A System For Measuring Real Performance

Gauntlets are structured, team-based decision-making experiences that turn how people think, collaborate, and decide into measurable, comparable data.

What Is A Gauntlet?

A Gauntlet is a structured decision-making environment.

Participants work in teams to solve a series of real-world challenges within a set time frame.

Each challenge requires them to:

Break down a problem

Navigate Tradeoffs

Make and defend a decision

Performance isn’t described. It’s demonstrated.

How It Works

01

Build

We design challenges aligned to your objectives.

  • Built from your content and goals
  • Structured around real-world scenarios
  • Consistent framework across every challenge
02

Compete

Participants work through timed challenges.

  • Team-based collaboration
  • Multiple decisions in a defined session
  • Structured decision-making process
03

Evaluate

Performance is captured and compared.

  • Observe decision quality and reasoning
  • Compare outcomes across teams
  • Identify patterns in performance

What Gets Measured

Analytical thinking

Communication clarity

Decision prioritization

Team collaboration

Both hard and soft skills are measured in a single environment.

Why It’s Different

  • Converts behavior into measurable performance data
  • Enables direct comparison across participants
  • Evaluates both individual and team performance simultaneously
  • Uses a standardized decision-making framework

Why It’s Scalable

  • Structured challenge and scoring system
  • Repeatable across roles, teams, and organizations
  • Generates consistent, comparable performance datasets
  • Applicable across hiring, development, and engagement

Where It Applies

Universities & Academia

Turn classrooms into applied learning environments, and programs into platforms for industry engagement.

Classroom Application

  • Students apply course material in live decision-making scenarios
  • Reinforces learning through real-time application
  • Builds critical thinking, collaboration, and communication

Program Monetization

  • Partner with employers to sponsor Gauntlets
  • Align challenges to real hiring needs
  • Create direct visibility between students and industry

Result: More engaged students, stronger outcomes, and new revenue pathways for academic programs.

Conferences, Networking Events & Trade Associations

Turn events into shared, high-energy experiences.

Attendee Experience

  • Attendees form teams and compete in real-time
  • Break down networking barriers instantly
  • Create natural interaction through collaboration

Organizers & Sponsors

  • Increase engagement across the room
  • Create memorable, differentiated experiences
  • Provide visibility into participant performance

Result: Stronger engagement, better connections, and more value for attendees and sponsors.

Enterprise & Employers

Evaluate and develop talent through performance, not assumption.

Talent Acquisition

  • Observe candidates in real-world scenarios
  • Assess decision-making, communication, and prioritization
  • Compare performance across participants

Learning & Development

  • Replace passive training with applied environments
  • Strengthen decision-making under pressure
  • Build alignment across teams

Result: Clearer hiring signals, stronger teams, and more effective development.

How It’s Delivered

Fully Facilitated

iSolvRisk builds and runs the experience end-to-end

Admin-Led

We build the challenges; your team delivers the experience

Hybrid

A combination of both approaches

See Performance, Clearly

Resumes summarize history. Interviews reveal intent.

The Gauntlet measures ability.

Proof over profiles. One Gauntlet at a time.