For coaches
Values card sort online for coaches
The core values test runs on metaFox.online. As a coach you can send it to a client, run it with a workshop group, and debrief the results with your client on the whiteboard.
Send it to a client
Create a Values Discovery in your metaFox.online account and send your client the link. Your client goes through the test on their own, in about 20 to 30 minutes, and can pause anytime. Their results appear in your account as soon as they finish.
The test is in English and German. Your client picks values from 80 cards, puts them in their own words, ranks them in pairs, checks the list and rates how much room each value gets in their life right now. An optional step looks at anti-values: what they dislike most.
Run it in a workshop
For a group, share one group link or show its QR code on screen. Each participant goes through the test on their own and gets their own results.
Debrief on the whiteboard
After the test, hold a debrief session with the results on a metaFox.online whiteboard. Go through the ranked list with your client, the room each value gets and the possible value tensions the report points out.
The report ends with questions you can pick up in the session:
- Which of these values gets the least room in your life right now?
- Where did the ranking surprise you?
- What would change in your week if your top value set the agenda?
For decisions, the report suggests this: take the choice in front of you and go down the list from the top. For each value, ask whether the option feeds it or takes room away from it. The first value where the two options clearly differ is usually the answer.
What the method is based on
The values are sorted along Shalom Schwartz's theory of basic human values. The approach also draws on ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), such as treating a value as a direction you keep moving in. Several steps are inspired by Tim Brownson's book The Clarity Method. metaFox is not affiliated with him or the book.
Prefer printed cards?
The values also come as a printed deck: "What Really Matters!", 80 value cards with definitions, on metaFox.eu.
Try it on metaFox.online
Coaches can try metaFox.online free for 14 days, no credit card needed.
- Values Discovery on metaFox.onlineThe tool page for coaches.
- Start your free 14-day trialNo credit card needed.
Questions from coaches
Is the coach there while the client takes the test?
No. Your client goes through the test on their own. You look at the results together afterwards, for example in a debrief session on the whiteboard.
Can I use the values test in a workshop?
Yes. Share one group link or show its QR code. Each participant gets their own results.
Which languages are available?
English and German.
How long does the test take my client?
About 20 to 30 minutes. Your client can pause anytime, and their progress is saved.
What does it cost?
You can try metaFox.online free for 14 days, no credit card needed. Anyone can take the core values test on their own for free.
Is it a psychometric test?
No. It is a structured reflection exercise for coaching. It does not compare your client with other people or produce a score. The list comes from your client's own choices.
