The following is an edited list of background references and background reading.
Beck, D. E. (2002b). The never ending quest upwards - Spiral Dynamics – an interview with Dr Don Beck. What is Enlightenment, Autumn/Fall issue
Beck, D. E. and C.C. Cowan (1996). Spiral Dynamics - mastering values, leadership and chang. Blackwell Publishers Ltd Oxford UK.
Beck, D. E. and G. Linscott (1991). The Crucible: Forging South Africa’s Future, New Paradigm Press, P.O. Box 787 Denton Texas. USA.
Blackmore, S. (1999). The Meme Machine, Oxford University Press, London.
Bloom, H. (1997). ed. The Lucifer Principle, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, USA.
Bloom, H. (2000). Global Brain, John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York. USA.
Cowan, C and N.Todorovic (2000). Spiral Dynamics: The layers of Human Values in Strategy, Strategy and Leadership Vol 28, pp. 4-12 MCB University Press.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper and Row. New Work. USA.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1993). The Evolving Self. Harper Collins, London.
Dawkins, R. (1976). The Selfish Gene (2nd edition 1989), Oxford University Press New York, USA.
Distin, K. (2005) The selfish meme: a critical reassessment, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fog, A. (1999). Cultural Selection, Kluwer Academic Publishers London/USA.
Graves, C. W. (1966). “Deterioration of Work Standards,” Harvard Business Review, 44 (Sept/Oct) pp. 117-128.
Graves, C. W. (1970). Levels of existence: An open systems theory of values. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 1970 Fall: Vol. 10(2), pp. 131-155.