Identify your values
Values are the principles and standards that shape our thoughts and behaviors. They reflect what is most important to us in life.
Think about what shapes your day-to-day thoughts and behavior.
Choose and narrow down a list of values you hold as important.
Consider how you live your values and what resources you could use.
What does a typical day look like?
Think about your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a typical day. Take a past or future perspective if helpful.
Which values speak to you?
Based on your reflection, select 10 values from the list below that resonate most with you.
Which resonate most?
From your ten selections, choose the 7 values that feel most meaningful to you right now.
Your core four.
Finally, choose the 4 values you feel most connected to today.
You've narrowed it to four!
Review how your values align across the four Principled Innovation domains. Select the button to view the other values associated with each domain.
What this means
- Moral values guide decision-making from multiple perspectives allowing us to honestly evaluate situations and respond in a meaningful and responsible manner.
- Civic values support a collaborative approach to solving systemic problems in order to contribute to the well-being of others and serve the public good.
- Intellectual values enable individuals to become reflective, critical thinkers who ask the right questions and seek answers from evidence-based resources.
- Performance values help us connect the quality of our actions to the strength of our convictions and principles.
Values to explore
There may be domains you didn't choose any values for. If you had to choose one or two more values to explore, which would you add to your list?
Values in action
Consider how your four core values show up in your daily life.
Your values journey continues
You've identified four of your core values. Keep them in mind as you navigate your daily decisions.
What's next?
Your learning doesn't stop here. Use these resources to explore your values further:
- PI Toolkit Library—Find more resources, tools and strategies, including the PI Discovery Dice and the PI Card Deck app.
- Principled Innovation Bot—Reflect in real time with an AI tool designed to work with you as a thought partner.
- Communities of Practice—Join or start a Community of Practice to support your values journey.