Defining Values

42. Equality

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Hall/Tonna Descriptor: Experiencing one's self as having the same value and rights as all other human beings in such a way that one is set free to be that self and free others to be themselves. This is the critical conscience of the value of being human.

Existing Online: To experience yourself as having the same value and rights as all other human beings in such a way that you are set free to be yourself and to free others to be themselves

Proposed: Experiencing equal value and rights to other human beings so you are free to be yourself and allow others to be themselves

New Label: Equality - Old label: Equality / Liberation

Final: To acknowledge equal value and rights of all people so that everyone experiences freedom to be themselves.

23. Leadership/New Organization

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Hall-Tonna Definition:
This value label was changed by Brian Hall from Corporation/New Order to Corporation/Stewardship and defined as: "Leading and developing a new organization or transforming an existing one. " Also, "The skills, capacity and will to create new organizational styles or to improve present institutional forms in order to creatively enhance society."

Existing Online: The innovative design of new organizational or institutional forms which, if implemented, would creatively enhance society.

Rationale: We need to discuss what we mean by this value to effectively distinguish it from Construction/New Order which is currently defined as: To initiate and develop a new form of institution for the purpose of creatively enhancing society.
New Label: Leadership/New Organization Old Label: Corporation/New Order
Final: Leading/developing a new organization or transforming an existing one.

123. Workmanship/Quality

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existing
To create products or works of art to enhance the world and our life in it

suggestion
To create products or works of art to enhance the world and life in it

New Label: Workmanship/Quality Old label: Workmanship/Craft/Art

Final: Gaining satisfaction and pride from quality workmanship.

122. Work

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existing
To have the skills and rights enabling you to produce a minimal living for yourself and your family.

suggestion
To have the skills and rights that allow you to provide for yourself/family.

New Label: Work Old label: Work/Labour

Final: To have the skills, confidence and desire to engage in productive work.

119, Wonder/Awe/Fate

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existing
To be filled with marvel, amazement and awe when faced with the overwhelming grandeur
and power of your physical environment. To feel that, at times, things are out of your hands and fate rules.

suggestion
To be filled with wonder and amazement at the overwhelming impressiveness of a physical environment.

or

To feel, when overwhelmed by the impressiveness of a physical environment, that, at times, fate rules.

Final: To have overwhelming feelings of marvel and fear when faced with the awe-inspiring power and mystery of nature.

118. Unity/Control

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existing
To create harmony and agreement in an institution to the end of achieving efficiency, order, loyalty and conformity to established norms.

suggestion
To create harmony and agreement as a way of achieving efficiency, loyalty and compliance

New Label: Unity/Control Old Label: Unity/Uniformity

Final: Establishing and maintaining efficiency, order, loyalty and conformity to established norms.

117. Unity/Diversity

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Brian's Original: Recognizing and acting administratively on the belief that an organization is creatively enhanced by giving equal opportunity to persons from a variety of cultures, ethnic backgrounds and diverse training.

existing
To value groups, organisations, society and the ecosystem, that have a diversity of membership. To value biodiversity.

suggestion
To appreciate the singleness of groups, organisations, society and the ecosystem, that have a diversity of membership.

Related Values:

Collaborative Individualism: Commitment to a group and its purpose in order to simultaneously maximize both individual independent action and interdependent cooperation.
Biodiversity: Advocacy pertaining to the preservation of diversity -- plants, animals, language, cultures

Final: Creatively enhancing organisations by unifying diverse groups and ensuring equal opportunity to persons from a variety of cultures, ethnic backgrounds and experience.

116. Wisdom

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existing
The intense pursuit and discovery of ultimate truth above all other activities. To seek the wisdom that stems from understanding a set of universal principles that govern all things.

New Label: Wisdom Old Label: Truth/Wisdom/Integrated Insight

Final: To seek the wisdom that stems from understanding a set of universal principles that govern all things.

113. Territory/Security

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existing
To make provision for physically defending your property, state, or nation.

suggestion
To have what you need to physically defend your property, state, or nation.

Final: Doing whatever it takes to defend your property, state, or nation.

112. Technology/Science

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existing
Systematic knowledge of the physical or natural world and practical applications of the knowledge through the construction of devices and tools.

suggestion
To have systematic knowledge of the physical or natural world and practically apply this knowledge to the building of devices and tools

Final: Applying one's scientific knowledge of the world to the creation of technologies, including devices and tools.

110. Peer Support

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existing
To be sustained in both joyful and difficult times, by persons similar to yourself.

suggestion
keep as is

New label: Peer Support Old Label: Support/Peer

Final: To be sustained in both joyful and difficult times by one's peers.

