Spirit of Humanity Forum 2014 - Values Assessment of Governance Systems and Change Agents

Spirit of Humanity Forum: Governance Systems & Change Agents Values Assessment 2014 – Headline Results

Prepared by:

Barrett Values Centre

April 7, 2014

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In the weeks leading up to the forum, participants were invited to take part in a Values Assessment. Here are the questions and results.

The results are also available on the Spirit of Humanity Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/sohforum


Assessment Questions

1. Personal Values - Please select ten of the following values/behaviours that most reflect who you are, not who you desire to become.

2. Current Governance Systems - Please select ten of the following values/behaviours that reflect how human governance structures and systems (corporations, governments, NGOs, institutions etc) currently operate.

3. Desired Governance Systems - Please select ten of the following values/behaviours that you would most like to see reflected in human governance systems (corporations, governments, NGOs, institutions etc).

4. Current Change Agents - Please select ten of the following values/behaviours that you currently see or experience among groups or organisations that are focused on making the world a better place.

5. Desired Change Agents - Please select ten of the following values/behaviours that you would like to see more of among groups or organisations that are focused on making the world a better place.


Personal Values of Spirit of Humanity Forum Participants

Values/behaviours that most reflect who you are, not who you desire to become

• compassion• creativity• humour/ fun• making a difference• spirituality• caring• enthusiasm• integrity• wisdom• positive attitude


How SoH Forum Participants experience the Current Culture of Human Governance Systems

Values/behaviours that reflect how human governance structures and systems (corporations, governments, NGOs, institutions etc) currently operate?

• bureaucracy (L)• short-term focus (L)• self-interest (L)• disjointed (L)• corruption (L)• elitism (L)• power (L)• wasted resources (L)• materialistic (L)• conflict/ aggression (L)• strategic alliances


Values that Forum Participants Desire for Human Governance Systems

Values/behaviours that you would most like to see reflected in human governance systems (corporations, governments, NGOs, institutions etc).

• concern for future generations• collaboration• compassion• accountability• long-term perspective• global thinking• dialogue• peace• ecological awareness• creativity• educational opportunities• sense of community• social responsibility


How SoH Forum Participants experience the Current Culture of Change Agents

Values/behaviours that you currently see or experience among groups or organisations that are focused on making the world a better place..

• insufficient resources (L)• caring• commitment• community involvement• compassion• global thinking• enthusiasm• human rights• confusion (L)• making a difference


Values/behaviours that you would like to see more of among groups or organisations that are focused on making the world a better place..

• wisdom• compassion• accountability• cooperation• cross group collaboration• global thinking• long-term perspective• spirituality• holistic thinking• shared vision

Values that SoH Forum Participants Desire for Change Agents / Organisations


DETAILED RESULTS

Values Assessment Plots and Charts

Spirit of Humanity Forum:

Assessment of Global Governance Systems (Q 1,2,3)

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April 7, 2014

SoHForum – Global Governance Systems: Overall Group (60)

3+. Fear is a factor in how this group operates or is managed.

NEW VALUES TO FOCUS ON

Any values shown in blue are values that are important to the

individuals who work for the group and are requested in the Desired Culture but are not showing in the top values of the Current Culture.

How can you support your staff to bring these values and strengths to

work so that they and the group would derive further benefit from them?

Any Desired Culture values shown in black are entirely new requests. They do not show in the Personal or Current Culture. To what extent are

these values positive new requests, or maybe a reaction to something

that is not happening or is unhealthy in the Current Culture? What themes do you notice with these new values? Open a dialogue with

these people to gain a deeper understanding.

Values Matches: 0

Values Matches: 0

bureaucracy, short-term focus, self-interest, disjointed, corruption, elitism, power, wasted resources, materialistic, conflict/ aggression

41%+. Critical situation requiring leadership changes to avoid organisational failure.

Cultural Entropy: 66%

Limiting Values: 10

Summary April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Personal & Current Culture Alignment

3 or more. People are able to bring themselves to work.

1-2. People are somewhat able to bring themselves to work.

0. People are not able to bring themselves to work. Look to blue values in Desired Culture for guidance, if any.

Current & Desired Culture Alignment

6 or more. Excellent, strong, healthy culture.

4-5, good. Group is on the right track.

2-3, fair. Group is somewhat on the right track. More work needs to be done.

0-1, poor. Group is unhappy or frustrated, wants to see changes or take a new direction.

0. This group does not operate from the basis of fear.

1-2. May be some element of fear behind how decisions are made or how people are managed.

0-10%. Healthy functioning.

11%-20%. Some problems requiring careful monitoring.

21%-30%. Significant problems requiring immediate attention.

