PUBLIC LEADERBOARD

The Optimism Scoreboard

How does your sector score against the ten OOS beliefs? Submit your team's collective Belief Test results. Appear on the board. Compare your sector.

Rank Sector Team score (avg) Strongest belief Status
1 Technology 78 / 100 Signal over noise Verified ✓
2 Creative agencies 71 / 100 Progress is iterative Verified ✓
3 Charities and social enterprise 74 / 100 Optimism is tribal Unverified
4 Financial services 68 / 100 Better is possible Unverified
5 Education 69 / 100 Confidence compounds Unverified
6 Consumer brands 65 / 100 Creativity builds culture Unverified
7 Professional services 61 / 100 Future literacy is essential Unverified

Verified scores have been submitted by named teams and reviewed by Mike. Unverified scores are self-reported. Verification (£99/month) includes a named entry, sector badge, and quarterly Belief Map update.


  1. 01 Your team takes the OOS Belief Test at mikelitman.me/oos-belief-test (or the full OOS Diagnostic). Each member completes individually.
  2. 02 Calculate your team average score: add up all individual scores and divide by team size.
  3. 03 Submit via email: your sector, team size, average score, and the belief that scored highest across the team.
  4. 04 Appear on the scoreboard within 48 hours (unverified). Upgrade to verified (£99/month) for a named entry and quarterly update.

Verified entries include:


Leaderboards change behaviour. Teams that know they are being compared to their sector work harder on the beliefs where they are behind. The scoreboard is not designed to shame -- it is designed to give the belief conversation a concrete stake.