Spiral Dynamics: Why does it matter? How can it help me? Why does it matter? How can it help me?

Spiral Dynamics:Why does it matter? How can it help me?

What I will coverWhat I will cover

Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant worldviewsHow to become more healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in

health/peaceClear definition of 2nd tier thinking



Why does it matter?Why does it matter?

Why does it matter?Why does it matter?

It’s trueMore accurately describes human

motivation, values, grouping and changePowerfulIs itself a change agentHelps us communicateApplies across the board (life and world)Understanding is absolutely necessary to

face the more complex problems of the world

It’s trueMore accurately describes human

motivation, values, grouping and changePowerfulIs itself a change agentHelps us communicateApplies across the board (life and world)Understanding is absolutely necessary to

face the more complex problems of the world

How will it improve your life?




Understand why people do thingsAllows for easier change and

forgiveness Makes life more peaceful

Easily communicate with all peopleYou become more consciousMakes sense of a more complex

world

Understand why people do thingsAllows for easier change and

forgiveness Makes life more peaceful

Easily communicate with all peopleYou become more consciousMakes sense of a more complex

world






Review: Basic assumptionsReview: Basic assumptions

Human nature is not fixedNew thinking replaces w/o deleting

oldWe create new worldviews, stillBasically, consciousness evolves

This has been scientifically proven

Human nature is not fixedNew thinking replaces w/o deleting

oldWe create new worldviews, stillBasically, consciousness evolves

This has been scientifically proven

worldviewsworldviews

Arise in response to new problemsHistorical contextSocietiesIndividualsGroups

Arise in response to new problemsHistorical contextSocietiesIndividualsGroups

Review : Characteristics of Worldviews / vMemes


Arise out of life conditions*Times, Place, Problems, Circumstance

Constantly shifting (as a result of LC)

Alternate between individual and communitarian

Waves*

Arise out of life conditions*Times, Place, Problems, Circumstance

Constantly shifting (as a result of LC)

Alternate between individual and communitarian

Waves*



Lesser to greater complexityCome as mixtures*Cluster (1st / 2nd tier)Have healthy and unhealthy

manifestations

Lesser to greater complexityCome as mixtures*Cluster (1st / 2nd tier)Have healthy and unhealthy

manifestations

Review: Eight stages of development

Review: Eight stages of development

Different names. Which one, why?Depends on audience

Value of ColorsComplexity versus goodnessLittle biasShadesWarm/Cool

Different names. Which one, why?Depends on audience

Value of ColorsComplexity versus goodnessLittle biasShadesWarm/Cool

Review: The Eight Worldviews


1st Tier:Beige/SurvivalPurple/Tribal/MagicalRed/Warrior/EgocentricBlue/Traditional/ConformistOrange/Modern/StrategicGreen/Postmodern/Consensus

1st Tier:Beige/SurvivalPurple/Tribal/MagicalRed/Warrior/EgocentricBlue/Traditional/ConformistOrange/Modern/StrategicGreen/Postmodern/Consensus



2nd TierYellow/IntegralTurquoise/Postintegral/HolisticCoral

2nd TierYellow/IntegralTurquoise/Postintegral/HolisticCoral


Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant worldviewsHow to become more healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in health/peaceClear definition of 2nd tier thinking


Common MistakesCommon Mistakes

Categorizing “types of people”Stereotyping based on Sdi

In trying to establish change in someone or a company, always ask “in what way does the person operate in respect to this issue? Ask not, ‘At what level is this person and how do the rules indicate I should be?’ SD 102

On waves (enter, peak, exit)On the onion of existence

McIntosh’s diagram

Categorizing “types of people”Stereotyping based on Sdi

In trying to establish change in someone or a company, always ask “in what way does the person operate in respect to this issue? Ask not, ‘At what level is this person and how do the rules indicate I should be?’ SD 102

On waves (enter, peak, exit)On the onion of existence

McIntosh’s diagram

More Common MistakesMore Common Mistakes

Assuming actions = worldviews “Alas, one cannot detect the operating

vMeme in a a person simply by observing behavior- what someone does. Only recognizing why a person is doing or saying certain things will lead you to the vMeme.” SD 41

examplesThinking the manifestation is the

meme

Assuming actions = worldviews “Alas, one cannot detect the operating

vMeme in a a person simply by observing behavior- what someone does. Only recognizing why a person is doing or saying certain things will lead you to the vMeme.” SD 41

examplesThinking the manifestation is the

meme


Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant

worldviewsHow to become more healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in


Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant

worldviewsHow to become more healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in


How to recognize worldviews

How to recognize worldviews

Ask “why?”Examples: District 9, Sports, PoliticsDemocrats and Republicans

Identify the life conditionsWhere are the perceived threats? What are the perceived

challenges?

