Research Behind Forum
The Study
Forum is built on validated research. We're studying how personality shifts across domains — and how that insight makes conversations better. The framework behind it all: CEP (Cognitive Expression Profile), derived from how you actually engage in conversation, not from self-report.
The Core Insight
Personality isn't fixed. How you think about career differs from how you think about relationships. When conversations are calibrated to your actual thinking style in that specific domain — not a generic profile — learning deepens and self-knowledge becomes genuine.
How CEP Powers Forum
Cognitive Expression Profile
CEP is derived from how you actually engage in conversation, not from self-report questionnaires. As you talk with the agent, your thinking patterns emerge naturally.
At the end of each conversation, a brief assessment (BFI-44) captures how you engaged. We measure five cognitive dimensions: how you engage with new ideas, how you handle uncertainty, how collaborative you are, how driven you are, and how emotionally reactive you get. But you never see scores—you see narrative insights about your actual thinking patterns.
Most importantly: these measurements are domain-specific. How you think about career decisions isn't how you think about creative work. CEP captures that variance and uses it to calibrate the agent for your next conversation.
Why This Approach Works
Measurement through observation is more honest than self-report. You don't fill out a questionnaire claiming how you think—we see how you actually engage in a real conversation.
Domain-specific measurement reveals the truth: you're not the same person in every context. Forum shows you those differences and helps you understand your actual thinking style in each domain.
What We're Validating
- – That an interactive journal powered by personality-aware agents produces deeper self-knowledge than unstructured conversation
- – That cognitive style truly varies across domains
- – That conversation quality improves when agents are calibrated to your actual thinking style
- – That self-knowledge from Forum leads to better decision-making
How You Help Validate This
By using Forum, you're directly contributing to the research that validates CEP. Your conversations are data points. Here's what happens:
Have Real Conversations
Your actual thinking
Pick a domain and goal. Have an authentic conversation with an agent. As you talk, your thinking patterns emerge naturally—no questionnaires, just dialogue.
Optional: Complete an Assessment
~10 minutes (optional)
Answer 44 questions about how you think in that domain. This produces your CEP vector—a snapshot of your cognitive style. Unlocks personalized insights and helps agent calibration, but conversation alone is valuable.
Discover Patterns Over Time
Ongoing learning
Come back and have conversations in other domains. Over time, you see how you think across different parts of your life. Multiple assessments across domains show your genuine pattern of thinking.
What Comes Out of It
You don't see a score. You see what's interesting about how you think.
- – Domain-specific cognitive insight
- – Cross-domain patterns if you complete multiple domains
- – Personalized agents calibrated to your style
- – Contribution to research on personality-aware AI
Research Studies
01
CEP Measurement Validity
Do interview-derived cognitive profiles converge with behavioral scores from debates and self-report? Testing the core measurement validity of the CEP framework.
02
Intent Routing Effectiveness
A controlled study of personality-aware agent matching. Does calibrating to cognitive style improve conversation outcomes?
03
Cross-Domain Patterns
How does cognitive style vary across domains? Measuring whether domain-specific profiles diverge meaningfully from global trait scores.
Who This Is For
- – People who want real engagement with ideas
- – People curious about how they think
- – People willing to engage, not just consume
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