Looking through De Bono’s book, “The Six Value Medals”, I’m finding some very useful material for my work with communities discerning their shared core values. In particular, I’m finding material here that addresses the deep concerns of people who have been through company value clarification exercises that only focused on organisational values or paid only lip service to human values.
In this book De Bono takes a similar approach to his work on “Six Thinking Hats” and “Six Action Shoes”. Using “Six Value Medals” helps people look at their values again and again, developing a healthy depth to the bases of their shared decisions.
The six value medals:
Gold – human values – values that affect people
Silver – organisational values – related to the purpose of the organisation
Steel – quality values – related to intended direction
Glass – values of innovation, simplicity and creativity
Wood – environmental values – impact on environment, community and others
Brass – perceptual values – how might it be seen?
De Bono finishes with an exploration of values conflict. How do we make decisions when it is clear that some values will need to be sacrificed or diminished in significance?
Edward de Bono’s authorised web site is at www.edwdebono.com