Progressing through the world-views

Q. Is it reasonable to correlate the ‘progression’ of world views from Self-Preservation through Security, Belonging, Organisation, etc to a perceived increase in personal control and personal influence?

It would appear that this progression represents an increasingly outward focus from self to family to organisation to broader community, and ultimately to a global focus on systems generally – is this a reasonable observation?

A. I like to call it an unfolding of world-views rather than progress. Rather than perceived influence, I would say desired influence. It's not everyone's "cup of tea" to operate from a particular set of values -- brain-preference has a lot to do with it:

1. The S-FT's prefer to operate in a world of certainly and thus structure and "things" so they are more likely to place a priority on the values of the first four clusters.
   
2. The F-SNs also like a world of certainty and structure but are more "people" focussed than "things". They prefer to belong to like-minded associations/organisations/institutions and to care for people, so they too prefer values associated with the first four clusters but the ones more people focussed.
3. The T-SNs prefer to invent a new technological world -- i.e. they are motivated by the desire to invent, so they will place a priority on many values from the last four clusters, though not so much the people values.
4. The N-FTs are the social architects. They want to create a better society. They too place a priority on many values found in the last four clusters, though mainly those which are people oriented.

As for the concept of progress, check this out:  http://www.minessence.net/progress/ One can progress, in terms of increased complexity, with any set of values -- "it's not the values we have, rather it's how we live them that matters". 

Why do the majority of values fall in three main clusters?

Q. I can not help wondering why the majority of values fall in three main clusters: Organizational, Self- Actualization & Emergent Order. Is this because this is where the majority of people are living their lives?

A. There are eight value clusters associated with seven world-views. At least two clusters are associated with each worldview. Chapter 6 of New Wisdom II describes how these values unfold in a person's life. The unfolding is from "simple to the complex:

• Values build on each other. We have to experience certain aspect of life before the concepts associated with come values can emerge. The early values which emerge in our life are related to much simpler concepts than those which emerge later in life.
• As we move from childhood to adulthood there's an "explosion" of values which come into our consciousness as we find ourselves in relationship to ever expanding and more complex systems -- family, friends, schools, organization, society, eco-system, etc. This explosion explains why there are so many values in the organization, self-actualization, and emerging order clusters.

Q. How does the balance affect individuals who do fall outside the norm? Does the tool accurately pick up such distinction?

A. No. In order to determine the balance point between focus on self and focus on global transformation, the AVI's algorithm determines the centre of gravity of the values on the values map. This process is like children (each child representing a value) on a see saw. Those in the middle have less influence on the balance point than those at the ends (representing self-preservation or global transformation). Both size (= priority) and position matter. Large size (= high priority) has more impact on the balance point than the same size (priority) at the middle.

What are Key Values?

Years of experience in running values workshops has reinforced the belief that it is better to introduce the language of values using 50 key-values rather than the 128 values The 50 key-values are not an abbreviated list of the 128 values. Rather, they are a grouping of the 128 into 50 sets of related values.

Even though this is the way the Minessence Group has to date approached the gradual introduction, in workshop situations, of the 128 values. We are currently planning to completely drop the key-values approach and replace it with a short list of representative values chosen directly from the 128 values.

I am wondering why people would find some of their chosen values draining?

Question. I have a question about Energy Management & maintenance values. If energy drainers require us to set aside that which we would like to do for the benefit of others, yet the values selected seem to be outward directed; I am wondering why people would find their chosen values draining?

Answer

Some values, such as Endurance/Patience, even though they may be important values to us personally, require us to put the needs of others ahead of our own. The longer the time span we put the priorities of others ahead of our own, the more we find it emotionally draining.

Values which have the potential to me emotionally draining are called Maintenance Values. If Maintenance Values make up a large proportion of all your values, then you will be expending a lot of emotional energy in daily life. In this case it is very important that you take regular time out to "recharge your emotional batteries".

The best way to "recharge your emotional batteries" is to engage in regular activities, for your own pleasure, related to your Creative Mode Brain-Preference.

Do the Colours on the AVI Values Map have any particular meaning?

Yes. The colours are used to indicate the priority of your values.

From highest to lowest priority the default colours are: Navy Blue - 91 to 100%, Dodger Blue3 - 81 to 90%, Dark Green0 - 71 to 80%, Saddle Brown - 61 to 70%, Red3 - 51 to 60%, Khaki - 41 to 50%, PaleGoldenrod - 31 to 40%, Moccasin - 21 to 30%, PapayaWhip - 11 to 20%, LemonChiffon - 1 to 10%

The colours listed above are the default colours for the online AVI. It is possible for different Values Consultants to use their own colour scheme, however, the categories of priority are the same.

How do I get back in to complete my values inventory?

If you were logged out, for any reason, while completing the AVI, you can resume simply by going to the same link you used to access the AVI. LogIn using the UserID and Password you supplied when you entered your contact details. None of your responses will have been lost. You will be taken to the page before the one where you left off.

I completed the AVI online selecting DEMO as the code. I now want to find out my scores on the values test. How do I do that?

There are a range of AVI Reports available. We can send you a list with prices. Choose the report you want, let us know, we'll invoice you. After you have paid us via our secure payment site, we'll send you your report.