109. Social Affirmation

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existing
Personal respect and validation, arising from the support and respect of your peers, which is necessary for your growth and success.

suggestion
To gain personal respect and self affirmation from the endorsement of your peers

or
To gain the personal respect and self affirmation required for your growth and success, from the endorsement of your peers

Final: Seeking personal respect and validation through the support and respect of significant others.

107. Sharing/Listening/Trust

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existing
To actively and accurately hear and sense another's thoughts and feelings. To express your own thoughts and feelings in a climate of mutual trust and confidence in each other's integrity.

suggestion
To express your thoughts and feelings and hear and sense the thoughts and feelings of another, in a climate of mutual trust.

Final (no change): To actively and accurately hear and sense another's thoughts and feelings. To express your own thoughts and feelings in a climate of mutual trust and confidence in each other's integrity.

106. Service/Vocation

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existing
To use your unique gifts, skills and abilities to contribute to society through your occupation, business, profession or calling.

suggestion
To use your unique gifts, skills and abilities to contribute to society.

Label: To use your unique gifts, skills and abilities to contribute to society through your career, profession or calling.

105. Sexuality

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existing
To gratify your sensual desires and fully express your sexuality.

suggestion
To fulfil your sensual desires and fully express your sexuality.

New Label: Sexuality Old Label: Sensory Pleasure/Sexuality

Final: Being able to fully express one's sexuality.

104. Security

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existing
To have a safe place or relationship where you experience protection and freedom from cares and anxieties. A place you find comforting to have.

suggestion
To have what you require, materially and socially, to be protected and free from cares and anxieties.

or

To have what you require to experience protection and freedom from cares and anxieties.

Final: To have a safe place or relationship where you experience protection and freedom from cares and anxieties.

103. Search/Meaning

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existing
The inner longing and curiosity to integrate your feelings, imagination and knowledge in order to discover your unique place in the world. To search for "your place in the scheme of things".

suggestion
to pursue the integration of your feelings, imagination and knowledge as a way of discovering where you 'fit' and what you can contribute to the world

New Label: Search/Meaning Old Label: Search/Meaning/Hope

Final: The inner longing and curiosity to integrate your feelings, imagination and knowledge in order to discover your unique place in the world.

102. Safety/Survival

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existing
To avoid personal injury, danger, or loss, and to do what is necessary to protect yourself in adverse circumstances.

suggestion
Final: kept as is

101. Accountability/Rule

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existing
To have each person openly explain or justify their behaviour in relation to established codes of conduct, procedures, standards, etc.

suggestion
To have each person answerable to established requirements and openly justify their behaviour in relation to those requirements

New Label: Accountability/Rule Old Label: Rule/Accountability

Final: To be held accountable to established rules, codes of conduct, procedures, standards, etc.

99. Rights/Respect

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existing
To respect the rights and property of others as I expect them to respect me and mine.

suggestion
To have consideration for the rights and property of others and expect the same consideration in return

Final (no change) : To respect the rights and property of others as I expect them to respect me and mine.

98. Responsibility

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existing
To be personally accountable for, and in charge of, a specific area or course of action in your group or organisation.

suggested
To be answerable for, and in charge of, a specific area or course of action in your group or organisation.

Final (No Change): To be personally accountable for, and in charge of, a specific area or course of action in your group or organisation.

96. Relaxation/Renewal

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existing
A diversion from physical or mental work which reduces stress and provides a balance of work and play as a means of realising your potential.

suggested
To unwind from physical or mental work in ways that give you a sense of calmness

New Label: Relaxation/Renewal Old Label: Relaxation

Final: To unwind from physical or mental work in order to reduce stress and renew energy, so you are better able to realise your potential.

94. Property/Control

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existing
To accumulate property, and exercise personal control over it, for your security and to meet your basic physical and emotional needs.

suggested
To accumulate hold onto property, for your security and to meet your essential physical and emotional needs.

Final: To accumulate and manage property to meet your physical needs and your need for security.

93. Productivity

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existing
To feel energised by generating and completing tasks and activities. To be keen to achieve the goals set for you by others and to live up to their expectations.

suggested
To achieve the goals set for you by others, by completing the required tasks and activities

Final: To be energised by generating and completing tasks and activities, and keen to meet/exceed set goals and expectations.

92. Status/Image

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existing
To have a physical appearance which: reflects your success and achievement; gains the
esteem of others; and promotes success.

suggested
To have the symbols and appearance of wealth and success to gain the admiration of others.

New Label: Status/Image Old label: Prestige/Image

Final: To have the necessary status symbols and appearance to gain the admiration/acceptance of others.

90. Presence/Being

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existing
To be there for another person in such a way that, through your own self-knowledge and inner wisdom, they are able to perceive themselves with increased clarity.

suggested
To be there for another person in such a way that, they have greater awareness of themselves and their situations

New Label: Presence/Being Old label: Presence/Dwelling

Final: To be there for another person in such a way that increases their self knowledge and awareness.

