How Premise Lab works
A short, honest explanation of the framework, the score, and the experience — for parents and students deciding whether this is for them.
What is Premise Lab?
A structured-thinking platform for students aged 14–22. Each lab is a real-world scenario worked through five steps, with a coach reviewing your responses and a score that tracks improvement over time.
The FACTS framework
- F
Frame
Define the decision, the success metric, and the line you won't cross.
- A
Analyze
Surface your assumptions, rank them by risk, and identify the single most fragile one.
- C
Construct
Build a structured breakdown of your options — MECE, with a stakeholder branch.
- T
Test
Design one cheap, fast test that could change your mind before you commit.
- S
Synthesize
Write the final recommendation in 120 words or less — decision, reason, next step, risk.
What is PSI?
How clearly you define the decision and the goal it serves.
How rigorously you surface and stress-test your assumptions.
How well you structure options and tradeoffs.
How effectively you design cheap tests before committing.
How clearly you communicate the final call.
How well you read stakeholders and communicate decisions.
What does a lab look like?
- You read the scenario — a real situation with stakeholders, constraints, and data.
- You work through the five FACTS steps, each with its own prompt and a word minimum.
- The coach reviews each response and gives short, specific feedback.
- The debrief shows your per-step scores, your top gaps, and the recommended next lab.
The parent dashboard
Parents of students aged 14–18 can link their child's account through a confirmation flow.
Overall PSI and per-skill subscores with a 5-lab trend.
The gaps that show up most across your child's attempts.
Three small things you can do this week, tuned to recent gaps.
FAQ
Premise Lab is built for ages 14–22, with three age bands (14–15, 16–18, 18–22) that adjust scenario context and tone. The thinking framework is the same; the framing changes.
Most labs take 8–15 minutes from start to debrief. There's a soft timer, but the experience is paced — not a quiz under pressure.
No. It's a habit. Labs are short enough to fit between other things and they don't generate a grade. They generate a signal — a PSI score — that you can watch move over time.
Tutors help you with specific subjects. Premise Lab trains the underlying ability to break down any problem. Both are useful; they're not the same thing.
Yes. Students 14+ can use Premise Lab on their own. Parents who want visibility can link their account through a confirmation flow your child has to accept. The 18–22 experience is fully independent — no parent dashboard, no linking.
PSI stands for Premise Skill Index. It's a 0–100 score across 6 thinking dimensions, updated after every lab using a weighted moving average so single labs don't dominate. It's a signal of growth, not a percentile or a grade.
Two labs free. No credit card.
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