Spiral Dynamics in Action

Foreword

By Ronnie Lessem

Spiral Dynamics is arguably the first, major, systemic, conceptual system and complex way of thinking about everything that addresses the “big picture.” Holistic perspectives, that are currently in vogue in cutting-edge executive leadership thinking, provide a mechanism and methodology for looking at macro and micro issues simultaneously. These perspectives lay down a specific, practical and usable change technology that aligns and connects all of the variables; stakeholders, cultures, sub-cultures and other interests within an elegantly designed organism. The perspective in this book is one that integrates technology, business systems and human dynamics within a seamless, interactive process. Nothing similar to Spiral Dynamics can be found in any applied literature, journals, bestseller books, academic programs or consultant packages. It stands alone. This makes it difficult for many to get their minds around the whole because we are so trained to focus on parts. We are accustomed to looking for quick fixes, single-cause analysis and solutions, car-wash interventions or micro-applications.

For me, the reason for the existence of Spiral Dynamics, as cited in Chapter 12 of this book, says it all. What I then have to say can only whet the appetite for the formidable work that Clare Graves and Don Beck in America, Loraine Laubscher and Rica Viljoen in South Africa, Said Dawlabani and Elza Maalouf as Lebanese Americans, Teddy Larsen and Sergey Solonin ...