49. Fantasy/Play

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Existing
To experience your personal worth through unrestrained imagination and personal amusement.

Suggested
To experience personal significance through unrestrained imagination and personal amusement.

Final: To seek personal worth through unrestrained imagination and personal amusement.

89. Organized Play

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existing
To engage in an undirected, spontaneous pastime or diversion from the anxiety of daily life. To "recharge your batteries" through playful activities.

suggested
To "recharge your batteries" by engaging in impromptu diversions from anxieties of daily life.

New Title: Organized Play Old Title: Play/Recreation

Final: Engaging in organized sports or recreational activities.

88. Pioneerism/Progress

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existing
To introduce and originate creative ideas for positive change in organisations and other social systems. To provide the framework for implementing them.

suggested
To originate and introduce creative ideas for positive change in organisations and other social systems and provide a framework for implementing those ideas

New Label: Pioneerism/Progress Old label: Pioneerism/Innovation

Final: Pioneering new ideas (including technology) for societal change and providing the framework for realising them.

87. Sensory Pleasure

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existing
To delight in the joy of experiencing the stimulation of all the senses of your body, e.g. having a massage, sunbathing, taking a spa bath, etc.

suggested
To take pleasure from experiencing the stimulation of all the senses of your body.

New Label: Sensory Pleasure Old label: Physical Delight

Final: To derive pleasure from experiencing sensual stimulation of your body.

86. Personal Authority/Integrity

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existing
To be in the position of being able to honestly express your full range of feelings and thoughts in a straight forward, objective manner. To command authority in your area of expertise.

suggested
To give yourself permission to honestly express your full range of feelings and thoughts in a straight forward, dispassionate way

New Label: Personal Authority/Integrity Old label: Personal Authority/Honesty

Final: To command authority through your knowledge and integrity.

85. Patriotism

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existing
To honour your country through personal devotion, love and support.

suggested
To be devoted to your country

New Label: Patriotism Old Label: Patriotism/Esteem

Final: To honour and be devoted to your country.

84. Ownership

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existing
Personal and legal possession of skills, decisions, and property that gives you a sense of personal authority.

suggested
To have moral and or legal ownership of what is required to give you a sense of personal control/confidence.

Final: To have moral and/or legal control of skills, decisions and assets that conveys authority.

83. Mutual Compliance

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existing
To be mutually and equally responsible for establishing and complying to a common set of rules and guidelines in a group.

suggested
To take shared responsibility for establishing and adhering to a set of group rules and guidelines

New Label: Mutual Compliance Old Label: Obedience/Mutual Accountability

Final: To take shared responsibility for establishing and adhering to a set of rules and guidelines.

81. Mutual Accountability

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existing
To maintain a reciprocal balance of tasks and assignments with others so that everyone is
answerable for their own area of responsibility.

suggested

To ensure the tasks and activities required to have people answerable for their areas of responsibility are shared with everyone involved

New Label: Mutual Accountability Old Label: Mutual Responsibility/Accountability

Final: To maintain a reciprocal balance of tasks and assignments with others so that everyone is answerable for their own area of responsibility.

82. Obedience

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existing
Dutiful and submissive compliance with moral and legal obligations established by parents, civic or religious authorities.

suggested
To comply with moral and legal obligations established by parents, civic or religious authorities.

New Label: Obedience Old Label: Obedience/Duty

Suggestion: To have moral and or legal control of skills, decisions and assets that conveys authority

Final: Dutiful compliance with moral and legal obligations established by authorities.

78. Membership/Organization

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existing
To take pride in belonging to and functioning as an integral part of an organisation, foundation, establishment, etc.

suggested
To take pride in belonging to and having a role in an organisation

New Label: Membership/Organization Old Label: Membership/Institution,

Final: To take pride in belonging to and having a role in any form of organization.

80. Organizational Mission

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established
To establish organisational goals and execute long term planning that takes into consideration the needs of society and how the
organisation contributes to those needs.

suggested
To consider societal needs when setting goals for the organisation and in the development and implementation of longer term plans for achieving those goals.

New Label: Organizational Mission Old Label: Mission/Objectives

Final: To define and pursue an organization's mission in such a way that the organisation is beneficial to its people and society.

77. Management

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existing
To control and direct personnel in a business or institution for the purpose of optimal productivity and efficiency.

suggested

To control and direct people in order to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.

Statement: "Managing a group of people so as to increase their productivity and efficiency"

Final: To control, delegate to, and direct people in order to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.

75. Loyalty

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existing
To see as important the strict observance of promises and duties to those in authority and to those in close personal relationships.

suggestion
To place importance on the fulfilment of promises and obligations

New Label: Loyalty Old Label: Loyalty/Fidelity

Final: The strict observance of promises and duties to those in authority and to those in close personal relationships.

74. Limitation/Celebration

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existing
To recognise that your limitations are part of the framework for exercising your talents. To have the ability to laugh at your own imperfections.

suggestion
To have the capacity to laugh at your in-abilities and recognise them as a trade off for your abilities

Final: To recognise that your limitations are a natural part of exercising your talents. To have the ability to laugh at your own shortcomings.

73. Limitation/Acceptance

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existing
To give positive acceptance to the fact that people have weaknesses and limitations.
To see their limitations as a necessary consequence of their strengths.

suggestion
to positively accept that what people are not good at, is a trade off for what they are good at

alternative
To positively accept peoples' weaknesses and recognise them as being a natural result of their strengths

Final: To positively accept that we all have limitations.

72. Self Actualisation

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existing
To experience and express the totality of your being through spiritual, psychological, physical and mental exercises with the goal of developing your full potential.

suggestion
To experience and express who you truly are, through spiritual, mental and physical exercises

alternative

To develop your full potential by experiencing and expressing who you truly are, through spiritual, mental and physical exercises

New Label: Self Actualisation Old Label: Life/Self Actualisation

Final: To develop your full potential through spiritual, mental and physical practices.

70. Law/Rule

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existing
To live life by the rules. To govern your conduct, action and procedures by the established legal system.

suggestion
To follow, without question, the rules and regulations of an established legal/political system.

Final (no change): To live life by the rules. To govern your conduct, action and procedures by the established legal system.

69. Law/Guide

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existing
To see authoritative principles and regulations as a means for creating your own criteria
and moral conscience, and questioning those rules until they are clear and meaningful to you.

suggestion
To use your own standards and moral conscience, to interpret existing rules and regulations and govern your actions

Final: To use your own standards and moral conscience; interpreting existing rules and regulations to guide your actions.

66. Just Global Distribution

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Existing
To elicit inter-institutional and governmental collaboration to help provide the basic life
necessities for the poor in the world.

suggestion
To stimulate collaboration within and between organisations and governments to provide those in need, of basic life necessities

Initiating statement: "Ensuring an equitable global distribution of basic life necessities"

New Title: Just Global Distribution Old Label: Justice/Global Distribution

Final: To initiate action and collaboration within and between organisations and governments, in order to provide those in need with basic life necessities.

61. Integration/Wholeness

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existing
To organise your personality (mind and body) into a co-ordinated, harmonious totality.

suggestion
To bring your mind and body together as one

Final: To harmonise mind, body and spirit.

60. Independence

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existing
To think and act for yourself in matters of opinion, conduct, etc., without being subject to external constraint or authority.

suggestion
To be free to think and act for yourself, unrestricted from external constraint or authority.

Final: To be free to think and act for yourself, unrestricted by external constraint or authority.

59. Human Rights

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existing
To create the means for every person in the world to experience their basic right to life-giving resources such as: food, habitat, employment, health and a minimal practical education.

suggestion
To create the means for everyone to have access to adequate life-giving resources.

suggest label change to 'human rights'

New Label: Human Rights Old Label: Human Rights/World Order

Final: To create the means for every person in the world to experience their basic right to life-giving resources such as: food, habitat, employment, health and a minimal practical education.

57. Honour

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existing To have high respect for the worth, merit or rank of those in authority, e.g. parents, superiors or national leaders.

suggestion To have high regard for the status of those in charge

maybe a label change to 'Respect' Honour doesn't seem to fit either existing or suggested descriptor

Final: To have high regard for the worth, merit or rank of those in authority.

55. Health/Well-Being

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existing To have a soundness of mind and body that flows from meeting your emotional and physical needs through self-awareness and disciplined preventive measures.

suggestion To experience overall well-being through self-awareness and living healthily

New Label: Health/Well-Being Old Label: Health/Healing/Harmony

Final: To practise self-awareness and healthy living in order to have physical and emotional well-being.

56. Hierarchy/Protocol

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existing To have a methodical, harmonious arrangement of persons and things, ranked above one another, in conformity with established standards of what is good and proper within an organisation.

suggestion To have structured and prioritised planning of people and property within an organisation that meet established organisational standards

New Label: Hierarchy/Protocol Old Label: Hierarchy/Propriety/Order

Final: To have a methodical, arrangement of persons and things, ranked above one another, in conformity with established standards of what is good and proper within an organisation.

54. Organisational Growth

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existing To creatively enable an organisation to develop and expand.

suggestion To creatively enable an organisation to change and grow potential label change to 'Expansion'

New Label: Organisational Growth Old Label: Growth/Expansion

Final: To creatively enable an organisation to change and grow

53. Generosity

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existing The desire to share your unique gifts and skills with others as a way of serving humanity without expecting anything in return

suggested To unconditionally share your talents and skills as a way of serving humanity.

