Worldview LensOrder / Purpose
One right way set by higher authority; duty, discipline, sacrifice now for reward later.
How it sounds
There is a right way to live, and it's written down for us.
Discipline today, reward later.
Signs in writing
- right vs wrong absolutes
- duty, order, tradition
- guilt and sin
- sacred texts or codes
Values
order · meaning · duty
Fears
chaos · sin
Staying healthy at this stage
- institutions and codes that give meaning
Growth edge
- test beliefs against results; explore personal achievement
How to be heard at this stage
- appeal to duty, order and the higher cause
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Diplomat Cook-Greuter
- Conformist Loevinger
- Concrete Commons
- Synthetic-Conventional Fowler
- Socialized mind Kegan
- Diplomat Torbert
- Interpersonal conformity Kohlberg
- Amber Wilber
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