Human Commonalities

Common Human Features

• Individual Commonalities• Group Commonalities

Individual HumanCommonalities Model

1. Physical and Physiological

2. Pleasure and Pain3. Survival4. Territorial5. Power

6. Safety7. Belonging8. Consciousness9. Self-actualization10.Spiritual

Ten Dimensions

#10. The Spiritual Dimension

#10. The Spiritual Dimension

#10. Spiritual Dimension

Group Commonalities and the Five Currents

1. Relationship with Nature: Ecosystem Currents2. Ways of Living:

Techno-Economic Currents3. Human Networks: Social Currents

4. Establishing Order: Political Currents5. Human Expressions: Cultural Currents

Human Commonalities and Ecosystem Currents

Ecosystem Currents1. Geographic location2. Environment3. Human populations4. Natural populations5. Human and nature

interaction

Human Commonalities1. Survival needs2. Need to grow food

Human Commonalities and Techno-Economic Currents

Techno-Economic Currents1. Daily life2. Economic systems3. Technology4. Exchange and trade5. Patterns of labor

Human Commonalities1. Need for food, shelter,

sleep, and water2. Horticulture sense3. Need for comfort4. Survival needs

Human Commonalities and Social Currents

Social Currents1. Groups and

institutions2. Family3. Gender roles4. Prestige and social

status5. Socialization and

education

Human Commonalities1. Sexual /reproduce needs2. Need to belong3. Cooperative sense4. Need to share/reciprocate5. Compassion6. Need for love7. Friendship8. Self respect9. Kinship ties

Human Commonalities and Political Currents

Political Currents1. Political systems2. Forms of leadership3. Customs, rules/laws

and punishment4. Migration and

interaction5. Conflict/cooperation

and warfare

Human Commonalities1. Drive for power,

mastery, control2. Conflict3. Sense of territoriality4. Needs for safety and

security5. Need for stability

Human Commonalities and Cultural Currents

Cultural Currents1. Worldview and

ideology2. Spirituality and religion3. Communication4. Identity and belonging5. Aesthetic expression

Human Commonalities1. Sense of rhythm2. Aesthetic sense3. Identity4. Need language and

communication5. Sense of belonging6. Need self-actualization7. Spiritual sense

Environment

Hot RegionsWet RegionsHigh Regions

Cold RegionsDry RegionsLow Regions

Eco-system Currents: Environment

Techno-Economic CurrentsDaily Life

Social Currents: Family

Political Currents: Conflict

Cultural Currents: Religion