Ask “why?”Examples: District 9, Sports, PoliticsDemocrats and Republicans

Identify the life conditionsWhere are the perceived threats? What are the perceived

challenges?


Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant worldviewsHow to become more

healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in


Review the basic conceptsCommon mistakes in applying SDiHow to recognize dominant worldviewsHow to become more

healthy/peacefulHow to help world grow in


How to become more healthy, and peacefulHow to become more healthy, and peaceful

How to become more healthy and peacefulHow to become more healthy and peaceful

See problems in terms of the spiral Seek solutions based on value

codesIdentify your values, see how they

clash with culture/othersIdentify your onion shadow. Accept

or transform itHow to transform?

See problems in terms of the spiral Seek solutions based on value

codesIdentify your values, see how they

clash with culture/othersIdentify your onion shadow. Accept

or transform itHow to transform?






How to make the world more healthy and peaceful



How to make the world more healthy and peacefulDiscover and defend healthy

manifestationsAllow other vMemes to express themselvesSome examples

Identify unhealthy manifestations and move them towards healthy onesSouth African mine (153)Palestine/Israel1/2 step ahead: Gangs (p. 125-126)NYC crime, from BlinkMLK v Malcom X (107)

Discover and defend healthy manifestationsAllow other vMemes to express themselvesSome examples

Identify unhealthy manifestations and move them towards healthy onesSouth African mine (153)Palestine/Israel1/2 step ahead: Gangs (p. 125-126)NYC crime, from BlinkMLK v Malcom X (107)

6 Conditions for change:6 Conditions for change:

(People are open, arrested, or closed)

Potential in the mind/brainSolutions to current level problemsDissonance and uncertaintyInsight into causes and alternativesBarriers identified and resolvedConsolidation and support

(People are open, arrested, or closed)

Potential in the mind/brainSolutions to current level problemsDissonance and uncertaintyInsight into causes and alternativesBarriers identified and resolvedConsolidation and support

Stages of ChangeStages of Change

Alpha (peak)Beta (exit)Gamma trap (barriers)Delta surge (enter)New Alpha (new peak)


Stages of ChangeStages of Change



7 variations of change7 variations of change

1) fine-tune (horizontal) - new techniques2) Expand-out (horizontal) - windows 95, 983) Strech-down (oblique) - hints of old, non-

profits learn from corp. organization4) Strech-up (oblique) - hints of new, going

green5) Break-out (vertical) - revolutions6) Up-shift (vertical) - evolution7) Quantum (vertical) - many stages

(industrial to info age)

1) fine-tune (horizontal) - new techniques2) Expand-out (horizontal) - windows 95, 983) Strech-down (oblique) - hints of old, non-

profits learn from corp. organization4) Strech-up (oblique) - hints of new, going

green5) Break-out (vertical) - revolutions6) Up-shift (vertical) - evolution7) Quantum (vertical) - many stages

(industrial to info age)

“If he purrs, continueIf he growls, back off”

- Clare Graves

How to help the world: raise your consciousness

How to help the world: raise your consciousness

Ken Wilber’s theory about meditation

Steve McIntosh: Integral Global Governance

Center of gravity and strange attractors

Be the consolidation and support for others

Ken Wilber’s theory about meditation

Steve McIntosh: Integral Global Governance

Center of gravity and strange attractors

Be the consolidation and support for others




2nd Tier: What changes?2nd Tier: What changes?Deficiency to being

needsDrop in fearYour way isn’t the only

one (distinguished from green)

Hanging out with everyone in the room

Deficiency to being needs

Drop in fearYour way isn’t the only

one (distinguished from green)

Hanging out with everyone in the room

Yellow: Integral perspective

Yellow: Integral perspective

The basics (peak):Entering phase: green/YELLOWExiting phase: YELLOW/turquoise

The basics (peak):Entering phase: green/YELLOWExiting phase: YELLOW/turquoise

Turquoise: Holistic, Spiritual, Worldwide

perspective

Turquoise: Holistic, Spiritual, Worldwide

perspectiveThe basics (peak)Entering: yellow/TURQUOISE

What will Coral look like?

The basics (peak)Entering: yellow/TURQUOISE

What will Coral look like?

More Applications: GraphsMore Applications: Graphs

East/West GermanyEast/West Germany

The never endThe never end

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