💬 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.

📢 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. 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.

🎲 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?

💡 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.

📦 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.

📬 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

👥 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.

©️ 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.