“Stages of development:” foe or friend? Listening to people “frustrated with developmental stages,” I’ve just realized: Only when the energy of the Green wave carries itself to its peak, only then will start the Teal wave emerging and growing the next stage of human consciousness into a society-shaping force. Early- and middle-Green are threatened by the perceived hierarchical tendency in “stages of development.” Early-stage Teal can be trapped in fighting back and calling them the “mean Green meme.” Surfing all waves, maturing Teal will embrace and support Green and work on creating the conditions for its trajectory to complete […]
Spiral Dynamics
Conversation in the Morning
My wife brought me a cup of hot chocolate without sugar in it. Even without sugar, it’s such a heart-warming comfort drink! Each morning, when that happens, I sip on it slowly as to let the taste of cocoa linger in my mouth after each sip. It was early morning, and I was sitting in my writing den, busy with envisioning Campus Co-Evolve and its forthcoming first program, Four Rivers: a Course for R.Evolutionary Changemakers. As I lifted my eyes from the screen to her face, suddenly I felt warm waves of gratitude and love washing over my body. I couldn’t […]