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System
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Primary Existence Issue
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Leadership
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Spirituality
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Characteristic
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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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| System 1 | Physical survival | Non-existent leadership | Little or none | Aimless wandering | driven to survive | driven by immediate necessities |
| System 2 | Personal safety among unseen powers | little hierarchy | immanence/mystery of God | spiritual rituals | respects spiritual realities | little freedom for self-determination |
| System 3 | Physical safety among hostile human powers | "tough" boss at top of hierarchy | respects God for his power and might | defiant, plays to win, fights | can withstand oppresssion | becomes undisciplined easily |
| System 4 | Moral, social stability in immoral world | follows leaders of integrity and morality almost unquestioningly | reveres transcendent God | idealistic, strong moral codes, diligent work | builds strong community | legalistic, bureaucratic, motivates with guilt and fear |
| System 5 | Personal success and achievement | wants leaders who make things happen | God as friend and guide | self-improvement, energetic, seeks new ideas | inventive, innovative | may sacrifice relationships |
| System 6 | Relationships of intimacy and mutual support | flat organizations with empowerment | God as healer and reconciler | care for others | promotes stronger society | may disparage tradition |
| System 7 | Averting polarization | dispersed decision making | God as great integrator | "big picture" views, long range emphasis | anticipates change | can miss people and details in the long focus |
| System 8 | genuine oneness, even with the environment | collaboration holistically | God as being behind all being | transcultural, transethnic | thinks globally about impact of actions | esoteric, impatient |
