Curiosity
Making room to learn and ask questions. For example: Ask someone how their work actually happens.
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Personal Values Card Sort
Take one value at a time. Swipe right for what matters to you and left to pass. Then look at what you kept.
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Kindness
Responding with care for another person. For example: Offer practical help without demanding an explanation.
Honesty
Trying to be truthful about what you know and do. For example: Say when a deadline is unrealistic.
Independence
Having a say in the choices that shape your life. For example: Learn a task you have always relied on others to do.
Belonging
Feeling part of a group where you can participate. For example: Make time for a regular gathering.
Creativity
Making or approaching something in your own way. For example: Try a different way to explain an idea.
Stability
Having dependable routines or conditions. For example: Keep a predictable evening routine.
Adventure
Making room for unfamiliar experiences. For example: Explore a nearby place you have never visited.
Fairness
Considering how opportunities and responsibilities are shared. For example: Discuss how a shared task is divided.
Learning
Developing understanding or skill over time. For example: Practise a small part of a subject each week.
Family
Giving attention to the people you consider family. For example: Arrange a visit that fits both people’s needs.
Friendship
Caring for chosen relationships. For example: Follow up on something a friend said mattered.
Rest
Making room to stop and recover from effort. For example: Leave an evening uncommitted.
Reliability
Being someone others can reasonably count on. For example: Keep a promise or explain early when it must change.
Freedom
Having room to make meaningful choices. For example: Keep some time available for an unplanned interest.
Contribution
Doing something useful beyond your own immediate needs. For example: Help with a task in a community group.
Courage
Acting on something important despite uncertainty. For example: Ask a question you are worried may sound basic.
Privacy
Choosing what to keep to yourself and what to share. For example: Ask before posting somebody’s personal story.
Craftsmanship
Giving care to the quality of what you make. For example: Check the details before handing over a finished piece.
Playfulness
Making room for humour and experimentation. For example: Try an activity without keeping score.
Respect
Taking people and their boundaries seriously. For example: Accept a no without trying to negotiate it away.
Patience
Allowing time for a process or a person. For example: Let someone finish before offering your answer.
Simplicity
Reducing unnecessary complication. For example: Choose a smaller version of a plan you can sustain.
Connection
Being present with other people. For example: Put distractions aside for a conversation.
How to use this tool
- Read each card. Swipe right for “Matters to me” or left to pass. Use Undo if you change your mind.
- Open your kept cards and star up to five priorities. You can keep more than five values, but only five can be starred.
- Add a value in your own words if it is missing. Browse all cards to change any choice.
- Copy, download or print the values you kept before leaving.
A fictional choice
Jo chooses learning, patience and contribution after enjoying helping a colleague. A possible next action is to make room for questions in the next team session. Your own definition may differ.
Questions before you begin
Is this a personal values test?
No. This is an original sorting exercise without scores, diagnostic meaning or a prescribed set of values.
Can I use more than five values?
Yes. Keep as many as feel relevant and star up to five current priorities. Your export includes every kept value and marks the starred ones.
Where is the worksheet?
The related guide includes a blank experience-based worksheet. This tool prints your selected values.
Related guides
Personal Values Card Sort
Curiosity
Making room to learn and ask questions. For example: Ask someone how their work actually happens.
Kindness
Responding with care for another person. For example: Offer practical help without demanding an explanation.
Honesty
Trying to be truthful about what you know and do. For example: Say when a deadline is unrealistic.
Independence
Having a say in the choices that shape your life. For example: Learn a task you have always relied on others to do.
Belonging
Feeling part of a group where you can participate. For example: Make time for a regular gathering.
Creativity
Making or approaching something in your own way. For example: Try a different way to explain an idea.
Stability
Having dependable routines or conditions. For example: Keep a predictable evening routine.
Adventure
Making room for unfamiliar experiences. For example: Explore a nearby place you have never visited.
Fairness
Considering how opportunities and responsibilities are shared. For example: Discuss how a shared task is divided.
Learning
Developing understanding or skill over time. For example: Practise a small part of a subject each week.
Family
Giving attention to the people you consider family. For example: Arrange a visit that fits both people’s needs.
Friendship
Caring for chosen relationships. For example: Follow up on something a friend said mattered.
Rest
Making room to stop and recover from effort. For example: Leave an evening uncommitted.
Reliability
Being someone others can reasonably count on. For example: Keep a promise or explain early when it must change.
Freedom
Having room to make meaningful choices. For example: Keep some time available for an unplanned interest.
Contribution
Doing something useful beyond your own immediate needs. For example: Help with a task in a community group.
Courage
Acting on something important despite uncertainty. For example: Ask a question you are worried may sound basic.
Privacy
Choosing what to keep to yourself and what to share. For example: Ask before posting somebody’s personal story.
Craftsmanship
Giving care to the quality of what you make. For example: Check the details before handing over a finished piece.
Playfulness
Making room for humour and experimentation. For example: Try an activity without keeping score.
Respect
Taking people and their boundaries seriously. For example: Accept a no without trying to negotiate it away.
Patience
Allowing time for a process or a person. For example: Let someone finish before offering your answer.
Simplicity
Reducing unnecessary complication. For example: Choose a smaller version of a plan you can sustain.
Connection
Being present with other people. For example: Put distractions aside for a conversation.