The CARING Framework
Courtnay Boateng
UPDATE: Taking a break from weekly videos/podcasts while launching CARL (hicarl.ai)—an AI lesson planning platform for K-12 educators built on CARING principles.
📝 Weekly posts continue: thecaringframework.substack.com
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We're teaching AI to optimize for efficiency. But we're forgetting to design for care. This podcast is working to change that.
I'm Courtnay, and I've spent the last year synthesizing decades of research from education, psychology, and communication studies into a framework called CARING: Context, Affirmation, Relationship, Inclusion, Nurture, Growth.
CARING isn't about making AI outputs "nicer." It's about making us more intentional. When we design prompts with care, we practice care. And because AI is iterative and conversati