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Please find below a list with SDi related articles and presentations.
We can also highly recommend our page with SDi links and SDi related books if you want to gain more in-depth knowledge about SDi.

 Articles Don Beck:

• Human Capacities in the Integral Age – Don Beck (d.n.s.)
  American article about how value systems underlie human development, productivity in organizations, national wealth and transformation in and of the world.
  Six Games To Glory – Don Beck (d.n.s.)
• A document about team behavior and development for the South African Springbok Rugby Team with a specific focus on the heart and mind of high performance teams. A body of knowledge as a supplement for physical, technical and tactical training.
• Spiral Dynamics in the Integral Age – Don Beck (2001)
  A description of the development of Spiral Dynamics towards Spiral Dynamics Integral written in December 2001.
• The Global Great Divide – Don Beck (d.n.s.)
  Don Beck about the consequences of 9-11 and the division in the world that caused it. Analysis and description with potential lines of reasoning for the future.
• Windmills Tulips and Fundamentalism – Don Beck (2005)
  Article about the fundamentalist developments in The Netherlands after the assassination of Fortuyn and Van Gogh and a mutual step-by-step plan, which have been developed by groups of people on how to interpret and what to learn from these events by using SDi.
• MeshWORKS – Don Beck (2000)
  Article about the application of Spiral Dynamics Integral in Meshworks as a specific form of 2nd Tier multi stakeholder approach.
• Stages of Social Development – Don Beck (d.n.s.)
  Article which addresses globalization by means of the 8 stages of social development (value systems) and 12 propositions for an integral perspective on globalization.
• Sustainable Cultures Sustainable Planets – Don Beck (d.n.s.)
  Article on how a sustainable culture (and what this implies) can lead to a sustainable society and a sustainable planet.
• The Day the Earth Stood Still – Don Beck (2003)
  Article describing a potential approach route for natural design as an answer to the unrests and tensions after September 2001.

Articles by Clare W. Graves

• Graves Clare – Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap (1974)
  Article from 1974, written by Clare Graves and published in The Futurist, in which he describes his theory called ‘The Emergent, Cyclical, Double-Helix Model of Adult Biopsychosocial Systems Development.”
• Levels of Existence Table – Clare Graves (d.n.s.)
  Table copied from the article in The Futurist mentioned above; “Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap.”
• Pathfinder on the Mohawk – Clare Graves (2002)
  Article about the life and work of Prof Clare Graves as a researcher and describer of the  ‘The Emergent, Cyclical, Double-Helix Model of Adult Biopsychosocial Systems Development’ – the origin of Spiral Dynamics.

Articles by Chris Cowan:

• Cowan Chris & Natasha Todorovic – Intro to SD (2000)
  Article from 200 with a short introduction of Spiral Dynamics and the theories by Clare Graves.
• Chris Cowan: What about “First Tier” and “Second Tier” – Subsistence and Being Levels? (d.n.s.)
  Article about the differences between 1st and 2nd Tier and the notes and pitfalls, which are of importance.

SDi Articles CHE Synnervate:

• Refugees in the Netherlands – Leida Schuringa (2016)
  English article describing the refugee situation in the Netherlands from an SDi perspective.
• Revaluing Purple, Red & Blue – Jasper Rienstra (2015)
  English article about revaluing Purple, Red and Blue by Synnervator Jasper Rienstra.
• SDi Veranderdynamiek – 6 Verandercondities – Samenvatting (2014)
  Short explanation about the 6 Conditions for Change concerning the SDi Change Dynamics.
• SDi Veranderdynamiek – 6 Verandercondities – Uitgebreid (2014)
  Extensive explanation about the 6 Conditions for Change concerning the SDi Change Dynamics.
• SDi Veranderdynamiek – 5 Veranderfasen (2014)
  Explanation about the 5 Phases of Change concerning the SDi Change Dynamics.
• SDi Veranderdynamiek – 8 Verandermogelijkheden (2014)
  Explanation about the 8 Possibilities of Change concerning the SDi Change Dynamics
• A new Spiral Dynamics perspective on the function of certification in sustainable supply chains – Ard Hordijk (2014)
  English article about a new perspective on the function of certification in sustainable supply chains using Spiral Dynamics by Synnervator Ard Hordijk.
• Strategic improvements options in fishery supply chains – Hordijk & Jonkers (2012)
  English article about the strategic possibilities to sustain the fishery supply chains using the Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics by Synnervator Ard Hordijk. This article will be made available with the permission of MetIntegral Foundation  (www.metaintegral.org)
• The Evolution of a Concept – Leida Schuringa (2007)
  English article about the different meanings of the concept of societal participation view from the SDi value systems.
• Spiral Dynamics Integral en onze Jeugd – Leida Schuringa (2006)
  Shi applied to two groups of young peppel in The Netherlands: Antillean youth at risk and Moroccan girls.

