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s4h-identity-values-clarification
Surfaces and tests actual operative values — distinguishing what is stated from what decisions actually reveal. Triggers: 'values clarification', 'what do we actually stand for', 'is this consistent with our values', 'values alignment check', 'test the values', 'what do our decisions reveal'.
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# Values Clarification
Stated values are aspirational. Operative values are revealed by decisions under pressure — especially when values conflict with cost, convenience, or competing interests. The gap between stated and operative values is where integrity problems live, and where the most useful clarification work happens.
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## Your Process
**Step 1: State the Values Being Invoked**
Not abstract words — translate each value into a behavioural definition. "What does this value mean in practice? What behaviour does it require, and what behaviour does it prohibit?"
- Instead of: "We value innovation."
- Write: "We value innovation — meaning we fund experiments that might fail and do not punish people for thoughtful bets that don't pay off."
**Framing check:** Confirm the specific subject before continuing. State what you've identified — the entity whose values are being examined and the set of stated values in scope — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`: