The attention-directing tool is equivalent to the KVI (Key Values Involved) tool in the DATT programme..
In the end, all thinking and behaviour is about values. Just as there is a need to be very clear about objectives, so also there is a need to be very clear about values. It is not enough to have a vague, fuzzy sense of values. It should be possible to spell out the key values in a clear way and at any moment. That is the purpose of the code.

The word "key" is included because there may be many values. Some of these values will be central but others will be peripheral. So the focus is on the central and key values.

In any situation there will be different values for different people so there is an element of code 2/5 (other people"s thinking). There is no need to state this other code since other people"s values are part of the code 2/8 process. As before, overlap is not a problem.

There are values involved in why we choose things and why we make decisions. There are values involved in designing anything. There are values involved in solving problems.

These are not only the values of those doing the thinking, but also the values of those who will be affected by the thinking. How will this proposal be received? Is this solution acceptable?

There are the obvious values such as money, benefits, prestige, etc. There is also a need to look for less obvious values such as simplicity, convenience, security, status, etc.

In looking for values it is essential to look also for "negative values". This may seem a contradiction in terms but it is very important. Insecurity is a negative value. "Loss of face" is a negative value. Anxiety and stress are negative values. The value scan needs to pay as much attention to negative values (to be avoided) as to the positive values (to be delivered).

A value scan is an important part of all thinking that is not purely abstract.