Spiral Dynamics

Spiral Dynamics (SD) is a model of the evolutionary development of individuals, organizations, and societies. It was initially developed by Don Edward Beck and Christopher Cowan based on the emergent cyclical theory of Clare W. Graves, combined with memetics. A later collaboration between Beck and Ken Wilber produced Spiral Dynamics Integral (SDi).[1] Several variations of Spiral Dynamics continue to exist, both independently and incorporated into or drawing on Wilber's Integral theory.[2] Spiral Dynamics has applications in management theory and business ethics,[3][4][5][6] and as an example of applied memetics.[7] However, it lacks mainstream academic support.

  1. ^ Butters 2015, pp. 68–69
  2. ^ Butters 2015, pp. 69, 71–73
  3. ^ Neal, Judith (12 July 2018). "An Overview of the Field of Transformation". In Neal, Judith (ed.). Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation. Springer. pp. 3–46. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66893-2_26. ISBN 978-3-319-66892-5.
  4. ^ Hansen, Erik G.; Schaltegger, Stefan (January 2016). "The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Review of Architectures". Journal of Business Ethics. 133 (2). Springer: 216. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2340-3. S2CID 54638344.
  5. ^ Cacioppe & Edwards 2005, pp. 86–88
  6. ^ Mackey, John; Sisodia, Rajendra (15 January 2013). Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business. Harvard Business Review Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-62527-175-4.
  7. ^ Schlaile, Michael P. (22 December 2020). ""Meme Wars": A Brief Overview of Memetics and Some Essential Context". In Schlaile, Michael P. (ed.). Memetics and Evolutionary Economics. Economic Complexity and Evolution. Springer. p. 17. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59955-3_2. ISBN 978-3-030-59954-6. S2CID 234331290.