisions. Pigment is a data point, we believe in the coaching staying yours.
Can I buy group packs for my coaches or clients?
Yes, discounted coach packs are available for all coaches.