SDi Articles in Dutch

• Management van Betekenis – Gertjan Broekman (2012)
  According to the author, The Dutch society is caught in a crisis of meaninglessness. When managing meaning from an SDi perspective in organizations and society, valuable solutions can be found.
• Memes – Paul Zuiker & Wilbert van Leijden (2005)
  A description of the first six stages of human consciousness.
• Memes Overzicht – Paul Zuiker & Wilbert van Leijden (2005)
  An overview about the characteristics of the first six value systems (1st tier).
• Mensheidontwikkeling – Paul Zuiker & Wilbert van Leijden (2005)
  Article from 2005 about the methodology as developed by Clare Graves and the resulting methodology of Spiral Dynamics.
• The Never Ending Upward Quest (2010)
  An interview by Jessica Roemischer from EnlightenNext with Don Beck translated into Dutch interspersed with her own story about the basic principles of Spiral Dynamics Integral.
• Turquoise-Research-Project-Phase-1-Report CHE (2011)
  A report with findings about the possibilities to do research from an emergent holistic world view (Turquoise). A description on how to do this research and a framework on how to (be able to) set this up. 

SDi Articles in English:

• A Developmental View of the Personal Psychological Journey – Jon Freeman (2018)
  Paper that offers a staged view of individual psychological development based on the research of Clare W. Graves and Spiral Dynamics Integral.
• The Transition from Green to Yellow – Leida Schuringa (2017)
  English article that describes the essence of the Green (postmodern) to Yellow (integral thinking and acting) transition in detail. With tools for diagnosis and applications.
• Cubrix – Marcel van Marrewijk Marcel (2012)
  English article with a brief description of the Cubrix; a model to gain a perception of organizational development and increasing performance developed by Marcel van Marrewijk based on, amongst others, knowledge and information from Spiral Dynamics Integral.
• Integral Communications for Sustainability – Barrett Brown & Chris Riedy (2006)
  Article about applying the Integral Framework (Ken Wilber) to the design for applied communications development for sustainable change.
• SDi Validated – Moral Concepts Set Decision Strategies to Abstract Values – Marc Lucas et al. (2011)
  Scientific research which shows that brain activity and strategies when used in a decision making process is dependent on moral concepts – Value systems.
• The Never Ending Upward Quest (2002)
  An interview in English by Jessica Roemischer of EnlightenNext with Don Beck interspersed with her own story about the basic principles of Spiral Dynamics Integral.
• A Brief History of Holons – Mark Edwards (d.n.s.)
  English article about the origin and meaning of the term Holon, as coined by, amongst others, Jan Smuts, Arthur Koestler and Ken Wilber.
• Formless Mountain – AQAL Quads Tour
  This presentation introduces the Integral Theory in a short, accessible and pragmatic way.
• Integral Theory AQAL Crash Course (2004)
  Article from Integral Naked, which is an introduction to the Integral Theory and a basic explanation of the Integral Operating System (IOS), including an explanation about the AQAL-Model (All Quadrants, All Levels, All Lines, All states en All types).
• An Overview of Integral Theory – Sean Esbjorn-Hargens (2009)
  A Resource Paper, as a summary and application of the AQAL-model from Ken Wilber – All Quadrants, All Levels, All Lines, All States and All Types, written by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens from the Integral Institute.
• Introduction to Spiral Dynamics – Ian McDonald (2010)
  A 46 pages extensive introduction to Spiral Dynamics.
• Reflections SDi-v1-upgrade – Peter Merry (2003)
  A reflection on a Ken Wilber article – “Cosmic Karma and Creativity’ and Spiral Dynamics. Based on the pace of developments in the world, Peter Merry casts a quick glance at consciousness development and Value systems.
• What on earth is going on in the Netherlands? – Peter Merry (2004)
  Article by Peter Merry, which describes the undercurrent, which led to the assassination of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Moreover, he introduces a different perspective and way of thinking to support dialogue and decision-making.
• Organization Evolved – Brian Robertson (2009)
  An introduction to Holacracy. A 9 page article by Brian Robertson from 2009 with a brief explanation about Holacracy.
• SDi Integral Age Flyer (d.n.s.)
  Flyer with a brief summery of Spiral Dynamics Integral and folders from All Quandrants/All Levels (4Q/8L)

Online SDi Articles:

• Perspectives on immigration – Leida Schuringa (2017)
  Interview article by Synnervator Leida Schuringa on the immigration and refugee issues in the Netherlands seen from an SDi perspective.
• How to avoid civil war, Nelson Mandela style – Mikki Morrissette (2018)
  Article on how Mandela, by applying SDi and understanding the importance of transcending and including values, was able to overcome divisive issues of race, ethnicity and nationalism and relax them into collaboration.