Values

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Exploring and leveraging your values workshop

Aim & Context

What is the aim of the exercise?	To further one’s understanding of his or her values. This allows a better understanding of one’s self, thus facilitating alignment, life decisions and providing strong fundamental values to grow as a leader.
In what context is this exercise useful?	​This is useful both for individuals and groups.

​Quick facts

Preparation time: unknown for facilitator, about 15 minutes for participants (filling values test) Workshop time: 90 mins (one hour and a half) Ideal group size: about 12, but scaleable for more Contact of Workshop Developer: [e-mail]

Equipment and tools needed: If digital, Zoom with breakout rooms. If physical, you need a room, pen and paper. Some way to play focus music.

Detailed Description of Activity & Method

Please list step by step how the activity should be facilitated

Activity & Format	Time	Instructions	Facilitation Notes
Intro & check-In	10 min	Introduction of facilitators Present agenda Check-in on participants mood, expectations, or other.	Start with answering the check-in question by yourself and let everyone share and then hand the word over to someone else
Topic introduction and instructions	5 min	What are values Why are they important Explain about values exercise (give link to participants)
Values exercise	10 minutes	Invite participants to do the value tree exercise Once done, they can start thinking about their values	If possible, ask participants to do this exercise before meeting. I added the task here, as there’s often at least one person that didn’t do it… While people work individually, I suggest you play some background music. Ideally some ‘focus’ music.
Elaborating on values	20 minutes	Ask each participant to reflect upon their results and select their ‘top 5’ values that came out of the test (no specific order required) For each of the 5, ask participants to reflect deeper about these values, following questions can help: Why is this value important to me? How does each value concretise itself in my life? Linking to an important life decision they made, how do such values express themselves? Optimally, participants should think about a decision they are satisfied with and one that they are dissatisfied with. Time allowing: comparing the two important life decisions, or an important life decision to come, how do such values ‘score’ according to this decision (e.g., score on 10) and why? Before allowing them to dive deeper in this task, ask if there are any questions and if the task is well understood.	To help guide participants, the facilitator(s) should do the exercise before the workshop and prepare answers to the suggested questions. The aim is to provide an example / ideas for the participants when they proceed with the exercise. While people work individually, I suggest you play some background music. Ideally some ‘focus’ music.
BREAK	10 mins	Invite people to move, get some water, toilet, etc. Can be used as extra time for participants to reflect further individually
Discussing values in small groups / small circles	20 mins	Divide participants in groups of 2 people Invite participants to discuss about their values and the elaboration part they reflected upon The following questions can help participants to discuss: What values did the test come up with? Do you agree with such results, what do you feel about them? How do you live such values in your life? Provide an example for at least one of them. Before allowing them to dive deeper in this task, ask if there are any questions and if the task is well understood.	Facilitators should hover around the different groups, entering their breakout room or circle to make sure everything is okay. Answer unforseen questions.
Discussing values all together in the main room / circle.	10 mins	Invite each groups to share their key takeaways from their discussion (ideally one person per group speaks up, and others can jump in if they want to add something)	To break the ice if no one is jumping in, you can make an observation that you perceived from visiting the group during breakouts.
Check-out	5 mins	Debrief the exercise, recall of importance of values Provide logistical info about next planned workshop (if any) Check-out suggestion: Get each person to say how they feel in one word after this workshop Thank people for joining

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Resources

Helpful websites or books for further reading:

SelfLeaders Exercise: https://app.selfleaders.com/ For inspiration and advanced value use: https://scottjeffrey.com/personal-core-values/