31%-40%. Serious situation requiring immediate leadership intervention and changes.


bureaucracy (L) 41 3(O)

short-term focus (L) 29 1(O)

self-interest (L) 27 3(I)

disjointed (L) 25 3(O)

corruption (L) 24 1(O)

elitism (L) 22 3(R)

power (L) 22 3(R)

wasted resources (L) 22 3(O)

materialistic (L) 20 1(I)

conflict/ aggression (L) 19 2(R)

strategic alliances 19 6(R)

concern for future generations

28 7(S)

collaboration 26 6(R)

compassion 26 7(R)

accountability 24 4(R)

long-term perspective 19 7(S)

global thinking 18 7(S)

dialogue 16 6(R)

peace 16 7(S)

ecological awareness 15 7(S)

creativity 13 5(I)

educational opportunities 13 3(O)

sense of community 13 2(R)

social responsibility 13 4(S)

Values Plot April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

I = IndividualR = Relationship

Black Underline = PV & CCOrange = PV, CC & DC

Orange = CC & DCBlue = PV & DC

P = PositiveL = Potentially Limiting (white circle)

O = OrganisationalS = Societal

Matches

PV - CC 0CC - DC 0PV - DC 2

Cultural Entropy:Current Culture

66%

compassion 25 7(R)

creativity 24 5(I)

humour/ fun 20 5(I)

making a difference 19 6(S)

spirituality 17 5(I)

caring 16 2(R)

enthusiasm 16 5(I)

integrity 16 5(I)

wisdom 16 7(I)

positive attitude 15 5(I)

Level Personal Values (PV) Current Culture Values (CC) Desired Culture Values (DC)

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IRS (P)=7-2-1 IRS (L)=0-0-0 IROS (P)=0-1-0-0 IROS (L)=2-3-5-0 IROS (P)=1-5-1-6 IROS (L)=0-0-0-0


CTS = 62-20-18Cultural Entropy = 1%


Personal Values

CTS = 62-21-17

Cultural Entropy = 0%

Values Distribution April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Positive Values

Potentially Limiting Values

Current Culture Values

Desired Culture Values

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This depicts the number of potentially limiting values per level in the Current Culture that were chosen by the survey

participants. These represent all the potentially limiting values that were chosen and so may not be included in the top ten

values on the Values Plot. Potentially limiting values are found only at levels 1, 2 and 3. This is a reflection of the degree of

disorder within a system.

Level Potentially Limiting Values (Votes) Cultural Entropy %

3

bureaucracy (41)self-interest (27)disjointed (25)

elitism (22)power (22)

wasted resources (22)centralised government (11)

ideological (11)strict moral/ religious codes (1)

30% of total votes

2

conflict/ aggression (19)blame (17)

protectionist (12)tradition (9)

gender discrimination (5)ethnic discrimination (1)

11% of total votes

1

short-term focus (29)corruption (24)

materialistic (20)insufficient resources (18)

uncertainty about the future (18)greed (17)

environmental pollution (13)crime/ violence (4)

poverty (3)terrorism (1)

unemployment (1)

25% of total votes

Total 393 out of 600 66% of total votes

Cultural Entropy Table April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

This level of cultural entropy reflects

critical problems requiring cultural

and structural transformation,

selective changes in leadership,

leadership development and

coaching.

It is important to reduce the level of

cultural entropy to improve

performance.

Cultural Entropy Report


Current Culture Votes Desired Culture Votes Jump

concern for future generations 3 28 25

compassion 1 26 25

collaboration 3 26 23

long-term perspective 1 19 18

accountability 7 24 17

peace 0 16 16

global thinking 4 18 14

sense of community 0 13 13

dialogue 4 16 12

ecological awareness 3 15 12

effective healthcare 0 12 12

A value jump occurs when there are more votes for a value in the Desired Culture than in the Current Culture. Listed below

are the values with the largest increase in votes. The values in bold are represented in the Desired Culture.

Values Jumps Table April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Values Jumps


Personal Values Current Culture Values Desired Culture Values

Positive Values DistributionCopyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre April 7, 2014

3%

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

Desired Culture Values sense of communityaccountability

social responsibilitycreativity

collaboration

dialogue

concern for future generations

compassion

long-term perspective

global thinking

peace

ecological awareness

Values Jumps

Spirit of Humanity Forum:

Assessment of Global Change Agents (Q 1,4,5)

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April 7, 2014

Spirit of Humanity Forum: Overall Group- Organisations (60)

3+. Fear is a factor in how this group operates or is managed.

NEW VALUES TO FOCUS ON

Any values shown in blue are values that are important to the

individuals who work for the group and are requested in the Desired Culture but are not showing in the top values of the Current Culture.

How can you support your staff to bring these values and strengths to

work so that they and the group would derive further benefit from them?

Any Desired Culture values shown in black are entirely new requests. They do not show in the Personal or Current Culture. To what extent are

these values positive new requests, or maybe a reaction to something

that is not happening or is unhealthy in the Current Culture? What themes do you notice with these new values? Open a dialogue with

these people to gain a deeper understanding.

