# AI Simulation Mode for Questionnaires | Harmate Pre-test a questionnaire with AI personae, control the simulation run, analyze responses and improve before moving to Real Mode. - Canonical URL: https://www.harmate.com/en/product/simulation-mode - Language: en - Updated: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:32:23 GMT ## Content #### Stress-Test a Questionnaire Before Real Respondents See It Simulation Mode turns an intent, a questionnaire or a business brief into a controlled test field: select personae, generate responses, read analytics signals and improve before sending anything to real participants. - Harmate Simulation Mode - Start a Simulation - See the Workflow Recommended, searchable and evaluated personae before launch. Runs can be paused, resumed and kept with checkpoints. Harmate analytics are available on simulated material before Real Mode. #### From Intent to Field-Ready Questionnaire Simulation is not just response generation. It is a framing, execution and reading cycle that shows what will break before a questionnaire reaches a real audience. - Product Workflow #### Start from Brief, Voice or Draft Quick start captures the objective, profile to simulate, signals to watch and expected output before producing a usable base. - Framing - The test starts from a clear hypothesis. Visible intent instead of an empty form. Lightweight framing before the full editor. #### Build the Simulatable Questionnaire The AI assistant, templates, job descriptions and open questions help create a testable version, then rewrite what simulation reveals as ambiguous. - Editing - The questionnaire evolves before the field. Mirror, open or business questions depending on the scenario. Targeted rewriting after each run. #### Compose a Panel That Tests Blind Spots Indexed search, recommendations and coverage diagnostics help select relevant, diverse and contrasted personae that expose questionnaire weaknesses. - Personae - Personae become a stress-test tool. Instant search by profile, context and signals. Fit, diversity and coverage score before launch. #### Run, Pause and Resume Each run keeps its identifier, checkpoints and already produced answers. You can interrupt, resume, add compatible personae and keep traceability. - Run - A run is not a black box. Explicit statuses: running, paused, ready or error. Exports and strategic analysis only when material is ready. #### Analyze Like Real Mode Simulated answers feed Harmate views: persona answers, quality audit, AI signal, deduplicated volume, language, topics, statistics, matching, grouping and exports. - Reading - You know what to improve before sending. Analytics remain marked as simulation. The final decision remains the move to a real field. #### Simulation Does Not Replace the Field It hardens the questionnaire, clarifies criteria and prepares a cleaner real collection. Real Mode remains the validation step with participants. - Cycle Output - See Real Mode #### Visualize the Panel That Stress-Tests the Questionnaire In a simulation, the panel is not decoration. Each persona carries a precise reading angle: business context, expertise level, vocabulary, resistance or expected weak signal. - Simulated Personae #### A Panel Aligned with the Objective Selected profiles cover the roles, contexts and maturity levels needed before launching a run. - Coverage #### Blind Spots Put Under Tension Panel diversity exposes questions that are too vague, missing criteria and wording that is too technical. - Contrast #### Actionable Reading Before the Field Simulated answers become audit material: they show what to reword, remove or verify in Real Mode. - Signal #### What Simulation Mode Really Orchestrates The page should mention other features because Simulation Mode puts them into practice. Each capability below is explained through its exact role in the pre-field test. - Activated Capabilities #### Create a Testable Base The mode does not need a finished questionnaire. It helps turn a business intent into something that can be simulated. #### AI Assistant The assistant generates an initial structure, rewrites weak questions and acts as a copilot after simulated answers are reviewed. #### Templates and Job Descriptions A template or job description gives a business starting point; simulation checks whether that frame produces discriminating answers. #### Open and Mirror Questions Question formats are tested on personae before real exposure: too vague, too closed, redundant or too technical becomes visible. #### Select the Personae The power of the mode comes from the simulated panel: you need to understand which profiles test what. #### Indexed Search Local search quickly filters profiles by context, role, signals and traits useful to the questionnaire. #### Panel Diagnostic Fit, diversity and coverage scoring avoids running a simulation with profiles that are too similar or poorly aligned. #### Control the Run A simulation can be long, partial or iterative. The product exposes state instead of hiding generation. #### Pause, Resume and Checkpoints Produced answers are kept after each persona; you resume without losing what is already usable. #### Incremental Persona Additions When the questionnaire remains compatible, you can enrich the panel and compare new signals with already simulated answers. #### Read, Improve, Handoff The mode gives access to Harmate analytics without confusing simulation with real collection. #### Dashboards and Statistics You read volumes, dispersions, topics, distributions and consistency signals on simulated answers. #### Language, Cleaning and Audit Language score, deduplicated volume, verbatims and quality audit show whether simulated material is usable. #### Matching, Grouping and Exports Matching views, automatic grouping and exports help compare decisions before launching the validated questionnaire. #### What You Are Trying to See The value is not to believe simulation as statistical truth. The value is to reveal design signals before collection. - Ambiguous Question - Rewrite - Panel Too Similar - Diversify - Thin Answers - Enrich - Unclear Matching Criterion - Clarify #### Where Simulation Mode Becomes Decisive The mode is central when a bad questionnaire is costly: wasted time, poor matching, unreadable results or participants exposed too early. - Use Cases #### Pre-Test an HR Questionnaire #### Validate a Training Path #### Compare Matching Scenarios #### Prepare an Open Study #### The Right Promise Simulation Mode does not promise to predict a real population. It promises to make a questionnaire setup stronger before exposing it. Use simulation to spot design weaknesses. Use Real Mode to validate with real participants. Keep simulated runs separate from real responses. #### Frequently Asked Questions About Simulation Mode #### What is Simulation Mode concretely for? It tests a questionnaire, matching scenario or open study before involving real participants. You check questions, personae, expected answers and available analytics. #### Where do AI personae come from? They can be configured, searched or recommended based on the questionnaire. Their role is to test blind spots, not statistically represent a real population. #### Can I pause a simulation? Yes. The run exposes its state, keeps checkpoints and can resume without erasing already produced answers when the questionnaire remains compatible. #### Do simulated results use the same analytics as Real Mode? Yes, with simulation labeling: persona answers, audit, volume, language score, topics, statistics, matching, grouping and exports can be reviewed depending on run state. #### When should I move to Real Mode? When questions are understandable, criteria are useful, the simulated panel is contrasted enough and analytics are readable. Real Mode then validates with real respondents. #### Simulate, Improve, Then Launch in Real Mode Start from an intent, compose a persona panel, control the run, analyze signals and send a stronger version to real participants. - Start a Simulation - See Real Mode