Towards a Mindful Society: To be presente at a conference in Sweden on June 26 in Tallberg.

1. Towards a Mindful Society
Mindfulness, Values and Global Transformation

2. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
www.valuescentre.com
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WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
A SELF-DEVELOPMENT (AND THERAPEUTIC) TECHNIQUE
FOR CULTIVATING PRESENT MOMENT SELF AWARENESS.
YOU BECOME THE OBJECT OF YOUR AWARENESS.
WHO IS THE YOU THAT IS OBSERVING THE SELF?

3. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
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MINDFULNESS IS NOT AN END IN ITSELF.
IT IS A MEANS TO AN END.
MINDFULNESS SUPPORTS HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT BY FACILITATING
PERSONAL MASTERY AND SOUL ACTIVATION.

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WHAT IS PERSONAL MASTERY?
LEARNING TO OVERCOME THE FEARS OF
YOUR PERSONAL AND CULTURAL CONDITIONING
WHAT IS SOUL ACTIVATION?
SELF-ACTUALIZATION—BECOMING FULLY WHO YOU ARE—
OPERATING WITH AUTHENTICITY AND INTEGRITY …
LEADING A VALUES-DRIVEN AND PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE

5. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
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WHAT DOES A MINDFUL SOCIETY LOOK LIKE?

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A Mindful Society
Continuous improvement
Environmental protection
Strict moral/religious codes
Political rights
Education
Nature conservancy
Shared vision
Information availability
Shared values
Contentment
Current CultureBhutan
2008
Cultural
Entropy
4%
PV-CC = 1
CC-DC = 6
Development as the
Evolution of Human
Consciousness
(Focus on GNH)

7. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
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WHAT DOES A NON-MINDFUL SOCIETY LOOK LIKE?

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A Non-Mindful Society
Current Culture
Bureaucracy
Corruption
Blame
Uncertainty about the future
Wasted resources
Materialistic
Crime violence
Unemployment
Conflict/aggression
Military strength
USA
2010
Cultural
Entropy
58%
PV-CC = 0
CC-DC = 0
Development as
Economic Growth

9. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
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Swedish Society (Evolution of Current Culture)
Unemployment
Bureaucracy
Uncertainty
Freedom of speech
Wasted resources
Materialistic
Blame
Peace
Short-term focus
Educational opportunities
2013
Entropy 47%
Unemployment
Bureaucracy
Freedom of speech
Uncertainty
Materialistic
Wasted resources
Blame
Peace
Crime/violence
Educational opportunities
2012
Entropy 43%
Unemployment
Bureaucracy
Freedom of speech
Uncertainty
Materialistic
Blame
Wasted resources
Peace
Financial stability
Environmental awareness
2011
Entropy 42%
Freedom of speech
Bureaucracy
Unemployment
Peace
Wasted resources
Environmental awareness
Democratic process
Blame
Human rights
Uncertainty
2010
Entropy 34%
2009
Entropy 31%
Freedom of speech
Peace
Bureaucracy
Unemployment
Human rights
Democratic process
Environmental awareness
Uncertainty
Wasted resources
Nature conservancy

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CULTURAL ENTROPY IN SWEDEN …
31%
34%
42% 43%
47%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A Society that is becoming increasingly disconnected.

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WHAT IS CULTURAL ENTROPY?
CULTURAL ENTROPY is a measure of the level of anxiety/fear/
unhappiness/frustration that people feel about being able to
meet their basic needs and satisfy their growth needs
(get, have or experience what they value)in the
environment/ context in which they live.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SWEDEN IS ALSO
HAPPENING IN THE REST OF THE WESTERN WORLD?
We have a crisis in democracy and a crisis in leadership.
We need a new leadership paradigm.
A shift from “I” to “we,” a shift from “what’s in it for me” to
“what’s best for the common good,” and a shift from “being
the best in the world” to the “best for the world.”

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AT THIS POINT IN OUR HUMAN HISTORY we are witnessing an
unprecedented shift in human values. Millions of people all over the
world are demanding their voices be heard, not just in how our nations
are governed, but also in how our organisations are run.
They want equality, fairness and transparency; they want to be
responsible and accountable for their lives; and, they want to be able to
trust their leaders.
They want to be have pride in their society, and they want their society
to support them in meeting their basic needs and their growth needs.

