Apply the EYQA Narrative Defensibility Toolkit to Your Role
Professional narrative stress-test tools for all leadership contexts.
From the article:
"How Serious Leaders Stress-Test Narrative Defensibility Before High-Stakes Decisions"
The Six Defensibility Stress-Tests That Separate Resilient Narratives from Fragile Ones
🔗 EYQA Framework → Role-Specific Implementation
"Stress-testing means deliberately pressurizing each defensibility dimension—before the room does it for you."
The Six Narrative Defensibility Dimensions:
Your next step: Evaluate the relevant stress-test matching your leadership context. Each professional instrument assesses these six defensibility dimensions with role-specific benchmarks.
Professional access requires brief registration to ensure results continuity.
Consulting & Research
For Consulting & Research Leaders
Run this stress-test on client-facing narratives, research methodologies, and thought leadership content.
- Research & methodology integrity
- Business value & impact proof
- Competitive differentiation
- Professional standards compliance
- Stakeholder alignment under scrutiny
Product & GTM
For Product & Go-to-Market Leaders
Run this stress-test on product narratives, technical defensibility, and go-to-market readiness.
- Metrics & evidence validation
- Product-market fit signals
- Technical architecture defensibility
- GTM & sales readiness
- Customer objection resilience
Enterprise Marketing
For Enterprise Marketing Leaders
Run this diagnostic on marketing narratives, brand stories, and executive communications.
- Narrative structure & flow
- Evidence integration
- Character alignment
- Transformation proof
- Interpretive risk assessment
Investment Management
For VCs, PEs & Strategic Investors
Run this stress-test on investment thesis defensibility, due diligence narratives, and presentation readiness.
- Investment thesis rigor
- Due diligence documentation
- LP presentation defensibility
- Risk assessment transparency
- Assumption stress-test robustness
Board & Governance
For Board & Governance Leaders
Run this diagnostic on board-level narratives, governance frameworks, and executive oversight.
- Governance coherence
- Risk alignment transparency
- Time-compression resilience
- Multi-stakeholder defensibility
- Board methodology rigor
Founder's Office
For Founder's Office Leaders
Run this review on founder narratives, fundraising artifacts, and investor-readiness.
- Traction & momentum proof
- Market timing narrative
- Problem-solution fit
- Founder defensibility
- Investor skepticism resilience
EYQA Narrative Stress-Tests are designed for leaders who need defensible, evidence-based narratives — not marketing claims.
Terms of Use
▼Professional Use & Framework Intent
EYQA Narrative Stress-Tests are designed as professional reflection and scrutiny tools to support decision-making in high-stakes leadership contexts.
By using these tools, you agree to the following:
These assessments are intended for personal or internal professional use to evaluate narrative defensibility under scrutiny. They do not constitute legal, financial, or investment advice.
All assessments apply predefined professional frameworks. No AI-based scoring, recommendations, or decision-making is performed.
Insights generated by the tools are diagnostic in nature. Users remain fully responsible for how results are interpreted and applied in real-world decisions.
All frameworks, structures, and assessment designs are the intellectual property of EYQA. Use does not transfer ownership or licensing rights.
The tools and their underlying frameworks may not be republished, resold, or redistributed as standalone products or assets.
These tools are intended to be used in good faith by professionals seeking to improve narrative clarity and defensibility.
EYQA reserves all rights to modify, restrict, or terminate free access to these stress-test tools at any time, with or without notice. While currently offered free of charge, EYQA maintains the right to implement access controls, registration requirements, or usage limitations as professional standards and business needs evolve.
Access to these tools is provided on an "as available" basis. EYQA makes no guarantees regarding uninterrupted availability, feature continuity, or perpetual free access. Tools may be temporarily or permanently modified, restricted, or discontinued at EYQA's sole discretion.
What You'll Get From Running a Stress-Test
Each professional stress-test evaluates EYQA's defensibility framework against your specific context, delivering immediate exposure diagnostics you can implement immediately.
Narrative Defensibility Score
Benchmark against the six defensibility dimensions from EYQA's framework
Dimension Breakdown
See scores across evidence, logic, perspective, risk, context, and actionability
Defensibility Signals & Exposure Points
Get role-specific exposure points based on your defensibility gaps
5-6 Minute Evaluation
Quick, focused diagnostic without lengthy questionnaires
Frequently Asked Questions
How do these stress-tests implement the EYQA's framework?
These are the professional implementation tools for the six defensibility dimensions in EYQA's framework. Each stress-test evaluates the framework against a specific leadership context.
Which stress-test should I run?
Run the stress-test matching your current leadership role and decision context. The descriptions clearly indicate which professional contexts each tool is designed for.
How long does each stress-test take?
Each professional stress-test takes 5-6 minutes to complete. They're designed for quick, focused evaluation that delivers immediate diagnostic results.
Can I run multiple stress-tests?
Yes, many leaders run multiple stress-tests if they work across different contexts (e.g., a consulting partner might use both the Consulting and Board stress-tests).
What if I need help interpreting results?
Each stress-test includes clear exposure diagnostics. For additional support, consultation options are available for enterprise and professional use cases.