ER - In today’s global societies this is the commercial success and materialism of modern society, the exploitation of the discoveries of the ‘True Way’.
The fifth integral pulse formed out of a frustration at having to sacrifice now for something better later and often not surviving in the process. This pathway was created about 1,500 years ago, according to Prof. Clare W Graves. Individuals saw an opportunity to exploit the technology and scientific advancements achieved during DQ dominance. The paths were built by the most able and most competitive. All the earth’s resources were there to be used whatever the cost. To use this path there was a need to bend the rules, win the race in the right vehicle and have the best materialistic possessions along the way. The values and beliefs (memes) that are attracted to this basic assumption are: an active hierarchy, meritocracy, theory Y management and task-centred leadership.
This is a world that is success-driven, a marketplace full of possibilities and opportunities. In today’s world, this is the commercial streak, the need to play the game and win. However, the negative side is the worse excesses of ‘I must have it at all costs’ and people are casualties. This is the dominant value and belief system, for instance of commercial organisations, but with overtones of the expressive individual CP.
This pulse is ’Success Driven’ in a market-place full of possibilities and opportunities. It relies on and ‘Active Hierarchy’, ‘Meritocracy (best person for the job), ‘Theory Y Management’ and ‘Task centred Leadership’.
Today this way of living is still predominant in Western societies but on the wane. Materialism has been taken to unhealthy extremes, but still needs to be healthy to be a useful contributor to a healthy integral pulse.
© 2008 John Cook www.5deep.co.nz