Spiral Dynamics

Orange

Business scientific people Utilitarian, it looses meaning to life. And depth. Nihilism. It looses meaning. StriveDrive — Strategic

  • Strive for autonomy and independence
  • Seek out “the good life” and material abundance
  • Progress through searching out the best solutions
  • Enhance living for many through science and technology
  • Play to win and enjoy competition
  • Learning through tried-and-true experience

Green

Hippie social justice warriors Social Democracy Equality, gender fluid, level all hierarchies, Expanded sense of compassion and empathy of others Equality of outcome

HumanBond — Relativistic

  • Explore the inner beings of self and others
  • Promote a sense of community and unity
  • Share society’s resources among all
  • Liberate humans from greed and dogma
  • Reach decisions through consensus
  • Refresh spirituality and bring harmony

Yellow

Healthiness depends on proportion, not really the thing itself per say. FlexFlow_ — Systemic

  • Accept the inevitability of nature’s flows and forms
  • Focus on functionality, competence, flexibility, and spontaneity
  • Find natural mix of conflicting “truths” and “uncertainties”
  • Discovering personal freedom without harm to others or excesses of self-interest
  • Experience fullness of living on an Earth of such diversity in multiple dimensions
  • Demand integrative and open systems

Turquoise

GlobalView — Holistic

  • Blending and harmonizing a strong collective of individuals
  • Focus on the good of all living entities as integrated systems
  • Expanded use of human brain/mind tools and competencies
  • Self is part of larger, conscious, spiritual whole that also serves self
  • Global networking seen as routine
  • Acts for minimalist living so less actually is more