Palmer’s Workforce Adaptation Index (PWAI).
The research and insights from the “How Do You Adapt?” assessment powered by the Palmer’s Trough framework.
The one constant in the workforce is not an annual bonus or raise, it’s not guaranteed promotions — it’s change. And the variable is how we adapt to this change. Sometimes we embrace it and thrive. Sometimes we struggle, and sometimes we have the desire but not the know-how.
Palmer’s Workforce Adaptation Index (PWAI) is a human-centered research instrument designed to help you understand your unique adaptation style during one of the most significant eras of change in the workforce. Your responses contribute to ongoing population-level research in workforce adaptation. Be part of the research that centers people in transformation.
How Do You Adapt?
Take the behavioral assessment powered by Palmer’s Trough research to learn your adaptation style.
Begin Assessment →How it works.
What you’ll learn.
Your adoption archetype.
Which behavioral pattern you follow when facing integration — and what it says about how you navigate change.
Where you sit in the trough.
Your position in Palmer’s Trough of Potential — the behavioral framework mapping human behaviors to organizational transformation.
What moves you forward.
Personalized insights into how you meet change — and where you go next.
Powered by Palmer’s Trough.
Palmer’s Trough starts from a simple premise: individuals are the heartbeat of organizations, and every person brings unique perspectives and experiences. From the curious to the skeptic to the early adopter, everyone plays a role in times of transformation. Your responses contribute to a growing dataset that captures how you engage change — so your way of working gets seen, named, and counted in how organizations adapt.