New Label: Generosity Old label: Generosity/Service

Final: To unconditionally share your resources, talents and skills as a way of serving others.

51. Friendship

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existing To have friends to share things with on a day-to-day basis.

suggested keep existing descriptor. Not sure if it needs belonging in the label

New Label: Friendship/Belonging New Label: Friendship

Final: To have a circle of close friends.

50. Food/Warmth/Shelter

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existing To have adequate physical nourishment, warmth and comfort and a place of refuge from the elements.

suggested To have shelter from the elements and adequate nourishment and comfort.

Final: To have sufficient food, warmth and shelter.

46. Expressiveness/Joy

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existing To share your feelings and fantasies so openly and spontaneously that others feel free to do the same.

suggested To share your feelings and fantasies so honestly and naturally that others feel free to do the same.

New Title: Expressiveness/Joy Old Title: Expressiveness/Freedom/Joy

Final: Sharing thoughts and feelings openly, joyfully and spontaneously.

44. Equity/Rights

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existing To have an awareness of the moral and ethical claim of all persons (including yourself) to legal, social and economic equality and fairness plus a personal commitment to advocate this claim.

suggestion To be aware of and support the rights of everyone to legal, social and economic equality

Final: To support and or advocate the rights of everyone to fair treatment as well as legal, social and economic equality.

41. Endurance/Patience

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existing To bear difficult and painful experiences, situations or persons with calm stability and perseverance.

suggestion To (suffer) (stand up to) (experience) difficult and painful encounters or circumstances with calmness and perseverance.

note. bracketed words are various options

Final: To meet and accept difficult and painful circumstances with calmness and perseverance.

39. Efficiency/Planning

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existing To plan processes and activities which, when implemented, will make the best possible use of available resources.

suggested To plan systems and activities that will maximise available resources.

Final: To plan systems and activities that will maximise the use of available resources.

37. Education/Certification

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existing To complete a formally prescribed course of learning and to receive a certificate of accomplishment.

suggested To receive certified recognition, for completing a formal course of learning.

Final (no change): To complete a formally prescribed course of learning and to receive a certificate of accomplishment.

35. Financial Success

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existing To attain favourable and prosperous financial results in business through effective control and efficient management of resources.

suggested To achieve profitable financial results through the effective and efficient control and management of resources

New Label: Financial Success Old Label: Economics Success

Final: To achieve financial success through the effective and efficient control and management of resources.

34. Financial Security

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existing To accumulate physical wealth in order to be secure and respected.

suggested To accumulate material wealth in order to be secure and respected.

New label: Financial Security Old title: Economics/Profit

Final: To accumulate financial wealth in order to be secure.

33. Duty

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existing To closely follow established customs and regulations out of dedication to your peers and a sense of responsibility to institutional codes.

suggestion a sense of duty to follow customs, regulations and institutional codes.

or to follow customs, regulations and institutional codes out of a sense of duty to colleagues.

New Label: Duty Old Label: Duty/Obligation

Final: To follow customs, regulations and institutional codes out of a sense of duty.

31. Dexterity/Coordination

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existing Sufficient harmonious interaction of your mental and physical functions to perform basic instrumental tasks.

suggestion to have the mental and physical ability to perform essential tasks

Final To have the mental and physical ability and coordination to effectively perform physical tasks.

28. Design/Pattern/Order

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existing To have an awareness of the natural arrangement of things. To use this awareness to create new arrangements through the application of the arts, ideas or technology;e.g. architecture.

suggested To create new structure and arrangements through the application of the arts, ideas or technology;

Final: Using systems thinking to create new patterns/structures in organisations, the arts, ideas, technology, etc. -- e.g. fashion, architecture.

27. Decision/Initiation

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existing To take personal responsibility for beginning a creative course of action. To act on your conscience without external prompting.

Suggested Taking self responsibility for initiating a course of action

Final: Taking personal responsibility for setting direction and initiating action.

24. Hospitality/Courtesy

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existing To treat others, and be treated by them, in a polite, respectful, friendly and generous manner.

suggestion To experience mutual, respect and kindness

Label change from: courtesy/hospitality to Hospitality/Courtesy

Final: To treat others, and be treated by them, in a polite, respectful, friendly and hospitable manner.

17. Congruence

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existing To experience and express your feelings and thoughts in such a way that what youcommunicate externally to others, is the same as what you experience internally.

suggestion to express your thoughts and feelings in a way that communicates what you are truly experiencing

Final: One's words, actions and deeds are in alignment with espoused beliefs. (Walk the talk. Practise what you preach.)

128. Biodiversity

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existing Concern for the maintenance of a diversity of plant and animal life on this planet

suggested Concern for the preservation of diverse plant and animal life on this planet

Final Advocacy for to the preservation of diversity -- plants, animals, language, cultures.

