Humanity is Stuck in Development — Civilization’s Critical Evolution to the “Watershed Stage” in Ego Development Theory

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Quick Housekeeping:

• All content comes from Susanne Cook-Greuter’s original work here: Nine Levels Of Increasing Embrace In Ego Development: A Full-Spectrum Theory Of Vertical Growth And Meaning Making (cook-greuter.com).
• I’ve paraphrased her original quotes (as little as possible), added bold for emphasis/skimmability, and organized content in my own way.
• You will see a perspective image for each stage. Here’s the legend for how to understand it:

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Introduction:

• Population at Each Stage

Conventional Stages:

• Overview
• Conventional Stage 3/4: Skill-Centric / Self-Conscious / Expert
• Conventional Stage 4: Self-Determining / Conscientious / Achiever

Postconventional Stages:

• Overview (“Watershed”)
• Postconventional Stage 4/5: Self-Questioning / Individualist / Pluralist