Revaluing Purple, Red and Blue
In 2005, Don Beck, founder of Spiral Dynamics, inspired Peter Merry to establish the Dutch Center for Human Emergence. By 2008, consultants from the center, including Jasper Rienstra, launched Synnervate, a consultancy focusing on organizational growth through integrating diverse value systems. Synnervate emphasizes revaluing foundational systems like Purple, Red, and Blue to foster healthy leadership and sustainable innovation within organizations, ensuring holistic development.
Do the change the world needs – Dr. Don Beck
There is a famous quote, often mistakenly attributed to Gandhi, that states, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” This phrase invites us to be authentic, to treat others as we wish to be treated, and to walk our talk. While this is a noble cause, we must ask ourselves: does such […]
THE REAL TEAL DEAL: WHY WE NEED TEAL ORGANIZATIONS
By Auke van Nimwegen for Enlivening Edge Lately there is a lot of interest in what is called Teal organizations, thanks to the book Reinventing Organizations from Frederic Laloux. His description of how organizations can function beyond the paradigm of control, and in a manner that they are humane for the people who work there, clearly strikes […]