127. Animal Rights

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existing Concern for the rights and well-being of animals and/or plants

suggestion Concern for the rights and well-being of animals

Final: Concern for the rights and well-being of animals.

5. Affection

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existing: To express fondness or devotion through physical touch.

suggestion: to physically express fondness and or enthusiasm

Left as is because: This value is in the security cluster which is about physical/material comfort. It is a satiable value more akin to a basic human need than a value.

Final (No Change): To express fondness or devotion through physical touch.

2. Achievement

2008-08-20T10:58:00.005+10:00

Existing: To accomplish something noteworthy and admirable in your work, education, or your life in general.

Suggestion: To accomplish something that is personally significant/meaningful

Reason for leaving as is: this value is in the organisation cluster. It's as much about achieving or exceeding expectations imposed by others as it is about meeting personal goals.

Final (no change): To accomplish something noteworthy and admirable in your work, education, or your life in general.

63. Self Interest/Control

2008-08-20T10:48:00.005+10:00

Existing: To restrain your feelings and control your personal interests for the purpose of physical survival in this world.

Suggestion: Physically survive by holding back your personal feelings and interests

New Label: Self Interest/Control Old label: (Self) Interest/Control

Final: To attempt to control the world around you in order to ensure personal survival.

Values Remaining to be Reviewed

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(Self) Interest/Control, Achievement, Affection, Animal Rights, Bio-Diversity, Congruence, Courtesy/Hospitality, Decision/Initiation, Design/Pattern/Order, Dexterity/Coordination, Duty/Obligation, Economics/Profit, Economics/success, Education/Certification, Efficiency/Planning, Endurance/Patience, Equity/Rights, Expressiveness/Freedom/Joy, fantasy/Play, Food/Warmth/Shelter, Friendship/Belonging, Generosity/Service, Growth/Expansion, Health/Healing/Harmony, Hierarchy/Propriety/Order, Honour, Human Dignity, Human Rights/World Order, Independence, Integration/Wholeness, Justice/Global Distribution, Law/Guide, Law/Rule, Life/Self Actualisation, Limitation/Acceptance, Limitation/Celebration, Loyalty/Fidelity, management, Membership/Institution, Mission/Objectives, Mutual Responsibility/Accountability, Obedience/Duty, Obedience/Mutual Accountability, Ownership, Patriotism/Esteem, Personal Authority/Honesty, Physical Delight, Pioneerism/Innovation, Play/Recreation, Presence/Dwelling, Prestige/Image, Productivity, Property/Control, Relaxation, Responsibility, Rights/Respect, Rule/Accountability, Safety/Survival, Search/Meaning/Hope, Security, Sensory Pleasure/Sexuality, Service/Vocation, Sharing/Listening/Trust, Social Affirmation, Support Peer, Technology/Science, Territory/Security, Truth/Wisdom/Integrated Insight, Unity/Diversity, Unity/Uniformity, Wonder/Awe/Fate, Work/Labour, Workmanship/Craft/Art

Global Transformation

2008-08-19T07:39:00.006+10:00

Suggestion: (1) Replace transcendence with Trans-Formation (2) replace it with Co-creation

Reason: (1) Transcendence connotes very esoteric concepts. Trans-Formation would direct people's focus on transitioning from one formation to another. (2) on the other hand, Co-creation draws on the collegial nature of this cluster.

Source: Discussion between Paul & Gunther

New Title: Global Transformation Old Label: Transcendence

Emerging Order

2008-08-19T07:19:00.005+10:00

Suggestion: New Order be replaced with Emergent Order

Reason: New Order is of recent times associated with conspiracy theories. Emergent is associated with systems theory.

Source: Discussion between Paul & Gunther

New Label: Emerging Order Old Label: New Order

124. Faith/Creed/Worship

2008-06-19T12:03:00.005+10:00

Existing; Reverence for and belief in God that is expressed and experienced through a commitment to religious doctrines and teachings.

Suggestion: Reverence for and belief in a greater power that is expressed and experienced through a dedicated spiritual practice.

Rationale: Opens up the value for greater interpretation

New Label: Faith/Creed/Worship Old Label: Worship/Faith/Creed

Final: Reverence for and belief in a greater power that is expressed through a commitment to relevant doctrines, teachings and religious practice.

121. Word

2008-06-19T12:02:00.004+10:00

Existing: The desire to communicate universal truths so effectively that the hearers become conscious of their strengths and limitations and life and hope are renewed for the individual hearer.

Suggestion: The desire to communicate universal truths that raise consciousness and enhance people’s lives.

Rationale: Simpler

Final: The desire to communicate principles of a universal nature so effectively that readers/listeners gain a greater understanding of themselves which uplifts and inspires.

