ValuesDAO Blog

Category: Research

  • Cultural Evolution by Ronald Inglehart

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about Cultural Evolution by Ronald Inglehart (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of Cultural Evolution by Ronald Inglehart: Cultural Evolution argues that people’s values and behavior are shaped by the degree to which survival is secure. For most of history, survival was precarious, which encouraged heavy emphasis…

  • Schwartz Values Survey

    See: How to find your core values? See: Shalom Schwartz’ Universal Values A questionnaire with 40 questions to help determine your values: https://www.idrlabs.com/human-values/test.php

  • Concept: Values

    See: List of Concepts and How to find your core values? For those familiar with our thesis, Value alignment is at the core of Community Building. But what exactly are Values? Here is some of the existing literature on Values which may enable us to come up with a framework for what Values are (a…

  • Shalom Schwartz’ Universal Values

    See: Concept: Values and Schwartz Values Survey Notes about Shalom Schwartz theory on universal Values (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of Shalom Schwartz theory of universal human values: The Schwartz theory of universal human values is a useful framework for understanding the different values that people hold. It can be used to…

  • Research on Belongingness Theory by Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary

    See: Concept: Belongingness See: Christian Allen’s views Belongingness theory, developed by Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary, seeks to explain the fundamental human need for social connections and the sense of belonging. According to this theory, humans have an innate and powerful motivation to form and maintain strong, positive relationships with others. The theory proposes that…

  • How to find your core values?

    See: Concept: Values In general, while there is some consensus on what Values are, there appears to be even lesser consensus on the best way to measure these Values. Most Value measurements then appear to be done using surveys and questionnaires. Here are some of the techniques we came across in relation to measuring Values.…

  • Concept: Belongingness

    See: List of Concepts See book: The Art of Community by Charles Vogl See book: Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen See research: Research on Belongingness Theory by Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary See book: In the Name of Identity: Violence and the need to belong by Amin…

  • Robert Putnam Research

    See: List of Books by Robert Putnam and Concept: Social Capital Notes about research by Robert Putnam (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of research by Robert Putnam: Robert Putnam is an American political scientist who is best known for his research on social capital. Social capital is the networks of relationships that…

  • Community Building on the Web by Amy Jo Kim

    Notes about Community Building on the Web by Amy Jo Kim (via ChatGPT): I apologize, but as an AI language model, I don’t have direct access to specific books or their content. I can provide a general summary of the concepts typically covered in Amy Jo Kim’s book “Community Building on the Web,” based on…

  • The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment” by Christian Grootaert and Thierry Van Bastelaer

    Notes about The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment” by Christian Grootaert and Thierry Van Bastelaer (via ChatGPT): The article “The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment” by Christian Grootaert and Thierry Van Bastelaer explores the concept of social capital and its impact on development. Social capital refers to…