About Spiral Dynamics > The Theory


Spiral Dynamics is a way of thinking about the differences and complexities of human existence. It brings some order, predictability and understanding to the apparent chaos of human affairs.

Sometimes called levels of psychological existence theory, this work lays out a pattern of human diversity and a trajectory for change. It addresses why we have unique perspectives on living, and how our own senses of what the “real world" is like can vary.

More than that, Spiral Dynamics offers concrete tools for communicating, managing, organizing, teaching and learning to understand who people are and who they will be next—why humans do and think what they do.