120. Wonder/Curiosity

2008-06-19T12:01:00.002+10:00

Existing: To experience the physical world with marvel and wonder. To seek to learn about and explore it personally.

Suggestion: To investigate and explore the wonders of your physical world.

Rationale: Simpler

New Label: Wonder/Curiosity Old Label: Wonder/Curiosity/Nature

Final: To experience a sense of marvel and wonder through the exploration of nature and the physical world

115. Global Equality

2008-06-19T11:57:00.005+10:00

Existing: To influence through transcending the limitations of the material universe, changes on a global scale that promote greater human equality.

Suggestion: To transcend the limitations of the material universe in order to influence greater global human equality.

Rationale: Simpler

New Label: Global Equality Old Label: Transcendence/Global Equality

Final: To transcend attachment to material needs in order to create a movement for global equality.

114. Tradition

2008-06-19T11:54:00.003+10:00

Existing: To ritualize family history, religious history, or national history in your life so as to enrich its meaning. To pass on traditional ways through ritual and ceremony.

Suggestion: To practice and impart family, religious or national history and rituals as a way to enrich the meaning of life.

Rationale: Simpler

Final: To practise and impart family/cultural history through rituals ceremony or stories.

111. Synergy

2008-06-19T11:52:00.003+10:00

Existing: The harmonious and energizing relationship of persons in a group that results in the group far surpassing (based on the summation of the abilities of its individual members) ability.

Suggestion: The harmonious and energizing relationship of persons in a group that results in the group far surpassing the sum of what could be achieved by all the individuals.

Rationale: simpler?

Final: The energising, creative relationship of people in a group which results in achievements far surpassing the sum of individual contributions

108. Simplicity/Play

2008-06-19T11:50:00.003+10:00

Existing: To deeply appreciate the world combined with a playful attitude toward organizations and systems that people find energizing and positive. To see simplicity in complexity and to be detached from the material world.

Suggestion: To value organizations that recognize the coexistence of simplicity and complexity while generating energetic and positive relationships among people in a creative environment.

Rationale: The current descriptor is confusing to me. I am also uncertain why it is necessary to be detached from the material world and if that is likely in an organization. Perhaps “less attached to the material world”???

Final: To see simplicity in complexity and take a playful attitude towards organizations and systems that is energising and positive.

21. Convivial Technology

2008-06-18T16:41:00.003+10:00

Existing: The application of technology for the benefit of both humanity and the planet.

Suggestion: Change Label to Friendly Technology

Rational: Use of the word Convivial is perhaps not common knowledge?

Final (no change): The application of technology for the benefit of both humanity and the planet.

40. Empathy

2008-06-18T16:39:00.003+10:00

Existing: To reflect on and experience another’s feelings and state of being through quality of presence that has the consequence of them seeing themselves with more clarity.

Suggestion: To identify with another’s feelings and state of being so that they feel understood.

Rationale: I think the purpose of empathy is understanding another; not helping them see themselves with greater clarity.

Final: To deeply relate with others in such a way that they feel understood

Mediate/Negotiate:

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Suggestion: To practice joint problem solving where focus is placed on honest ongoing creative dialogue to discover underlying interests (values) for mutual benefit.

43. Social Equilibrium

2008-06-18T16:37:00.003+10:00

Existing: To maintain a peaceful social environment by averting upsets and avoiding conflicts.

Suggestion: To maintain a peaceful social environment by averting upsets and managing conflict.

Rational: I am not sure if we are trying to identify conflict avoiders or managers???? If it is the former than I am going to suggest a New value Mediate/Negotiate

New Label: Social Equilibrium Old Label: Equilibrium

Final: To do what it takes to maintain a peaceful social environment.

62. Interdependence

2008-06-18T16:35:00.004+10:00

Existing: To value personal and inter-institutional co-operation above individual decision-making.

Suggestion: To value mutual responsibility and decision-making between people to increase global enhancement.

Rationale: Simpler

Final: To value personal and inter-institutional co-operation above individual decision-making.

68. Discovery & Insight

2008-06-18T16:32:00.004+10:00

Existing: To be motivated by the experience of moments of insight in a quest for truth through patterned investigation.

Suggestion: To be motivated by moments of insight in a quest for truth.

Rational: What is “patterned investigation” and does it really matter how one experiences insight?

New Label: Discovery & Insight Old Label: Knowledge/Discovery/Insight

Final: To be motivated by moments of discovery and insight.

71. Skillful Leisure

2008-06-18T16:30:00.005+10:00

Existing: To use your time in a way that requires as much skill and concentration as your work, yet, totally detaches you from work so that your spontaneous self is free to emerge in a playful and contagious manner.

Suggestion: To experience spontaneous ease while engaging in enjoyable activities that require skill and concentration.