Values Matches: 2

Values Matches: 4

insufficient resources, confusion

41%+. Critical situation requiring leadership changes to avoid organisational failure.

Cultural Entropy: 20%

Limiting Values: 2

Summary April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Personal & Current Culture Alignment

3 or more. People are able to bring themselves to work.

1-2. People are somewhat able to bring themselves to work.

0. People are not able to bring themselves to work. Look to blue values in Desired Culture for guidance, if any.

Current & Desired Culture Alignment

6 or more. Excellent, strong, healthy culture.

4-5, good. Group is on the right track.

2-3, fair. Group is somewhat on the right track. More work needs to be done.

0-1, poor. Group is unhappy or frustrated, wants to see changes or take a new direction.

0. This group does not operate from the basis of fear.

1-2. May be some element of fear behind how decisions are made or how people are managed.

0-10%. Healthy functioning.

11%-20%. Some problems requiring careful monitoring.

21%-30%. Significant problems requiring immediate attention.

31%-40%. Serious situation requiring immediate leadership intervention and changes.


insufficient resources (L) 23 1(O)

caring 22 2(R)

commitment 20 5(I)

community involvement 19 6(S)

compassion 19 7(R)


enthusiasm 15 5(I)

human rights 14 7(S)

confusion (L) 13 3(O)


wisdom 19 7(I)

compassion 18 7(R)

accountability 16 4(R)

cooperation 16 5(R)

cross group collaboration 16 6(O)


long-term perspective 14 7(O)


holistic thinking 13 7(O)

shared vision 13 5(O)

Values Plot April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

I = IndividualR = Relationship

Black Underline = PV & CCOrange = PV, CC & DC

Orange = CC & DCBlue = PV & DC

P = PositiveL = Potentially Limiting (white circle)

O = OrganisationalS = Societal

Matches

PV - CC 4CC - DC 2PV - DC 3

Cultural Entropy:Current Culture

20%

compassion 25 7(R)

creativity 24 5(I)

humour/ fun 20 5(I)



caring 16 2(R)

enthusiasm 16 5(I)

integrity 16 5(I)

wisdom 16 7(I)

positive attitude 15 5(I)

Level Personal Values (PV) Current Culture Values (CC) Desired Culture Values (DC)

7

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5

4

3

2

1

IRS (P)=7-2-1 IRS (L)=0-0-0 IROS (P)=2-2-0-4 IROS (L)=0-0-2-0 IROS (P)=2-3-4-1 IROS (L)=0-0-0-0




Personal Values

CTS = 62-21-17

Cultural Entropy = 0%

Values Distribution April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Positive Values

Potentially Limiting Values

Current Culture Values


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Cultural Entropy

Personal Values Current Culture Values


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Transformation

Common Good

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1%

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This depicts the number of potentially limiting values per level in the Current Culture that were chosen by the survey

participants. These represent all the potentially limiting values that were chosen and so may not be included in the top ten

values on the Values Plot. Potentially limiting values are found only at levels 1, 2 and 3. This is a reflection of the degree of

disorder within a system.

Level Potentially Limiting Values (Votes) Cultural Entropy %

3

confusion (13)long hours (11)hierarchy (7)

silo mentality (7)power (5)

information hoarding (4)bureaucracy (3)unfocused (2)

8% of total votes

2

self-absorbed (8)blame (7)

internal competition (4)manipulation (4)

empire building (1)

4% of total votes

1

insufficient resources (23)caution (7)control (6)

job insecurity (5)cost reduction (3)exploitation (2)

short-term focus (2)greed (1)

8% of total votes

Total 125 out of 600 20% of total votes

Cultural Entropy Table April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

This level of cultural entropy reflects

issues requiring cultural or

structural adjustment.

It is important to reduce the level of

cultural entropy to improve

performance.

Cultural Entropy Report


Current Culture Votes Desired Culture Votes Jump

wisdom 2 19 17

shared vision 1 13 12

accountability 6 16 10

cross group collaboration 7 16 9

spirituality 6 14 8

listening 4 12 8

openness 3 11 8

open communication 2 10 8

long-term perspective 7 14 7

honesty 3 10 7

professionalism 0 7 7

A value jump occurs when there are more votes for a value in the Desired Culture than in the Current Culture. Listed below

are the values with the largest increase in votes. The values in bold are represented in the Desired Culture.

Values Jumps Table April 7, 2014Copyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre

Values Jumps


Personal Values Current Culture Values Desired Culture Values

Positive Values DistributionCopyright 2014 Barrett Values Centre April 7, 2014

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

Desired Culture Values accountability

cooperation

spirituality

shared vision

cross group collaboration

wisdom

compassion

global thinking

long-term perspective

holistic thinking

Values Jumps professionalismopenness

honesty

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