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Summary of presentation:-

Spiral Dynamics is often mistakenly presented as if it were a typology of how individuals view the world. This talk demonstrated the depth and sophistication of Graves’ theory and displayed how the spiral is a dynamic dance of human responses to life conditions. Individuals display complex mixes of values systems (life priority choices) sensitive to different contexts and while there is often a personal centre of gravity, they potentially move up and down the range of possible attitudes, adapting to the pressures and demands of life.

Beneath this reality is a long-term picture of how humanity has evolved, a journey from the small-scale hunter-gatherer bands to today’s huge cities and global interconnectivity. This evolution reveals a living process in which the ways that we live change in order to find dynamic balance between the natural desire to express our individuality, and the equally natural wish to have forms of social order and cohesion. That living need to find ongoing balance dynamic operates simultaneously on other dimensions, such as growth vs stagnation or prescribed process vs innovation. In this, our psycho-social development is like other evolutionary life processes – the biological interactivity which creates ecologies in which multiple species develop.

Human life today displays the successful development of many different ways to live. The complexity, speed of change and unpredictability of our global culture is demanding a fresh response to these emerging conditions, a response which sees the whole of human complexity in such a way as to value the health of all the diverse systems. Out of this perspective, Spiral Dynamics delivers a range of approaches and practical toolkits which take this powerful theory into useful possibilities to develop organisations, improve leadership and assist personal development.

Jon introduced the audience briefly to the need for new views of scientific reality which reflect the need to transcend the current materialist cul-de-sac, and to the need for new and more flexible economic systems underpinned by new collective attitudes to money. These topics are the subject of his books, which help chart our way into the level of consciousness that we need next. He also indicated the range of trainings offered by the Centre for Human Emergence, including the forthcoming ones in May offering certifications in Spiral Dynamics Integral fundamentals and Practitioner trainings in organisational change.

For further information about Spiral Dynamics, go to www.humanemergence.org.uk and for trainings, visit the events page.

Jon’s books can be investigated and purchased through www.spiralworld.net

Other information about Jon’s consultancy work is on www.spiralfutures.com and wider personal portfolio on www.jonfreeman.co.uk