- OR -

To engage in enjoyable activities that allow you to detach from the required skill and concentration to become spontaneous and playful.

Rationale: I thought this value had more to do with entering “the zone” than play. I am not certain if that is correct but using spontaneous play in Play/Recreation makes the descriptor a bit confusing??? It needs clarity that maybe someone else can provide.

New Title: Skillful Leisure Old Title: Leisure/Freesence

Final: To become energized by detaching from work and applying skill and concentration to enjoyable activities

76. Global Macroeconomics

2008-06-18T16:28:00.007+10:00

Existing: To manage and direct the use of financial resources at an institution or inter-institutional level. The goal being the creation of a more stable and equitable world economic order.
Suggestion: To create a stable and world economic order through the management of financial resources.

Rationale: Simpler

New Label: Global Macroeconomics Old: Macroeconomics/World Order

Final: To manage and direct the use of financial resources at the inter-organizational level. The goal being the creation of a more stable and equitable world economic order.

95. Prophet/Vision

2008-06-18T16:27:00.005+10:00

Existing: To perceive, with clarity, global issues of: social justice, human rights, the ecology. Etc. To communicate your vision in relation to these issues, in such a lucid manner, that the hearers are empowered by it to take action.

Suggestion: To communicate your insights and visions about social and global issues in such a way as to inspire action in others.

Rationale: Simpler.

Final: To perceive, with such clarity, global issues of social justice, human rights, the ecology, etc. To communicate your vision in relation to these issues in such a compelling way that people are empowered by it to take action.

97. Research/Original Knowledge

2008-06-18T16:25:00.007+10:00

Existing: The systematic investigation and contemplation of the nature of truths and principles that lie behind our experience of reality. The aim is to create new insights and awareness – to see things as no one has before.

Suggestion: The systematic investigation and contemplation of perceptions and principles that lie behind our experience of reality and create new insights.

Rationale: Simpler

New Label: Research/Original Knowledge Old label:Research/Originality/Knowledge

Final: The systematic investigation and contemplation of truths and principles that lie behind our experience of reality to create and communicate original insights.

100. Ritual Communication

2008-06-18T16:23:00.006+10:00

Existing: To use liturgy and the arts as a communication medium for raising people’s critical awareness of social issues.

Suggestion: To use the arts in a public service for raising people’s awareness of social issues.

Rationale: Change the word Liturgy for easier understanding? Only “critical” awareness?

Final: To use symbolic actions and events for raising people’s awareness of social issues.

67. Social Justice

2008-06-16T10:38:00.005+10:00

Online existing: To see every human being as being of equal value and to place a priority on taking a course of action that addresses, confronts and helps correct conditions of human oppression.

Proposed: To value every human being equally and place a priority on taking action to correct oppressive conditions.

Rationale: Simplicity

New Label: Social Justice Old Label: Justice Social Order

Final: To value every human being equally and place a priority on taking action to correct oppressive conditions.

65. Oneness

2008-06-16T10:35:00.004+10:00

Existing Online: To experience the personal harmony that results from a combination of meditative practice, mutual openness and total acceptance of another. The experience leads to new levels of meaning and awareness of truth.

Proposed: Meditative practice, mutual openness and total acceptance of self and others to experience new levels of meaning and truth.

Rationale: Simplicity

New Label: Oneness Old Label: Intimacy/Solitude as Unitive

Final: To gain new levels of meaning and truth by experiencing a sense of union with something greater than the self, through meditative practice, openness and acceptance.

64. Intimacy

2008-06-16T10:33:00.005+10:00

Existing Online: To be able to share yourself fully - thoughts, feelings, fantasies and realities - mutually and freely with another on a regular basis

Proposed: To regularly share your thoughts, feelings, fantasies and realities mutually and freely with another.

Rationale: Simplicity

Final: To regularly share your thoughts, feelings, fantasies and realities mutually and freely with another.

52. Physical Function

2008-06-16T10:30:00.005+10:00

Existing Online: To be able to perform minimal manipulations of your body to care for yourself. To be concerned about the body's internal systems and their ability to function adequately.

Proposed: To be able to physically care for yourself. To be conscious of the body's internal systems and their ability to function adequately.

Rationale: Simplicity

New Label: Physical Function Old label: Function/Physical

Final: To be concerned about your body and its ability to perform basic functions

48. Family/Belonging

2008-06-16T10:27:00.009+10:00

Existing Online: To devote yourself to, or be concerned about, your family. To belong to and be accepted by your family. To have a place to call home.

Proposed: To devote yourself to and be accepted by your family. To have a sense of "home".

Rationale: Is a place to call home physical? Can it relate to "home is where the heart is"??

Final: Having a place or sense of home. To be devoted to people you consider family and to experience belonging and acceptance.