Neuro-Cognitive Intelligence
The world’s #1 behavior profiling and influence training.
ABOUT US
NCI University
An institution for behavioral mastery.
NCI is the institution for behavioral mastery developed by Chase Hughes over a 20-year military career. It’s trusted by elite military teams, CIA operatives, Fortune 500 leaders, and anyone serious about authoring the outcomes of their life rather than reacting to them.
Tiered certifications immerse you in training experiences that develop NCI practitioners capable of operating with clarity in complex human environments.
Built from operational practice.
Every framework is tested where misreading someone has a cost.
Tiered certification and a working curriculum.
Each tier delivers a specific outcome and earns a specific credential.
Proven at scale.
Tens of thousands of students in more than
70 countries.
A real institution.
Standards, credentials, and curriculums built to endure.
INTENTIONAL Authority
Mastery includes knowing when not to use what you’ve learned.
“We rise by lifting others.”
The man behind the system.
Chase Hughes spent a 20-year military career inside high-stakes human environments where reading people wrong has consequences. He retired in 2019 and turned what he learned
into something other people could use.
He’s the author of The Behavior Operations Manual, the Six-Minute
X-Ray, the Ellipsis Manual, and several others. Each one is a layer of the same operating system, ultimately establishing NCI University, the institution built to teach the entire system in a structured,
progressive way.
Today, Chase is one of the most-listened-to voices on human behavior in the world. He’s appeared on Diary of a CEO, the Danny Jones Podcast, PBD Podcast & Valuetainment, the Morgan Nelson Podcast, the DRVN Podcast, and the Joe Rogan Experience. His work has been covered by Forbes, Dr. Phil, Fox News, Merit Street, and Vogue.
He still teaches every week, live, to NCI students all over the world.
Walk the system.
Four tiers, one system. Each higher level includes everything in the levels before it, so you start where your goal is. Most people choose by the outcome they want and the price that fits, not by numerical order.
NCI-1
The Behavior
Observer
Build your foundation by learning to read nonverbal communication, baseline behavior, and the signals people give off without realizing it.
NCI-2
The Behavior Profiler Set
Go deeper with your observation skills: analyze patterns, uncover what’s driving people, and move through any interaction with clarity and precision.
(Includes everything in NCI-1)
NCI-3
The Behavior
Scientist Collection
Move beyond observation to real-world application. Get certified in advanced human behavioral patterns, influence techniques, and psychology to analyze, predict, and shape behavior.
(Includes everything in NCI – 1 & 2)
NCI-4
The Author & Elite Operator Complete Library
Become a world-class expert with the complete NCI library and personalized live training. This path ensures that candidates are equipped with the most advanced skills available in behavioral science, influence, psychology, and leadership.
(Includes everything in NCI – 1, 2 & 3)
Each higher level includes the work below it. Choose by the outcome
you wanT, not by numerical order.
Meet the Team
NCI is powered by a hand-picked team who mentor every student who joins.
Founder
Chief Executive Officer
Dean of Academic Affairs
Director of Systems & Client Experience
Director of Avery
Director of
NCI-Government
Director of NCI-Sales
Director of NCI-Decision Design
ABOUT THE FOUNDER, CHASE HUGHES
Where you've seen Chase.
Chase is one of the world’s most-listened-to voices on behavioral mastery and influence. Tune into his latest podcast conversations.
Get the Behavior Operations Manual
Every technique and underlying principle is laid out so clearly that you’ll be able to create profound influence within minutes – even in conversations you’ve never had before.