Some slides to support an introductory training in Spiral Dynamics

1. An Introduction to Spiral Dynamics

5. The oscillating Spiral Egalitarian order Absolute order Global order Tribal order Survival sense Powerful self Enterprising self Integrated self First Tier Second Tier AN CP ER GT BO DQ FS HU

16. Enters minds of prophets & visionaries Becomes “cutting edge” Attacked by antibodies of earlier V MEMEs Residue remains Codified by truth-keepers Starts to become calcified & rigidised Becomes symbols & rituals Modus operandi no longer handles problem Spreads widely FIRST AWAKENING ENTERING DOMINANT THINKING PEAK EXITING A V MEME’s life cycle

17. Descending V MEME Ascending V MEME Wave-like development of V MEME’s

20. Historical worldviews Cognition Behavioural Cultural Social Turquoise holarchical integral mature worldcentric informational Yellow holistic systemic mature worldcentric informational Green pluralistic postmodern worldcentric informational Orange rational modern worldcentric industrial Blue traditional conformist ethnocentric agrarian Red power predatory egocentric horticultural Purple magical animistic egocentric foraging Beige instinctual archaic pre-egocentric foraging

25. A V MEMEs transposes itself into a world view , a value system , a level of psychological existence, a belief structure , organising principles , a way of thinking, and a mode of living. v Meme qualities V MEMEs express both healthy (for-better) and unhealthy (for-worse) qualities V MEMEs can brighten and dim as Life Conditions change V MEMEs are structures of thinking V MEMEs impact all of life’s choices V MEMEs manifest the core intelligences that form systems and impact human behaviour. V MEME QUALITIES