AQ is your ability to adjust thoughts, behaviours, and emotions to navigate change, uncertainty, and disruption. In India’s fast-evolving job market—driven by AI adoption, digital transformation, and a multigenerational workforce—AQ is emerging as a core future skill alongside IQ and EQ.

IQ measures cognitive intelligence, and EQ assesses emotional intelligence. AQ is your “change intelligence”—the measure of how effectively you respond to change, manage disruption, and embrace new ways of working. Unlike IQ, AQ can be learned and improved, making it a trainable skill for India’s workforce.

AQai breaks down adaptability into 15 core elements across three domains:

• Ability (e.g., Grit, Resilience, Unlearning)

• Character (e.g., Hope, Motivation Style, Emotional Range)

• Environment (e.g., Work Stress, Team Support, Company Culture)
  These sub-dimensions provide a 360° view of your behavioural flexibility and adaptability mindset.

With outdated skills being replaced rapidly, unlearning—the ability to let go of old models and adopt new mental frameworks—is critical. India’s IT, healthcare, and education sectors are undergoing seismic shifts, and those with strong unlearning capacity will stay competitive and relevant.

Adaptable leaders are more likely to foster psychological safety, encourage innovation, and navigate volatility in remote or hybrid teams. AQ enhances a leader’s cognitive agility and relational intelligence, critical for managing distributed teams across India’s culturally diverse workforce.

Yes, AQ is measurable through AQai’s conversational, AI-powered assessment. In just 25 minutes, it evaluates your adaptability across the 15 sub-dimensions, generating a personal AQ profile. It’s used by individuals, HR leaders, and organisations to benchmark adaptability and guide personalised development.

AQ scores can inform L&D strategy, succession planning, and change readiness. With India’s rapid digital skilling push (e.g., under Digital India or Skill India missions), AQ helps identify who is most ready to adapt, reskill, and lead transformation in emerging job roles.

Absolutely. Students in India’s universities and early professionals entering the workforce face constant career pivots. AQ helps them build growth mindset, emotional regulation, and resilience—skills that are increasingly prioritised by future-ready employers.

One of the 15 sub-dimensions is Work Stress—high scores here are negative, indicating burnout risk. By tracking AQ, organisations in India can better support emotional health, identify toxic stressors, and build more sustainable, high-performing teams.

Start by identifying your low-scoring AQ dimensions. Then:

• Practice micro-unlearning in your day-to-day habits.

• Join communities focused on growth mindset and innovation.

• Use feedback loops to adapt faster (common in India’s startup ecosystems).

• Foster team collaboration and psychological safety.

• Engage in reflective journaling and coaching programs aligned with your AQ report.

AQ is trainable—and India’s future-ready professionals are already using it to thrive in a BANI world (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible).