What Is Spiral Dynamics?
A summary of the theory of spiral dynamics written by Dr. Graves: The mental state of mature humans is an extended, developmental, swinging, spiraling process of progress. In this process, not only the existing problems facing human beings are constantly changing, but also the human social behavior system is undergoing alternation and change from old to new, low to high. Changes in human mentality are not only subject to this external system change, but are also characterized by it.
Spiral dynamics
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- Chinese name
- Spiral dynamics
- Presenter
- Dr. Graves
- Applied discipline
- Social behavior
- Scope of application
- Human social behavior
- A summary of the theory of spiral dynamics written by Dr. Graves: The mental state of mature humans is an extended, developmental, swinging, spiraling process of progress. In this process, not only the existing problems facing human beings are constantly changing, but also the human social behavior system is undergoing alternation and change from old to new, low to high. Changes in human mentality are not only subject to this external system change, but are also characterized by it.
- Here is a more detailed description:
- At every stage of human existence, as a mature person, he will never stop pursuing the "holy grail" that confuses him, because this is his purpose and meaning as a person.
- In the first stage of human existence, he pursued mechanical physiological satisfaction [AN, light brown] (for specific characteristics, see the AN column below, the same below); in the second stage, he began to seek a Survival security [BO, purple]; After that, he pursued a heroic state and corresponding power and honor [CP, red]; Tired of hegemony, he began to yearn for inner peace [DQ, blue]; Then he began to pursue material enjoyment [ER, orange]; then, he had a stronger emotional relationship [FS, green]; later, he began to dream of the realization of personal value [GT, yellow], and The ultimate peace of Datong [HU, turquoise]. Perhaps, Datong of the World has not yet been realized, and he has started to move towards the ninth stage (pursuit). When he persevered in pursuing his goals and moving forward steadily, he firmly believed that he was about to find the answer, and soon he would find the meaning and value of his existence. However, at the end of each trip, he was extremely surprised and frustrated. He found that every answer was not the answer that he was looking for to explain the meaning of life. Each stage he reached would only bring more to himself. Anxiety and panic. In other words, whenever he solves a life problem, he finds that another new problem has surfaced before him to solve it. There is no end to this pursuit.
- In April 1974, Dr. Clare Graves's theory of this stage of human development was first published in the American academic journal "
- 1. Human nature is non-stationary, and human pursuit is infinite. When people's living environment changes, human nature also changes and seeks to build a new system. However, the old system still exists in the new system.
- 2. Once the new system is activated, humans begin to consciously change their psychological state and survival rules to adapt to the new system environment.
- 3. Human beings live in a potentially open value system, corresponding to which is an endless mode of existence. There is no ultimate state that can be exhausted by human beings. [This is also the main difference between Graves and Maslow and most other psychologists. Maslow told Graves before his death that he thought that human development had an end state was wrong, and Graves was right. ]
- 4. Individuals, organizations, or complete human society can only respond positively to management principles, motivational demands, educational systems, judicial or ethical norms that are appropriate to our current state of existence.
- 5. Because of the gradual and complex stages of the state of development of the human system, a spiral is the most vivid description. Each rise of the spiral means a awakening and reinterpretation of the existing state by mankind. In the process of continuous rise of the human spiral, it also embraces the value system and ideological system in each stage and living environment, and develops spirally upward. In other words, the new era finally created new ideas.
- Dr. Graves himself does not use color in the description of the model, but mainly relies on the combination of letters, and the appropriate use of numbers and names. Bringing color design to spiral dynamics was Chris Cowan. When he was teaching spiral dynamics in 1970, in order to make the subtitle slide show more effective, he introduced eight colors to modify each stage. Thus, the color map became part of the teaching materials for spiral dynamics. By 1996, when Beck and Cowan used color maps in the book "Spiral Dynamics," color maps eventually became the common language for spiral dynamics research. It seems that these colors have a metaphorical meaning. In fact, this level of morality does not exist. Colors only represent themselves. Sometimes, because of the existence of color, it makes it difficult to discuss changing the viewing distance.