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National Cultural Entropy Percentages (Europe)
73%
59% 57%
54% 53%
48%
42%
26%
21%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Data from surveys undertaken from 2007 to 2012
Sweden

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National Cultural Entropy Percentages (World)
72%
60%
56% 54%
51%
42% 42% 41%
32%
12%
4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Data from surveys undertaken from 2007 to 2012

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Cultural Entropy (BVC) and Democracy Index (EIU 2011)
54%
21%
42% 42%
21%
32%
48%
59%
56% 57%
73%
51%
54%
41%
4%
12%
0%
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20%
30%
40%
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Democracy Index Cultural Entropy
One might expect nations with a high democracy index to have low cultural entropy, but they do not. Some of the lowest
levels of cultural entropy have been measured in nations classified by the EIU as authoritarian regimes.
Conclusion: There is no relationship between level of democracy and cultural entropy.

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Cultural Entropy and HDI (UN 2011)
42%
56%
32%
42%
26%
54%
21%
53%
57%
48%
59%
41%
59%
12%
4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
0.74
0.76
0.78
0.8
0.82
0.84
0.86
0.88
0.9
0.92
0.94
Human Development Index Cultural Entropy
One might expect nations with a high HDI to have low cultural entropy, but they do not. Some of the highest levels of
cultural entropy have been measured in nations classified by the UN with high levels of HDI.
Conclusion: There is no relationship between Human Development Index (HDI) and cultural entropy.

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WHAT CULTURAL ENTROPY ISN’T CONNECTED TO:
CULTURAL ENTROPY is not related to the level of democracy—UAE
and Bhutan (EIU Democracy Index).
CULTURAL ENTROPY is not related to the level of development
(UN Human Development Index).
CULTURAL ENTROPY is not related to size of country.
You can live in a full liberal democracy with an advanced level of development
in a small or large country and still experience high levels of cultural entropy.

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Cultural Entropy and Trust in Leaders
73%
59%
57%
42%
56%
32%
51%
42%
12%
27%
34% 34%
40%
47%
54%
57%
60%
83%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Italy UK France Australia US Canada Brasil Sweden UAE
Cultural Entropy Trust
There appears to be a relationship between the trust that people
have in their leaders and the level of cultural entropy.
(Based on data from the Edelman Global Trust Barometer )

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WHAT CULTURAL ENTROPY REPRESENTS:
CULTURAL ENTROPY is a direct reflection of the character and quality of
leadership, and the amount of care and attention leaders give to meeting
the needs of the people in their community or nation.
CULTURAL ENTROPY is a reflection of the societal discord
, disconnection, disharmony and results in a lack political engagement.

21. Powerful metrics that enable leaders to measure and manage cultures.
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WE NEED A NEW LEADERSHIP PARADIGM:
TO SURVIVE AND PROSPER in the twenty-first century we will need a
new leadership paradigm, one that embraces the global common good
rather than individual self-interest.
THE NEW LEADERSHIP PARADIGM will require our leaders to set aside
their narrow political and personal self-interests and embrace a
collaborative approach based on values-driven decision-making that
supports the well-being of everyone; not just the elites and privileged
members of our society, but the poor, the elderly, the disenfranchised and
the disadvantaged.

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WE NEED A NEW SET OF LEADERS …
WHO ARE NOT ONLY FOCUSED on their own personal evolution but
also support the evolution of consciousness of the citizens who make up
our society—supporting citizens in their individuation and self-
actualization.
WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DO THIS THROUGH
THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS.

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Stages of Human Psychological Development
Surviving: Meeting your physiological needs by
staying alive and keeping healthy.
Conforming: Keeping safe and nurtured by staying loyal to
your family, kin and culture.
Differentiating: Finding ways to separate yourself from
your peers by excelling at what you do best.
Individuating: Letting go of the aspects of your personal and
cultural conditioning that stop you from being who you really are.
Self-actualizing: Aligning fully with who you are so you can
become all you can become. Finding meaning and purpose
Integrating: Aligning with others who share your
purpose or vision to create a better world.
Serving: Fulfilling your destiny by using your
gifts to give back to the world.
MINDFULNESS
EGO
DEVELOPMENT
SOUL
ACTIVATION

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DEMOCRACY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE IN THE WESTERN WORLD BECAUSE
IT HAS NOT YET FOUND A WAY TO MANAGE THE SHIFT THAT IS
OCCURRING IN HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS:
THE INDIVIDUATION AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION OF THE MASSES
WE WILL ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE CAN SHIFT FROM OPERATING
AS MULTIPLE INDIVIDUATED “I’S” FOCUSED ON OUR OWN SELF-
INTEREST TO MULTIPLE SELF-ACTUALIZED “I’S” EMBEDDED IN A
SINGLE SOCIETAL “WE,” ALL WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
MINDFULNESS CAN FACILITATE THIS SHIFT
From mass Individuation to mass Self-Actualization