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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Spiral Dynamics

Articles

"Immigration, American Style" by Chris Cowan and Natasha Todorovic (blog)

"Drawing Lines on Paper and Sand: Anatomy of a Cartoon Clash" by Natasha Todorovic & Chris Cowan (blog)

"Colonizing Memes: Smart Memes by Another Name?" by Jon Brooks

The New Political Compass (The New Progressives are In-Front, Deep Green, Against Big Business and Globalization, and Beyond Left vs. Right) by Dr. Paul Ray, co-author of The Cultural Creatives.

Theory

The Mean Green Hypothesis: Fact or Fiction? by Dr. Natasha Todorovic (.pdf)
Terminology used in SD and by Dr. Graves
Colors used in Spiral Dynamics - the color code and its weaknesses
Systems in People, not a Typology
SD is an emergent model, not a typology
Memes and vMemes in SD - the confused language of Spiral Dynamics
A Brief Introduction to Spiral Dynamics® and Gravesian theory 
Five Processes for Applying SD
The Humpty Dumpty Effect

Spiral Dynamics® Resources...

An SD Mini-Course:  Intro to SD (English version and Spanish version

A brief PowerPoint overview of SD which may be downloaded and used with attribution

Link to "Spiral Dynamics: The Layers of Human Values in Strategy" by Cowan & Todorovic (.pdf) from Strategy & Leadership, Jan 2000. 

New paper, "A Spiral Dynamics® Field Manual for Film Scanning" by Alex Burns applies SD to the movies and film criticism. 

Expanded bibliography for Spiral Dynamics from Alex Burns, editor of the Disinformation website

Excerpt from "It's Not a Generation Gap" -- Dr. Graves describes open and closed states 

Two favorite quotes from Dr. Clare W. Graves

Comparison of Dr. Graves' and Spiral Dynamics' terminology for the Emergent Cyclical, Levels of Existence Theory

The Colors of Spiral Dynamics and their origins 

Summary Table from Dr. Graves' 1974 Futurist article, "Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap"

Audio Clips with Dr. Clare W. Graves:   (.mp3)

on emergent-cyclical theory - what is the basis of Spiral Dynamics?

on how people at lower levels see higher-level behavior - cries of 'immorality' and confusion when memes are confused with vMemes 

on psychological maturity and Utopianism - an infinite, emergent process with 'psychological maturity' as a moving, unfolding process  

on the imperative for honesty in dealing with FS - important for understanding contemporary politics and politicians' failings

introducing the theory with a reading from the preface to the Never Ending Quest (10 minutes)

  

 

 

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