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Resources > Articles
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Articles and papers
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The SD Mini-Course: Intro to SD (English version)
German
/ Deutsch
(Ein
Übersicht über Spiral Dynamics)
Spanish
/ Español (Un Mini Curso de Dinámica
Espiral)
Russian
/ Русский
(Мини-Курс
по Спиральной
Динамике)
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Spiral
Dynamics: Ein Feigenblatt, das vor die Wissenschaft gehalten wird?
(English
version of "Spiral Dynamics: A Fig Leaf Substituting for
Science?")
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A brief PowerPoint overview of Spiral Dynamics
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A Brief Introduction
to Spiral Dynamics and Gravesian theory
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Systems in People,
not a Typology
The Spiral is an emergent model, not
a typology
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Five Processes
for Applying SD
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Memes and
vMemes in SD - the
confused language of Spiral Dynamics
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The Guru Question (see FAQ)
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Spiral Dynamics: "The Layers of Human Values in Strategy"
by Cowan & Todorovic (.pdf) from Strategy & Leadership,
Jan 2000.
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A Spiral Dynamics® "Field Manual for Film Scanning"
by Alex Burns, editor of the Disinformation.com website, applies
SD to the movies and film criticism.
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Expanded bibliography for
Spiral Dynamics
from Alex Burns
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Terminology
used in SD and by Dr. Graves
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The Colors of
the Spiral and their origins
Colors used in Spiral Dynamics
- the color code and its weaknesses
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The Humpty Dumpty Effect
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"Colonizing Memes: Smart Memes by Another Name?" by
Jon Brooks
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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
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There is No Stream of Consciousness
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On SD and China
by Anthony Charles Sterpin
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Space...the Warfighter's Edge
compiled by Ron Rowe
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"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)
Advanced Resources (access
requires registration - click here)
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Colours in Education: A Case Study
Does it take an educator with a different psychological make up
and approach to deal with at-risk youth? This article compares a
sample of US and Australian educators with a team who have had
great success in working with at-risk-youth. Profiles and
methodology are included.
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The
'Mean Green Meme' Hypothesis:
Fact or Fiction?
The "mean green meme" debate has raged for years on
various "integral-" and Spiral Dynamics-focused blogs.
While opinions about its validity vary, this is the only paper
that goes beyond mere opinion and conjecture to explore the
construct and support for it. Includes charts and some research
results.
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Politics_of_Polarization
Have you ever wondered about right/left culture clashes or
the US political divide during the Iraq crisis? This story follows
a fictional character through an on-the-streets conflict to
explore some factors. It presents research results, graphs and an
interesting twist on the 'usual' Spiral
speculations.
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SD & NLP: Presuppositions
How do the principal tenets of NLP compare with those
of Spiral Dynamics? Find out more in this comparison of
presuppositions.
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Spiral Dynamics: The Layers of
Human Values in Strategy
Leadership and strategic planning continue to be big issues in
business today. Learn about the major leadership approaches and
how that impacts companies in today's world.
- The Fifth Level: Jihad, McWorld and Gaia
Terrorism, corporate globalization, and the forces
standing up for sustainable practices are collaborating and
conflicting in surprising ways. Take a journey as we connect a
variety of outlooks with the underlying Value Systems that drive
the major forces acting in our world.
Graves
Audio (.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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