Chapter 5 --  Spiral Dynamics:  Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change
The Dynamics of Leadership

Wizards are very special people who have insight, powers, and skills that transcend more common folk.

Meme wizards know how to function as modern day "guides and guardians" for those who share their world views.

Change wizards understand the cusps between memes.  Change wizards provide developmental stepping stones and model the way.

The Spiral Wizard

The ability to consider broad spectrum views and many systems at once is the essence of the third form of wizardry, the Spiral Wizard.

Spiral Wizards roam over vast mindscapes seeing patterns and connections others do not notice because the first tier's filters do not allow them to.

The second tier's leadership is built with the core intelligences of YELLOW and TURQUOISE.  YELLOW provides an inner-directed view point where TURQUOISE adds a communal perspective (TURQUOISE acts for the greater good).

The seven Marks of the Spiral Wizard:

  1. Spiral Wizards think in OPEN systems rather than CLOSED final states
    Spiral wizards recognize that human life forms are continually passing from one plateau to the next.
    These wizards pose a threat to people who believe that any particular meme is the final destination for all
  2. Spiral Wizards live and work within Natural Flows and Rhythms
    The Spiral wizard exhibits a sense of patience, a reality that people cannot be until they are, and a willingness to walk away from situations when the timing is wrong or they are not the right person to make a difference.
  3. The Ultimate goal of Spiral Wizards is to keep the spiral healthy
    Spiral Wizards are engineers who tend to the flow of energy, resources, and defense mechanisms along the entire Spiral.
  4. Spiral Wizards Interact Comfortably with many conceptual worlds
    Spiral Wizards respect the integrity and importance of each of the memes.
  5. Spiral Wizards possess a full complement of resources, strategies, and skills
    Spiral Wizards wear many different hats and can play a myriad of roles.
    Spiral Wizards provide the appropriate technology or leadership package for each meme.
    They act on behalf of the entire organism for both the greater good and individual gain.
  6. Spiral Wizards are Systemic Thinkers and Integrative Problem Solvers
    Spiral Wizards combine an awareness of natural processes and flowing interconnections to create a holistic understanding of a complex problem, event, or situation.
  7. Spiral Wizards possess a unique blend of personal beliefs and values
    Spiral Wizards mesh "left" and "right brain" capacities since they are both Yellow meme engineers and Turquoise meme mystics.  They dream like poets and plan like computer programmers.

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Personal notes on reading from :
Beck, D.E. & Cowan, C.C.  Spiral Dynamics:  Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change.