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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/accenture/raiseyourvoice
- Owner: Accenture
- License: other
- Created: 2025-04-30T14:21:33.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-07-28T14:24:05.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-08T23:13:03.646Z (9 months ago)
- Size: 2.07 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# 💬 Raise Your Voice 📢
> *A strategy game for the future of AI in humanitarian work and underserved communities*
**5 PLAYERS | ~120 MINUTES (First Play mode) / 180 MINUTES (Full Play mode)**
*Raise Your Voice* is a strategic tabletop game exploring how AI impacts communities, governance and organizational strategies — especially for those traditionally underserved or excluded from decision-making.
This game is already in use by **Accenture** and **partner organizations worldwide** and we're excited to make it publicly available soon. Whether you're a policymaker, civil society leader, researcher, technologist or educator, *Raise Your Voice* is designed to help you think systemically, collaboratively and critically about artificial intelligence.
🌍 **Join us as we empower more people and organizations to shape an inclusive AI future.**
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## 📢 What is *Raise Your Voice*?
We are living through one of the most profound transformations in human history: the rise and rapid spread of artificial intelligence. From disaster response to education and public infrastructure, AI is reshaping our world — but **who gets to decide how these technologies are developed, deployed and governed?**
Right now, many of those decisions are made far from the communities that feel AI's greatest impact. *Raise Your Voice* equips players — from community organizers to global strategists — to wrestle with these issues and game out the future.
### Inspired by Evidence-Based Research
*Raise Your Voice* is inspired by **Accenture** and **CARE International's** work on [*AI and the Global South*](https://careint.uk/AI-GlobalSouth-Report). That research identified a key gap: the people most affected by AI are often the least involved in shaping it.
This game is one response — a **creative tool to provoke insight, discussion and action**.
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## 🎲 How the Game Works
Players take on asymmetric roles such as:
- **Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)**
- **Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)**
- **Multinational Corporations (MNCs)**
- **Researchers**
- **Local Actors** (e.g., workers, small businesses, informal networks — even criminals!)
Over **three rounds**, players:
- Navigate shifting **political climates**
- Debate and build alliances in the **Public Square**
- Deploy or resist **AI technologies**
- Influence **Local Communities**
- Face moral and strategic dilemmas around AI's deployment
The gameplay is grounded in:
- **Participatory design**
- **Intentional asymmetry** (some players have power, others need allies)
- **Tough trade-offs**: Do you prioritize solving immediate community needs over influencing future policy?
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## 💡 Why Play?
*Raise Your Voice* is designed for:
- 📚 **Education** — Researchers, universities, think tanks and schools of public policy or tech ethics
- 🏛️ **Strategy** — Civil society organizations, NGOs, governments and global organizations exploring AI impact
- 🤝 **Co-creation** — Community engagement and participatory design
- ⚖️ **Equity** — Anyone working to close the digital divide or center marginalized voices in tech policy
The game blends analytical rigor with creative play, helping leaders not just think *about* the future, but *think in* the future – exploring uncertainty, negotiating trade-offs and responding to changing conditions to surface blind spots, stress-test assumptions and uncover novel solutions.
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## 📦 Coming Soon: Download & Play
We're working to publish a **full print-and-play version** of the game, including:
- 📘 Rulebooks for **Full Play** and **First Play** modes
- 🗺️ Printable game board
- 🃏 Cards and tokens
- 📝 Scenarios and role materials
> *First Play Mode* is a simplified version, recommended for learning the game or shorter sessions.
> *Full Play Mode* includes customizable political climates; multiple game scenarios; more actor types; enhanced AI licensing and harm mitigation capabilities; and introduces government interference and more.
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## 📬 Stay in the Loop
We're excited to share this with **anyone grappling with how to harness Gen AI to close the digital divide in inclusive, participatory ways.**
**⭐ Star or 👁️ Watch this repository** to be notified when we release:
- Full rulebooks
- Print-and-play files
- Facilitators' guide
- Workshop/classroom tips
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## 👥 Contributors
*Raise Your Voice* was designed by the Human Sciences Studio of Accenture The Dock in Dublin.
**Game Design**: Dr David Banks, PhD., Shane Casey
**Visual Design & Game Materials**: Shane Casey, Peter Crawley, Ciara Wade
**Research Team**: Dr Sabrina Anjara, PhD., John Carruthers, Amy Dunford-Stenger, Fergus Gleeson, Suzanne Hickey, Jess Hyde, Louise James, Suzy Madigan, Jess Majekodunmi, Darragh Miller, Charlotte O'Neill, Lamiita Traista
*Raise Your Voice is the product of collaborative design, strategic foresight and global research. If you're ready to play a part in designing a fairer AI future — this is your invitation.*
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## ©️ License
*Raise Your Voice* will be released under a **Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 License** – free to use, remix and adapt for non-commercial use with attribution.
