Worldview LensExpert (Self-conscious)
Distinguishes self through competence and being right; one best way, craft logic.
How it sounds
If people just followed the data like I do, they'd see there's only one correct answer.
The problem is most people don't actually understand how this works.
Signs in writing
- 'should' and 'the right way'
- criticism of others' competence
- details and technical correctness
- either/or thinking
- little tolerance for feedback
Values
competence · efficiency · being right · uniqueness through expertise
Fears
looking incompetent · being wrong
Staying healthy at this stage
- pursue mastery in your field
- find mentors whose expertise you respect
Growth edge
- measure success by outcomes, not by being right
- seek feedback from people outside your specialty
- set goals that require others' cooperation
How to be heard at this stage
- respect their expertise
- use evidence and precise logic
- frame change as improving the craft
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Self-aware Loevinger
- Abstract Commons
- Synthetic-Conventional Fowler
- Socialized → Self-authoring Kegan
- Expert Torbert
- Order / Purpose Spiral Dynamics
- Law & social order Kohlberg
- Amber Wilber
See the stage of anything you read. Worldview Lens is a Chrome extension that reads posts, threads, articles and books through 9 stage models, including this one, and helps you say things so people at any stage can hear them.
Add to Chrome, free How scoring worksStage descriptions are paraphrased summaries for orientation, written for Worldview Lens; they are not the official scoring manuals. Example sentences were written to illustrate each stage.