The Values Exchange is a unique way to debate social issues - with great potential for use in teaching. Its mission is to promote real democracy, based on the informed, collective wisdom of whole populations. Those who developed and belong to it believe everyone has the right to be part of serious debate about the issues that matter most to us. The Exchange consists of a number of interactive screens, linked to 'cases' - designed to encourage deep reflection on values. Each respondent's responses are recorded in the Values-Exchange database. Immediately you submit, every other respondent can see your values, just as you can explore theirs. Everyone can use the Reports Wizard to investigate reports – both for single cases and across many cases and groups.

This case study describes an exercise asking social work students to identify their core assumptions, beliefs, values, principles and ethics and resulting attitudes and behaviours that flowed from these.