The Principled Innovation^® Discovery Dice Game places character and values at the center of our decisions and actions, shaping innovative and ethical approaches to teaching, learning, and technology.

Ensuring teams are operating with the same intentions when starting a new project is a critical piece of successful PI planning.

The Principled Innovation^® Discovery Dice Game helps teams reflect on the intentions, impact, and value of our work.

Each of the dice represents a character domain designed to guide ethical and value-driven solutions for the innovations we create:

• Maroon: Moral
• Blue: Civic
• Gold: Intellectual
• Green: Performance

• Play with as many teammates as you wish, or play solo.
• Sticky notes and pens.
• An inviting and collaborative attitude of gratitude.

💡 There are no wrong answers—sharing different ideas, opinions, and perspectives is encouraged. Critical thinking makes for the most successful end result.

The object of the game is to critically think through ideas you and your team would like to advance. In some cases, you may not have a specific idea in mind—that’s OK! There is fun to be had (and great conversations to follow) in dreaming up new solutions to all kinds of challenges.

1. Craft a "what-if" statement

Whether your team has an existing idea you’ve been working through or not, develop a "what-if" statement to focus on for the game and write it down.

Example: "What if we could use AI to enhance the student experience?"

2. Select a player to roll all four dice

Each player should then select at least one of the questions rolled (players can choose the same question) and jot their answers down with the team’s "what-if" statement in mind.

3. Share and discuss

Once everyone has finished writing their answers, players can either go around the table and share their answers individually or designate a space for each question rolled.

Have players post their answers for all to review, then discuss as a group and think about the outcomes.

Alternatively, players can discuss any answers that may have surprised or intrigued them, or made them think differently to get the conversation started.

✅ Your team can choose to continue rolling new questions and complete as many rounds as you wish.

4. Note action items and next steps

End the game by identifying any action items or next steps the team or individuals can take to keep the new ideas and suggestions discussed moving forward.

Teams may wish to keep the jotted-down answers for future reference and inspiration.

Additional examples: What if...

• What if we designed every course assuming it would need to be 100% accessible to learners with diverse abilities from the start?
• What if students and faculty misunderstood or misused AI tools in a course—how do we help guide ethical and effective use?
• What if a course needed to engage students in 10 different countries simultaneously—how would we ensure it meets their diverse needs?
• What if every course was evaluated based on how well it fosters a sense of belonging for all students—how would we measure success?
• What if every assignment in your course could be completed using AI tools—how would you design assessments to ensure critical thinking and originality?
• What if your classroom became a place where students felt empowered to take risks and embrace failure as part of learning—how would you foster that environment?

PI Toolkit Library

Access the PI toolkit library with expanded activities and facilitation instructions at: pi.education.asu.edu.