Dimensional thinking and doing

Chapter 1 - Worldview

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Welcome to the 'dimensional thinking and doing' page

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It is only here that everything comes together. Continues triangulation (between action, evaluation and what is possible) is the best way not to fall into the biased thinking trap.

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Key take-aways

We create layers of experiences from what is important (interests - why) and valuable (values - how) to us at every moment of our lives.

They are the two primary dimensions.

1. Interest, the active dimension, spans
   1. from autonomy
   2. to participation.
2. Values, the second one, spans
   1. from coherence
   2. to connectedness.
3. In turn, the layers they create, constructs a third dimension we can use to create new layers from (= emergence)
   1. competencies
   2. to our relevant goals.

How this works is best explained by the theory of constructed emotions.

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Deep dive

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Action (by thinking and doing) is the result of:

On the one hand,

• Personal interests
  1. How did I become who I am?
  2. What's the matter with the world? (What's going on around me?)
  3. How do we solve it? It's solvable!

supported by

• Trustworthy behaviour (contains and includes)
  1. Autonomy: what can I do?
  2. Connectedness: how can I relate to what?
  3. Competencies: do I have the necessary capacities?

on the other hand,

• Social interests
  1. Why is there an opportunity to invent & advance together?
  2. How will we make it work?
  3. What drives the use?

supported by

• Responsible behaviour (contains and includes)
  1. Participation: will I hold myself accountable for our endeavor?
  2. Coherence: does my behaviour create unity?
  3. Relevance: is what I do relevant for us and for the future?

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(Brief) overview

The grids hereafter only depicts a tiny part of the vast amount of layers you, and we together, create throughout our life.

In most cases, when we are focused on a specific topic, we are (only) aware of the horizontal connections in the grid. Still, we are unaware of the vast vertical consequences connected to the case.

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Contextual

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	1- Why	2-How	3-What
	Interests	Values	Goals
	Active dimension	Evaluative dimension	Potential dimension
	From what is important for me to what is important for us.	From what has meaning to me to what is the meaning for us	From my competencies to the relevance of actions for the bigger situation
CONTEXTUAL
	Bio-Sphere	Social-Sphere	Techno-Sphere
Michael Muthukrishna	Genes	Culture	Context
	Specialisation	Cooperation	Competition
	Possibility	Desirability	Feasability
BIOLOGICAL
	Autopoiesis	Allostasis	Homeostasis
	A systems-theory concept describing living organisms as self-producing, self-maintainingentities. It focuses on the autonomy of a system to continuously regenerate its components and organisation (e.g., cellular repair, metabolism).	Achieves stability through proactive adjustments of physiological set points in response to stressors (e.g., cortisol release during stress). It emphasizes adaptability and anticipatory regulation to meet changing demands.	Maintains stability by regulating internal conditions (e.g., body temperature, pH) within narrow ranges through reactive, negative feedback loops. It prioritizes equilibrium and resists deviations from set points.
Primary goal	Sustain self-organisation	Adapt to stressors	Maintain equilibrium
Mechanism	Self-referential processes	Predictive regulation	Reactive feedback loops
Temporal focus	Long-term organisational integrity	Medium-term adaptation	Immediate stability
	Ensures the system’s ongoing capacity to perform both by maintaining its organisational boundaries and functions.	Adjusts core variables dynamically	Stabilises core variables
CULTURAL
	Pace e.g. in musicː slow <> fast e.g. in lifeː reaction speed to the environment	Dynamics e.g. in musicː soft <> loud e.g. in lifeː impact size compared to the environment	Depth: e.g. in musicː simple <> virtuoso e.g. in lifeː relevance compared to the environment
Jan Terlauw	How did I become who I am?	What's the matter with the world?(What's going on around me?)	How do we solve it? It's solvable!
William MacAskill	Contingencyː If the intended action had not occurred, how short-lived would the world have been in this state (if at all)? (Contingency represents the extent to which a state depends on a small number of specific actions.)	Persistenceː How long will this condition last once it is established? (How long does the condition last once it has been established?	Significanceː What is the average added value of achieving a certain state? (The average value added by bringing about a given state)
		SCARF	COMPASS
		Sː STATUS: Our importance to others and feeling like we matter	Cː Collective brain thinking
		Cː CERTAINTY: Our ability to understand expectations and calculate the future	Oː Off the beaten path
		Aː AUTONOMY: Our sense of control, freedom and personal power	Mː Magpie strategy – steal like a magpie with a prepared mind and intellectual arbitrage
		Rː RELATEDNESS: Our safety and connection with others, friend or foe	Pː Paradox of diversity
		Fː FAIRNESSː Clear expectations in all situations	Aː Adjacent possibilities
			Sː Social beats smart
			Sː Sharing is critical
SOCIETY
	Politics	Ethics	Economics
Politics	Power	Thruth	Knowledge
Max Weber	Power	Status	Economical class
	Why is there an opportunity to invent / advance / ...?	How will we make it work?	What drives the use?

