What if we had a set of questions that could help us stay true to what matters most to us?
This practice helps us identify our core values and connect them to ethical perspectives that can inform our choices. It also helps us consider our ethical priorities when using AI. By making these differences visible and identifying patterns in the questions we orient to, we can better navigate AI use in ways that align with who we want to be.
The play
Center values
The dilemma
Students make choices with AI that feel compromised.
The moves
Sort values, then bridge to questions that guide AI choices with Tech + Values and this practice.
When to call
Start of the year, course, or unit (or when the class needs a reset).
HOW TO RUN IT
Identify your core values and discover questions that help you live by them (especially when using AI).
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. It has a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 international license. Remixing is encouraged Questions are adapted from the Moral Spectrum Exploration Exercise created for PLATO: Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization by David Shapiro, taken from content in his 1999 book, Choosing the Right Thing to Do: In Life, At Work, in Relationships, and For the Planet and used with permission under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Suggested attribution: Kim, D.B., Landesman, R., Tench, B., James, C., Weinstein, E., Lara, E. (2025). Values Bridge: A framework connecting values to ethical perspectives. Cambridge, MA, USA: Center for Digital Thriving.
