Worldview Shift in the Australian & New Zealand's Workforces

Analysis of the shifts in priorities, of people in the Australasian workforce, in relation to the Self-Preservation, Security and Family/Belonging value clusters, see below, shows an interesting change since September 11.

As you can see in the chart, after September 11 people placed significantly higher priority on Self-Preservation and Security than anytime in the ten years before the event. A shift in people's world-view to one of fear and uncertainty would explain the increased priority on Self-Preservation and Security. Interestingly, in 2006, people's Self-Preservation and Security priorities returned to their pre-September 11 levels suggesting people are no longer "buying" the politically driven world-view of fear.

A permanent world-view change seems to have occurred as a result of September 11. The priority people are currently placing on  Family/Belonging values is significantly higher than anytime before September 11. This suggests people are turning to family, and relationships with others, to give them the security and certainty in life which September 11 temporarily took away from them.

This is just a my interpretation, what do you think?

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Co-ordinator, Minessence Group

On a completely different tack...

The first stage of the Minessence Learning Centre opened this year. The concept is to locate the Centre in a bush setting, using buildings such as "barns" and cottages, so as to be consistent with the pioneering values which are central to Minessence Group activities. Below are a couple of photos from the event.

The "Barn" - Lower floor is workshop space - Upper floor is office space

Inside the "Barn" - the Workers: from left to right Paul Chippendale (planning, carpentry & painting), John Tangney from Atlanta USA (painting), Josh Nye (floor tiling), Susan Chippendale (floor tiling), Jason Chippendale (floor tiling and property clearing), Jeremy Rasmussen (property clearing)