Stories from Nations

A Vision for Change

How can decision-making reflect our core human values ?

What does it take for leaders to integrate a value-inspired vision in national policies?

The questions

VALUES ARE A SHORTHAND METHOD of describing what is important to us individually and collectively at any given moment in time.

What Are Values?

Why Did We Choose These Seven Values?

ForgivenessEmpathyTrustTransparencyOpennessFairnessAccountabilityEqualityFreedom

Stages of Psychological Development

Surviving: Staying alive and healthy in the best possible conditions.

Conforming: Keeping safe and secure by staying loyal to your family, kin and culture.

Differentiating: Distinguishing yourself from the crowd by honing your skills and talents.

Individuating: Letting go of the aspects of your parental and cultural conditioning that no longer serve you.

Self-actualizing: Becoming more fully who you are by leading a values- and purpose-driven life.

Integrating: Aligning with others who share the same values and purpose to create a better world.

Serving: Fulfilling your destiny by caring for the well-being of humanity and/or the planet.

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What We Value at Each Stage of Development

Surviving: Staying alive and healthy in the best possible conditions.

Conforming: Keeping safe and secure by staying loyal to your family, kin and culture.

Differentiating: Distinguishing yourself from the crowd by honing your skills and talents.

Individuating: Letting go of the aspects of your parental and cultural conditioning that no longer serve you.

Self-actualizing: Becoming more fully who you are by leading a values- and purpose-driven life.

Integrating: Aligning with others who share the same values and purpose to create a better world.

Serving: Fulfilling your destiny by caring for the well-being of humanity and/or the planet.

Financial stability, wealth, employment opportunities, health and safety.

Open communication, friendship, loyalty, caring, recognition, tradition, rituals.

Pride, productivity, efficiency, quality, professional growth, confidence, excellence.

Freedom, equality, accountability adaptability, continuous learning, personal growth, balance, adventure, courage.

Trust, fairness, honesty, integrity, openness, transparency, enthusiasm, commitment.

Collaboration, alliances, environmental awareness, personal fulfilment, empathy.

Social responsibility, social justice, wisdom, compassion, humility, forgiveness, ecology.

Evolution of Societal Consciousness

Development as Survival

Development as Safety

Development as Power

Development as the Evolution of Human Values

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Physical Evolution

Democratic Values

Development as the Evolution of Human Well-Being

Democratic Values: Moving from Freedom to Trust

Bonding of nations to form a cohesive group structure

Trust

Transparency

Openness

Fairness

Accountability

Equality

Freedom

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Empathy

Forgiveness

Progress in Democratic Values in UK, US and Sweden

Nation Value Story Teller Facilitator

Austria Trust Matthias Strolz Andrea Lechner

Iceland Equality Óttarr Proppé Unnsteinn Jóhannsson

Malawi Empathy Masankho Kamsisi Christophe Horvath

Nepal Transparency Kul Gautam Mark Milton

Portugal Fairness Rosario Farmhouse Jean-Christophe Bas

Saudi Arabia Openness Amal Al-Moallimi Patrice Brodeur

South Africa Freedom Anastasia Bukashe Karen Goldberg

Sri Lanka Forgiveness Dishani Jayaweera Scilla Elworthy

Environment Accountability Polly Higgins Brigitte van Baren

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