Worldview LensAmber (Mythic / Ethnocentric)
Ethnocentric; conformist rules and roles; one true way.
How it sounds
Our nation, our faith, our way — that's what keeps us strong.
Signs in writing
- us vs them by group
- absolute rules
- tradition and authority
Values
order · belonging
Fears
chaos
Staying healthy at this stage
- healthy traditions
Growth edge
- reason and evidence beyond the group
How to be heard at this stage
- honor tradition and duty
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
- Order / Purpose Spiral Dynamics
- Interpersonal conformity Kohlberg
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