I would quite simply like to share this message from Richard Barrett of RBA. I recently attended the part 1 practitioner course in Cultural Transformation Tools – it’s a values assessment tool for individuals, teams, and organisations - it was one of the most enlightening courses I’ve attended. Nicola Smith.

Message from Richard Barrett
We live in very interesting times.  The old belief structures are crumbling.  The pain is mounting for those who live in fear and self-interest.

We are exactly where we need to be. The pain heralds a new era - the era we have been waiting for. It is a time for all conscious individuals to rejoice. As Leonard Cohen sings - there is a reason why there is a crack in everything...it is to let in the light.

It is becoming abundantly clear that we cannot solve our current problems of existence with the same levels of consciousness that we created them.
But the pain had to be felt in the rich countries before it could be remedied in the poor.

What we are witnessing is the beginning of a global species shift from level 3 to level 4 consciousness in the Barrett Model.

For this to happen, we had to totally deconstruct the paradigm of greed and self-interest that has characterised the past 50 years by doing away with the arrogance of assumed privilege that has permeated the rich nations and affluent societies of the world - both financiers and politicians.

We must move beyond nationalism. We must move beyond self-interest.  We must individually and collectively embrace the common good. We must move beyond short-term thinking to consider the impact we are having on future generations. We must move beyond being the best in the world to becoming the best for the world.
We are learning that we live in a web of connectivity that goes beyond national boundaries. We are learning that sovereignty has no meaning in an interconnected world.  We either come together as a species in a field of common values to make the concept of humanity palpable, leaving behind our national identities or we will remain separated by our beliefs and allow the suffering to deepen into chaos and mayhem.

It is going to get much worse before it gets better.  But, I say again, rejoice in this pain. Rejoice in the crumbling of the old era, because from the ashes of this so called modern civilization we will create a new world built on level 4 principles - the principles of equality, empowerment, accountability, responsibility, and continuous learning.  We must create a values-driven society. Beliefs always separate. Values always unite.

Just as atoms learned how to bond together to form molecules, and molecules learned how to cooperate to create a higher order entity called a cell; and just as cells bonded together to create organs, and organs learned how to cooperate to create a human being, so now it is time for human beings to learn how to bond together in democratic nations, and for those nations to learn how to cooperate with each other to create a new higher entity called humanity.

Thankfully, we are ready. We have the models and the tools to make the evolution of consciousness, conscious.  The world is calling you at this time to make a difference in the world.
Please feel free to share this message with your friends.

Richard Barrett
Founder and Chairman of the Values Centre