The study of movement from self-authoring to self-transformative order of consciousness

Balas Rant, Melita (author)

The main purpose of this paper is to unpack the phases and properties of developmental movement from Kegan’s self- authoring order of consciousness to the self-transformative order of consciousness. This investigation of movement from the self- authoring to the self-transformative order of consciousness starts with the analysis of Steiner’s (1984/1999) work from the perspective of consciousness development, followed by introspective qualitative research on the movement from the self- authoring to the self-transformative order of consciousness. The research method merged a grounded theory approach with 3rd person introspection. The year of data gathering was 2017 on the Quara.com platform. The object of research were people that self-qualified as self-transformative adults who had undergone the process of self-transformation (n=36). The paper presents the results of empirical analysis in the form of diachronic and synchronic models that depict the movement from the self-authoring to the self-transformative order of consciousness. The research empirically confirms that this movement is the most challenging evolutionary move. The results of the research can be useful for people who are moving from the self-authoring to the self-transformative stage, as well as professionals who assist them in this developmental move.

• Language: English
• Keywords: enterprises, leadership, management, orders of consciousness, anthroposophy, subject-object theory, self-transformation, 3rd person introspection
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: EF - School of Economics and Business
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 29 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 21, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134962
• UDC: 005.3
• ISSN on article: 1554-0790
• COBISS.SI-ID: 91683587
• Publication date in RUL: 14.02.2022

BALAS RANT, Melita, 2021, The study of movement from self-authoring to self-transformative order of consciousness. Integral leadership review [online]. 2021. Vol. 21, no. 1. [Accessed 11 April 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=134962

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• Title: Integral leadership review
• Publisher: LeadCoach
• ISSN: 1554-0790
• COBISS.SI-ID: 91676931

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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• Licensing start date: 21.12.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: podjetje, vodenje, management