- Graves theory describes a naturally occurring process of human evolution, not a set type of person, or a set of important stages of development; Graves theory describes an internal system of people or organizations, not intentional distinctions The crowd or organization that comes out; Graves theory describes a group of people with normal intelligence and thinking in human society, which is the largest part of this social group. The system he describes is living in this group of people. However, this system has not yet been recognized by most people, because Graves theory reveals the process in which the human neural ecosystem interacts with various problems existing in the external environment. Therefore, don't ask: "What do you think of this person or this kind of person?" Such a question, the correct way is to observe and grasp the way of thinking and behavior they show at specific times and specific events. Therefore, if you want to ask, how should "ER orange" behave in this person?
- Stages of human existence-Clare Graves
- The following table should correspond horizontally
- Value Gene (vMEME)
- Learning System
- Thinking
- Structure
- Motivational System
- Specific Motivation
- Meaning (Means)
- Values
- End Values
- Value System
- Problems (Existence)
- AN, light brown
- Adaptive
- Mechanical
- Loose
- Physiological
- Periodic physiological needs
- No conscious obvious value system
- No conscious obvious value system
- Mechanical / instinct
- Maintain a stable physiological state
- BO, purple
- Classical conditioning
- Self-focus
- Tribal organization
- Seeking assurance
- Aperiodic physiological requirement
- Traditionalism
- Safety
- Animism / tribal perspective
- Achieving relative safety
- CP, red
- Operational conditioning
- Egocentric
- empire
- survive
- Mental and psychological survival
- Pioneering and conquering
- that power
- Egocentric / predatory
- Living in self-awareness
- DQ, blue
- Avoidance reaction
- Absolutist
- Pyramid
- Safety
- Order and meaning
- sacrifice
- salvation
- Absolutely / holy
- Achieve permanent inner peace
- ER, orange
- Expectation
- Pluralism
- Appointed Representative
- independent
- Adequate
- Science above
- materialism
- Materialism / aggressor
- Conquer the physical world
- FS, green
- Observation
- relativity
- Egalitarianism
- belong
- Love and subordination
- Group-centered theory
- public
- Theory of relativity / group-centered
- Survival and human-oriented social systems
- GT, yellow
- All learning systems are open
- systematic
- Flexible / comprehensive
- Existentialism
- Self-worth
- Accept
- presence
- Systematic / integrated
- Restore the ability to survive in a disordered world
- HU, green
- All learning systems are open
- differentiated
- Holistic / global
- experience
- Experience
- shared
- Holistic / Experimental
- Accept Existential Dualism / Realize World Unity
- Features of vMEMES
- · Value genes (vMEMES) should be viewed as: a value system, a worldview, a mental state, a belief structure, and an organization principle. A way of thinking or adjustment.
- · VMEMES represents the core intelligence of the human social system, and human behavior is directly directed by it.
- · VMEMES affects all life choices. From one point of view, it is a decision framework.
- VMEMES can show both healthy and unhealthy forms.
- VMEMES is a discrete structure of thought, not a combination of a series of ideas, values, or drivers.
- · VMEMES will change with the change of life environment (here life environment refers to historical period, geographical location, existing problems, social environment, etc.)
- 1. Human nature has the ability to wake up new vMEMES without degrading the old vMEMES.
- 2. Changes in the life environment can activate vMEMES, causing it to emerge slowly, or gallop out, or decline.
- 3. The shape of the entire spiral is like a pendulum. It moves endlessly between the two choices. One choice is: the self-expression, the inner control of "I", survival, power, achievement, flexibility. Another option is: self-sacrifice, externally tempered "I", connection, purpose, sympathy, and overall situation.
- 4. Whether it is a new period of personal development or a new era of social history, whenever vMEME comes, it feels like the tide is hitting the beach. The raging waves set off huge waves and became the scenery that dominated for a while, and then a new wave came and replaced it.
- 5. The mode of thinking in the spiral process has also evolved from simple to complex.
- Different vMEMES coexist in the human system, for example: a person with a green vMEME-oriented mental state is likely to activate his energy to pursue red vMEME-oriented success in the sports field and pursue orange vMEME-oriented management in the market field achievement.