Mindscape Analysis of MTS1 Survey Results
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Magoroh Maruyama spent 25 years developing the concepts for the MTS1 "Mindscape" types. Different scripts of our daily life are manifestations of the our underlying mindscape type. There are four types, as summarized in Table 1.
Table 1 - Four Basic Mindscape types
|
H–Type |
I-Type |
S-Type |
G-Type |
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Homogenistic Hierarchical Classification Universalist Sequential Competitive Zero-sum Opposition Extension One truth |
Heterogenistic Independent Random Individualistic No order Unique Negative-sum Separation Caprice Subjectivity |
Heterogenistic Interactive Pattern-maintaining Mutualist Simultaneous Cooperative Positive-sum Absorption Stability Poly-ocularity |
Heterogenistic Interactive Pattern-generating Mutualizing Simultaneous Cogenerative Positive-sum Unfolding Evolution Poly-ocularity |
Defining Mindscape Conceptual Terms: Ocularity – refers to visual experience; polyocularity is viewing several perspectives; Homogenistic means one-logic; Heterogenistic means several logics occur; Universalist is belief in a universal or general principle that applies to social situations; Mutualist is defined as opposite or individualistic (all for self) or Universalist (universe rules over us); Sequential is step by step linear processing; Simultaneous means there multiple processes occur simultaneously and can interact; Unfolding means emergent or evolving; Absorption is the result of deviation-counteractive forces such as socialization or institutionalization.
In a given organiztion there are multiple mindscape types, and perhaps a dominant organizational mindscape. "In a given cuture during a given historical period, some type may become powerful and official, and the powerful type may change from period to period" (Maryuyama, 2001: 65).
Table 2: Four Types of Mindscape Systems