I have just returned from a training course as part of becoming certified for SD1 & SD2. I’ve been interested in Spiral Dynamics for around five years and have finally decided to take the plunge. I’m glad I did, I picked up a lot of nuances that I hadn’t from the books. There were case studies and updates on the theory due to studies that have been made since the Spiral Dynamics book was published. In particular they gave some good examples of how easy it can be to mistake one vMeme system from another. It would have been nice to have even more examples to take away from the course in a puzzle book format to get more practice in identifying these differences when the content is different from the container. The course had about 25 people on it and the conversation was stimulating, I’m normally quite introverted but I was very chatty on this course.

The course was very thought provoking and has given me lots of ideas for topics on this blog, but before I explore them I expect I have already lost the average reader who has just stumbled here, so to start with I am planning to write a brief introduction to Spiral Dynamics, as I understand it.

In the meantime, if you want to read more then read this overview on Spiral Dynamics (pdf file) .

Tags: E-C Theory, ECLET, SD1, SD2, Spiral Dynamics

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