Chapter 16 --  Spiral Dynamics:  Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change
Turquoise (GlobalView)  The Holistic Meme

• Blending and harmonizing a strong collective of individuals
• Focus on the good of all living entities as integrated systems
• Expanded use of human brain/mind tools and competencies
• Self is part of larger, conscious, spiritual whole that also serves self
• Global (and whole-Spiral) networking seen as routine
• Acts for minimalist living so less actually is more

The entering yellow/TURQUOISE builds on the previous memes information and insight nets while shifting over into a more communal/collective point of view.

Turquoise communities are conceptual, not just physical, and can function as well through microelectronic links.

Feelings and emotion come strongly back into play in Turquoise's resurgent collectivism.

yellow/TURQUOISE tries to learn what is while believing there is more than they shall ever see or know.

In Turquoise, one learns not only through observation and participation but through the experience of simply being.

The peak turquoise meme moves among previous systems in a fluid manner.

Turquoise views a world of interlinked causes and effects, interacting filed of energy, and levels of bonding and communicating most of us have yet to uncover.

Turquoise defines a world community as one that centers on life itself.

Persons thinking with this meme exist in relationship to collective other, not just the self.

This is Purple revisited up an hectave (global tribalism).

At Turquoise one stands in awe of the cosmic order.

Turquoise life experiences show that one can never know or understand all things.

One of the primary contributions that Turquoise makes to Spiral Dynamics is the "big picture" view it provides.

Turquoise thinking allows community leaders to see levels of interaction.

Corporate Turquoise thinkers detect the harmonics.

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Beck, D.E. & Cowan, C.C.  Spiral Dynamics:  Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change.