What if we could slow our AI use down and see each choice clearly?
This practice helps you map the emotional and ethical contours of an AI experience, making visible moments where you felt confident, uncertain, or compromised. By reflecting on what happened, you build awareness that can help you pause and navigate future moments more intentionally.
The play
Reflect on fumbles
The dilemma
Moments with AI pass too quickly for us to reflect on them.
The moves
Map an experience with AI, plan how to respond next time with this practice.
When to call
Anytime, but especially after Find Your Feet or Scout the Field.
HOW TO RUN IT
Think about a time when using AI felt complicated and map the experience from start to finish.
ALL five AI plays
- Values Bridge
- Making AI Pressures Visible
- Align on the Line
- Map a Moment
- AI to Z
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This resource was created by the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education. It was made possible through the support of Grant 63220 from the John Templeton Foundation. Inspired in part by Map a Day (2025), The Rithm Project. It has a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Remixing is encouraged! Suggested attribution: Tench, B., Kim, D.B., Landesman, R. (2025). Map a Moment: A framework reflecting on experiences. Cambridge, MA, USA,: Center for Digital Thriving.
