The articles on these pages explore the concepts of Integrated SocioPsychology, vMEMES, Neurological Levels, Dimensions of Temperament and related Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychology and Sociology models from theoretical standpoints.
 

Features dealing with the practical applications of the concepts and models are posted in the Global, Business, Children, Relationships, Society and Mental Health sections of this site.

The ‘Issues & Debates’ ponder long-running philosophical controversies in carrying out research and constructing theory in the behavioural sciences.

Thanks to those leading psychologists, sociologists and Spiral Dynamics/NLP practitioners who have generously allowed their work to be published here alongside my own.

The articles appear in descending chronological order - ie: the oldest are at the top of the list below.

The First Being Level: the A'N' or Systemic Existential State
Workshop handout by Dr Clare W Graves; 1982. Annotated by Spiral Dynamics co-developer Chris Cowan; July 2003.

Aligning Neurological Levels - A Reassessment
Article by Peter McNab for the ANLP magazine, Rapport; 1999.

MeshWORKS: a 2nd Tier Perspective and Process
Extract from an e-list posting by Dr Don Beck; 2000.

Spiral Dynamics Leadership in the Integral Age: a Definition of 2nd Tier
Prepared by Dr Don Beck for the annual SD-i Confab; April 2002.

A Spiral Perspective of Human Development...?
A short humorous article by Jerry L Coursen PHD; April 2003.

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SD for NLPers
A basic introduction to Spiral Dynamics for NLP Practitioners by Dr Natasha Todorovic and published in the Voice of NLP e-zine; June 2003.

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Of Components and Tiers...
Extract from an e-list posting by Dr Don Beck; June 2003.

Jerry Coursen on Clare W Graves
A leading neuroscientist's view of the Graves Model; June 2004.

Spiral Dynamics and The Enneagram
A discussion betweeen Fabien & Patricia Chabreuil, Chris Cowan & Natasha Todorovic and Jack Labanaskaus and published in Enneagram Monthly; March 2005.

The 7th Code
Extract from an e-list posting by Dr Don Beck; October 2006.

Value Systems as Foresight Frameworks
Article by Marcus Barber for 'Futures Research Quarterly', exploring vMEMETIC perceptions of time; Summer 2005.

What makes People vote Republican?
Professor Jonathan Haidt’s key article for www.edge.org annotated from a Spiral Dynamics perspective by Dr Bruce L Gibb; September 2008.

The Process of Change               27/07/09
Change looked at through Spiral Dynamics and Don Beck’s 10 change factors, the Gestalt Cycle and Greorgy Bateson’s Levels of Learning; July 2009.

Issues & Debates

The Mind-Body Problem
Illustrated feature on this most philosophical of debates.

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Gender Bias
Mind map exploring the issue of Gender Bias in psychological research

Cultural Bias
Mind map exploring the issue of Cultural Bias in psychological research

Animals in Research
Mind map exploring the issue of the use of non-human animals in psychological research

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Free Will & Determinism
Mind map exploring the Free Will vs Determinism debate in psychological thought

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Reductionism
Mind map exploring the influence of Reductionism in psychological conceptualisation

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Psychology as Science                 27/07/10
Mind map considering just how much Psychology is truly ‘scientific’

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Strengths & Limitations of the Scientific Approach
Chart depicting the pros and cons of insisting Psychology is a science

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Ethical Issues in Research

Mind map covering ethical issues in psychological research and the means taken to deal with them

Nature vs Nurture

Mind map looking at the nature vs nurture debate in its relevance to psychological thought