Narrative Value　日本語 / English

A Database of Value Beyond Numbers

Reflecting the distance between the story told and the verified reality — as A–G or On hold

Gross National Product counts a great many things — yet it leaves out our children's well-being, the beauty of a poem, the bonds between people, the quality of our debate, and our care for one another.

Robert F. Kennedy / University of Kansas / 1968 (paraphrased)

What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

What kind of world do we want to leave to the children now growing up?

Pope Francis, encyclical Laudato Si’ / 2015 (paraphrased)

This is a mirror, not a ranking.

This assessment is not meant to condemn anyone. By making visible the value money cannot measure — the effects on people, animals, nature, and future generations — we hope it can help an organization see where it stands and find its way toward becoming better.

“Narrative Value” is an assessment (A–G or On hold) of the distance between the story an organization tells and its verified reality.

About this assessment: The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Requests for correction are accepted via the form.

Criteria & open-source prompt

The essentials of the criteria, plus an open-source prompt anyone can use

The criteria in detail (how to read them)

A Independently verified +, with no confirmed − (rare)
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. + are real but much is unverified, or a confirmed − sets the ceiling
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming independent +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal (off the ladder)
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −; not yet placed
  • One person's story (N1) first. Every organization should have a concrete story of someone — a life, a livelihood, a piece of nature — made better through its work. We show a positive N1 first, with sources. This is not fault-finding; it is the starting point for a mirror that reflects where things stand.
  • The reachable upper bound (ceiling). A confirmed − (a final court ruling, a final regulatory action, and the like) sets the reachable upper bound, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
  • The weight of evidence is not symmetric. Only high-level confirmed − are counted; the volume of ongoing disputes, allegations, or reporting is recorded separately as “unconfirmed, not counted (Watching).” + are counted from independent evidence — third-party certification, academic work, major media — while an organization's own PR is clearly marked “reference.”
  • Size is not value. Scale is not used in the assessment. The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are shown as separate axes.
  • Matters of money are handled separately. Things whose effects stay within money or competition — investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets — are not counted (reference). What moves the assessment is the effect on people, animals, nature, and future generations.
Try assessing it yourself (a shareable prompt — copy it into any AI)tap to open
Copy the prompt below and paste it into the AI of your choice, along with the name of the organization you want to look into. 

        
These criteria are not final. We hope everyone will use them, debate them, and refine them together toward something more essential.

      

    

  







  

    
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