Create a new world community.

using the eight major cultural values. The eight categories and tendencies. Remember that the more pluralistic or loose the culture the more likely the individuals will not all share the same values. You might want to view them as a continuum. Your view could move along the continuum in one direction or another.

When you say that your new world community would have a certain value orientation, please be so kind as to demonstrate how the value might be acted upon or carried out by providing specific examples. We want to be able to see what is going to happen if we follow your design.location, population, religion, and government Eight value tendencies

Basic value orientations

I. Individualistic --------------------------------------------------Collectivistic

If individualistic, what are the top values such as freedom, personal equality, hedonism etc?

If collectivistic, what are the top values such as harmony, face-saving, respect for parents wishes, etc?

Who is more important the individual or the group?

Where does the sense of identity come fromself or group?

Who are the in-group and out-groups in this world?

II. Small power distance-----------------------------------------large power distance

How is power distributed in different relationships in the family, school and work?

Do children speak their own mind? Or do they obey parents and not talk back?

In the work place, does the boss consult in a democratic way with everyone or does the boss tell people what to do?

III. Weak uncertainty avoidance-------------------------------Strong uncertainty avoidance

Would there be high mobility in relationships with multiple partners or more stable relationships? Are job and career change high or is job stability valued?

Is risk taking encouraged? Or, are clear policies and procedures in place?

Is there a value placed on new ideas and ways of doing things?

Is conflict positive or avoided?

IV. Masculine--------------------------------------------------------------Feminine

Is there a respect for the environment and Mother Nature?

Is there an overlap in roles and flow between the two?

Is there a balance between life and work?

Is there an orientation toward achievement, success, profit and business performance?

Universal question values

V. Doing--------------being-in-becoming-------------------------------Being(What is meaningful in culture?)

What is a worthwhile way to spend time?

What are different groups trying to achieve?

Are the goals spiritual or material?

Is there a sense of aliveness in the moment?

VI. Self-over nature-----------self-with-nature----------------------self-under-nature

(What is view of destiny of person in relation to nature?)

Are the people mastering or trying to control nature? Do they build roads, dams etc

Are the people living in harmony with nature and respecting it?

Do the people believe in predestination and fatalism?

Is nature a powerful force that is beyond control?

What is the locus on control? Do people belief that they control themselves or are controlled by external forces?

VII. Future-----------------here-and-now----------------------------Past

(What is the orientation toward time?)

Do the people plan with short to medium range goals?

Is there a value on history and wisdom of ancestors?

Do the people live to the fullest in the moment?

VIII. Private space-----------------------------------------------------Communal Space

(What is space defined and used?

Is there more private space or communal space?

Is personal space well defined with more distance between people or are

people closer together, more crowded with less space between?

How is in-group and out-group space defined and defended?

Please provide more than a label. Demonstrate how the value might be played out with examples. For example, if x were to happen, then the members of this community might let it pass or not speak their mind.