ETHICS IN IT

Ship It (c) 2026 M. Kapfer
with AI assistance

Build your IT innovation. Make ethical choices. Defend it against bias.

How to play

Draw an innovation and stakeholder card each round. Pitch your idea, face an ethical dilemma that branches based on your choice, then examine your innovation for bias. All your work is saved and printed as a PDF at the end.

Two rounds. Every input you type is captured.

Round 1 of 2

Draw your cards

Tap each card to reveal it, then start your pitch.

Innovation

Tap to draw

Stakeholder

Tap to draw

BEFORE YOU PITCH

Propose your innovation

Your cards are shown below. As a group, agree on what your innovation actually is before the timer starts — write it out clearly so everyone is aligned.

Innovation

Stakeholder

In 2–4 sentences: what does it do, what technology powers it, and how does it specifically serve your stakeholder group?

PHASE 1 — PITCH

Pitch your innovation

Discuss all three points as a group and type your notes — these are saved to your PDF.

9:00
minutes remaining

Problem

What specific issue does your innovation solve?

Innovation

What's unique about it? What technology powers it?

Impact

Who benefits and why is it feasible today?

PHASE 2 — ETHICAL CHOICE

A decision point

THE DILEMMA

Choose one option as a group. Your reasoning matters more than which option you pick.

PHASE 2 — CONSEQUENCE

The outcome

FOLLOW-UP DILEMMA

PHASE 3 — BIAS CHALLENGE

Bias challenge

12 minutes. Be specific to your exact scenario — not users in general.

12:00
minutes remaining
Technology bias

Could the system produce unfair outputs for your stakeholder? What data or design assumption causes this?

Builder bias

Who is likely building this? What blind spots might they have about your stakeholder's lived experience?

User bias

Why might your stakeholder resist, distrust, or be excluded from this innovation?

PHASE 4 — DEBRIEF

Round debrief

Rate your group honestly, then write your reflection.

Round complete

Pitch checklist
Ethical choice made
Bias depth (self-rated)
Round score

Game complete

Round 1
Round 2
Total

Final reflections