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Personal

	1-Why	2-How	3-What
	Interests	Values	Goals
	Active dimension	Evaluative dimension	Potential dimension
	From what is important for me to what is important for us.	From what has meaning to me to what is the meaning for us	From my competencies to the relevance of actions for the bigger situation
PERSONAL
Inner focus
Temperament	Prestige	Pleasure	Payment
Temp. - Trust	Autonomy	Connectedness	Competencies
Temp. - Responsibility	Participation	Coherence	Relevance
Emotions	Worries and concerns. What stands in your way?	Resources and skills. What would be the best way for you to contribute ?	Hopes and goals. What do you want to accomplish?
	Hedonic evaluation focuses on pleasure or pain, how something makes you feel in the moment. Eating a chocolate chip cookie might seem good in this sense because of its delicious taste, regardless of other considerations.	If you evaluate something in Moral terms – based on what’s right or wrong, and rooted in social norms and values – your judgment is likely to become loaded with emotion and feel more extreme. Moral concerns can make someone more committed to their evaluation, as well as less tolerant of people who hold different views.	Pragmatic: weighing the practical costs and benefits. For example, in the pragmatic sense, carpooling might seem like a good thing because it saves money and reduces the mileage on your vehicle.
Cognition	Defence	Diplomacy	Development
Cognition	Patterns	Principles	Processes
Other focus
Integrity	Biological	Psychological	Legal
Behaviour	Courage	Compassion	Curiosity
Psychology	Cognitive dissonance	Fundamental attribution error	Base-rate neglect
Philosophy (Ernst Fehr)	Beliefs	Preferences	Constraints
Philosophy - Brain	Striking and beautiful	Right and good	Correct
Outer focus
Experiential	Self-conscious	Socially aware	Environmentally aware
Experiential	Self confidence	Self appreciation	Selfknowledge
Experiential	Insight	Lucidity	Perspective
Cultural embedding - History	Fire	Campfire. Joint meals	Culture transfer. Formation of groups and societies

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Organisational

	1-Why	2-How	3-What
	Interests	Values	Goals
	Active dimension	Evaluative dimension	Potential dimension
	Why is there an opportunity to invent / advance / ...?	How will we make it work?	What drives the use?
ORGANISATIONAL
Action	Strategy - Corporate futuring	Organisational futuring	Market awareness - Innovation awareness - Customer experience
The telegraph	The battery	The electromagnet	Cables
Railroad	The steam engin	High-strength steel	The telegraph, essential for coordinating operations
Car	Petroleum refining	The gasoline engine	The assembly line
Shopping centre	Centralized cost-effective manufacturing that provide low-cost (instead of craft-made) products	Railroads that enabled low-cost distribution of goods	Mass production of pulp paper enabling massive volumes of catalogs to be produced and distributed at low cost
Air conditioning	The electric motor	The centrifugal compressor	The distribution of cheap electricity
IBM computer	The silicon transistor	The magnetic tape	Computer logic (software)
Cellphone technology	The lithium battery	Microprocessors	LCD screen
Amazon	The internet	Data centres	The smartphone
Logistic chain	Platform economy	WWW, AI, 5G	Need for predictable, transparant and efficiënt supply chains

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