The Hartman Value Profile (based on the work of Robert S. Hartman, Ph.D.) measures a person's capacity to think and make value judgments.

Through years of academic research, Dr. Hartman discovered mathematical principles that undergird the way we think and value. These principles form the core of Axiology, the science of values and valuing.

Our capacity to think and make value judgments is a natural ability. It is how we process the world and ourselves: our ability to use our intelligence, our ability to access our skills, and our ability to organize and direct our emotions. Every person has certain inborn valuing skills and aptitudes. Each of us has a unique value pattern. While some are naturally more gifted, value talent can be learned and improved.

The Hartman Value Profile measures our capacity to organize our thinking and emotions to process the world around us and ourselves. Specifically, it measures our ability to:

1. Connect with ourselves and things in the world around us;
2. See and filter what is happening within ourselves and around us;
3. Build concepts and ideas by focusing on what is important to us; and
4. Translate our ideas and expectations into decisions.

The Hartman Value Profile helps us become more aware of our capacity. It provides the opportunity to experience the combination of talent that defines our uniqueness: the strengths and the biases that focus thinking, the natural skills we use from day to day to make decisions, and the areas for development. Through this experience we can gain more clarity, achieve more balance, and improve our ability to be who we are in a healthy and confident manner.

The Hartman Value Profile is not a psychological, intelligence, or aptitude test. It is a slice in time, a cross section of history showing where one is, how well one is using one's talent, the stresses and strains one is experiencing, and how one can develop in a positive fashion.