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# Values

## Exploring and leveraging your values workshop <a href="#docs-internal-guid-f5fe7d16-7fff-205b-48b1-d9c7e6d5ad49" id="docs-internal-guid-f5fe7d16-7fff-205b-48b1-d9c7e6d5ad49"></a>

### Aim & Context

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| <h4><strong>What is the aim of the exercise?</strong></h4> | 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.                                                                                                                                                                |

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### ​Quick facts

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| <p>Preparation time: unknown for facilitator, about 15 minutes for participants (filling values test)<br><br>Workshop time: 90 mins (one hour and a half)<br><br>Ideal group size: about 12, but scaleable for more<br><br>Contact of Workshop Developer: <a href="mailto:mathieu.shanks@gmail.com"><mathieu.shanks@gmail.com></a></p> | 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

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th width="150"></th><th width="380.71428571428567"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Activity &#x26; Format</strong></td><td><strong>Time</strong></td><td><strong>Instructions</strong></td><td><strong>Facilitation Notes</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Intro &#x26; check-In</td><td>10 min</td><td><ul><li>Introduction of facilitators</li><li>Present agenda</li><li>Check-in on participants mood, expectations, or other.</li></ul><p><br></p></td><td>Start with answering the check-in question by yourself and let everyone share and then hand the word over to someone else</td></tr><tr><td>Topic introduction and instructions</td><td>5 min</td><td><ul><li>What are values</li><li>Why are they important</li><li>Explain about values exercise (give link to participants)</li></ul></td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>Values exercise</td><td>10 minutes</td><td><ul><li>Invite participants to do the value tree exercise</li><li>Once done, they can start thinking about their values</li></ul></td><td><p>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… </p><p><br></p><p>While people work individually, I suggest you play some background music. Ideally some ‘focus’ music. </p></td></tr><tr><td>Elaborating on values</td><td>20 minutes</td><td><ul><li>Ask each participant to reflect upon their results and select their ‘top 5’ values that came out of the test (no specific order required)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For each of the 5, ask participants to reflect deeper about these values, following questions can help:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why is this value important to me?</li><li>How does each value concretise itself in my life?</li><li>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.</li><li>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?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Before allowing them to dive deeper in this task, ask if there are any questions and if the task is well understood.</p></td><td><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>While people work individually, I suggest you play some background music. Ideally some ‘focus’ music. </p></td></tr><tr><td>BREAK</td><td>10 mins</td><td><p>Invite people to move, get some water, toilet, etc.</p><p><br></p><p>Can be used as extra time for participants to reflect further individually</p></td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>Discussing values in small groups / small circles</td><td>20 mins</td><td><ul><li>Divide participants in groups of 2 people</li><li>Invite participants to discuss about their values and the elaboration part they reflected upon</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The following questions can help participants to discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What values did the test come up with?</li><li>Do you agree with such results, what do you feel about them?</li><li>How do you live such values in your life? Provide an example for at least one of them.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Before allowing them to dive deeper in this task, ask if there are any questions and if the task is well understood.</p><p><br></p></td><td>Facilitators should hover around the different groups, entering their breakout room or circle to make sure everything is okay. Answer unforseen questions. </td></tr><tr><td>Discussing values all together in the main room / circle. </td><td>10 mins</td><td><ul><li>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)</li></ul></td><td>To break the ice if no one is jumping in, you can make an observation that you perceived from visiting the group during breakouts. </td></tr><tr><td>Check-out</td><td>5 mins</td><td><ul><li>Debrief the exercise, recall of importance of values</li><li>Provide logistical info about next planned workshop (if any)</li><li>Check-out suggestion: Get each person to say how they feel in one word after this workshop</li><li>Thank people for joining</li></ul></td><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Resources&#x20;

#### Helpful websites or books for further reading:

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| <p></p><ul><li>SelfLeaders Exercise: <a href="https://app.selfleaders.com/"><https://app.selfleaders.com/></a></li><li>For inspiration and advanced value use: <a href="https://scottjeffrey.com/personal-core-values/"><https://scottjeffrey.com/personal-core-values/></a></li></ul> |


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