MissionControl Blog

Issue with headings resolved

2012-02-10T07:14:00.001+10:00

The issue with the multipage report headings has been resolved :)

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

Multi Page Report Headings

2012-02-10T06:45:00.001+10:00

There is a a problem with the headings on most multipage reports at the moment. It is been worked on an will be resolved ASAP - Paul

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

New Educational Resources

2012-02-07T12:40:00.001+10:00

A new KeySheet and a new Peripheral have been added ath the Education/AVI Accreditation page of MissionControl. These resources help unfold the Values Tree (to be found in most AVI Reports). The direct links to there resources are:

Note, both are intended to be printed as A3 sized documents.

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

Group Reports: New Feature

2012-01-16T07:46:00.001+10:00

When printing all Group AVI Reports, you can now preselect to have the group summary page produced in priority order (the default is alphabetical order).

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

Free Weekly Values-Centric Webinars

2011-12-01T11:17:00.001+10:00

Please take our survey to indicate which topic you want for Minessence Group's free Wednesday Webinars http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77J7HQR

Thanks, Paul

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

Bug in About Us page

2011-11-28T19:37:00.001+10:00

A bug in generation of the About Us A3 Page: http://www.minessence.net/intranet.aspx?pageurl=AVIAccred/keysheets/aboutus.aspx has been rectified

Thanks, Paul

Note...

Unless using MissionControl at our UK site, you should see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl, otherwise you are not logged in to the latest version.
Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
Apart from using ValScan (which is only available at the UK site)--the mirror site version of MissionControl should only be used in emergencies as there is no guarantee the mirror site is using the latest versions of software.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

Next Minessence Group Free Webinar

2011-11-24T12:44:00.001+10:00

Please record your preferences for webinar topics at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77VW5HK -- Thanks, Paul

Facebook & Twitter

2011-11-16T09:57:00.001+10:00

Live Facebook & Twitter feeds have added to the MissionControl home page. If you want your twitter account linked to the Minessence/ACCL Twitter list please let me know.

New Group Report Available

2011-11-10T08:44:00.001+10:00

The GAVI has at last been ported from the PC to MissionControl. There's still a little fine-tuning to do with it. It may be viewed by clicking display to the right of GAVI at:
http://www.minessence.net/intranet.aspx?pageURL=Reports_Group/ViewAvailableAVIReports.aspx
As usual, you can supply your own cover for this AVI Report

Free Webinar "Using the Repertory Grid to Concretize Values"

2011-11-03T10:26:00.001+10:00

Anyone interested in a free webinar "Using the Repertory Grid to Concretize #Values" next Thursday 7am Australian EST? [See the Knowledge Base Article http://bit.ly/u8QOvb for some background on its use.]
If so, email me at: paul@minessence.net

FAQs

2011-10-29T08:49:00.003+10:00

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page has been added to the Minessence Values Framework [MVF] Knowledge-Base http://bit.ly/tOCxgn

Update to MVF Knowledge-Base

2011-10-22T09:54:00.001+10:00

The Minessence Values Framework [MVF] Knowledge-Base has been updated with answers to questions re how Foundation, Focus and Vision are determined.

Change to Title of Brain-Preference Map

2011-10-14T08:23:00.001+10:00

By popular demand, the Title of the Brain-Preference Map has been restored to its former format, i.e. the outline text is no longer and it has the same format as the title of the Values Map

Client DB Page Alteration

2011-10-13T16:01:00.001+10:00

The client database page has been altered so that the most client responses are ordered from newest to oldest. Also, the default is that only groups active at your AVI WebSite are shown in the drop down list.

Changes to the AVI LifeCycle Navigator

2011-10-11T07:40:00.000+10:00

With new AVI Reports and new Support Resources coming on line, or existing ones being updated, almost weekly these days, the AVI LifeCycle Navigator page now has links to Values-Centric Resources and to examples of all the currently available AVI Reports. Feel free use any of these materials as inspiration to co-develop with the Minessence Group, your own customised Values-Centric Resource or AVI Report.

Software Upgrade: MissionControl Release 5.1 + ALERT!

2011-10-09T16:11:00.001+10:00

ALERT! If you were trying to access resource material from the AVI Accreditation Area of MissionControl any time within a few hours of the MissionControl 5.1 cutover (8:30 am October, 9 AEST) you would have received a server busy message. This issue has now been rectified--sorry for any inconvienience.
Release 5.1 includes a complete re-write of the software which generates the Values Map (VMAP) Report. Previously the software created an image which could be included in a PDF or HTML page. The support for HTML pages has been dropped. The new software now directly creates the VMAP chart as a drawing object within a PDF page. The quality has thus improved both for display and printing. Click here to view the new look VMAP.
With the upgrade of MissionControl 5.0, the format of all AVI Reports were changed. Some only slightly, others had new modules added, and some entirely new reports have been created:

The Setting Meaningful Objectives (SMO) report has had the Top 10 and Glossary pages added.
The Full AVI (FAVI) has had the footer changed to include the date the person completed the AVI.
A new Group Brain-Preference Report (GBPM) has been created (this module is also included in the Group Executive Overview Report (GEOV)).

Software Upgrade: MissionControl Release 5.1

2011-10-09T08:32:00.001+10:00

Release 5.1 includes a complete re-write of the software which generates the Values Map (VMAP) Report. Previously the software created an image which could be included in a PDF or HTML page. The support for HTML pages has been dropped. The new software now directly creates the VMAP chart as a drawing object within a PDF page. The quality has thus improved both for display and printing. Click here to view the new look VMAP.
With the upgrade of MissionControl 5.0, the format of all AVI Reports were changed. Some only slightly, others had new modules added, and some entirely new reports have been created:

The Setting Meaningful Objectives (SMO) report has had the Top 10 and Glossary pages added.
The Full AVI (FAVI) has had the footer changed to include the date the person completed the AVI.
A new Group Brain-Preference Report (GBPM) has been created (this module is also included in the Group Executive Overview Report (GEOV)).

Changes to AVI Report Formats

2011-10-07T09:43:00.001+10:00

With the upgrade of MissionControl, the format of all AVI Reports has changed. Some only slightly, others have had new modules added, and some entirely new reports have been created:

The Setting Meaningful Objectives (SMO) report has had the Top 10 and Glossary pages added.
The Full AVI (FAVI) has had the footer changed to include the date the person completed the AVI.
A new Group Brain-Preference Report (GBPM) has been created (this module is also included in the Group Executive Overview Report (GEOV)).

Of course, as with all reports you can provide your own cover for any AVI report.

Group Overview CRD Report

2011-09-30T10:21:00.001+10:00

An option has now been provided so the GovCRD report can be generated either with values in Alphabetic order or in Priority order

ValScan

2011-09-26T08:55:00.001+10:00

Documents Analysed by the App ValScan are now recorded in a usage log and an email notification sent to the person generating the report.

Hardcopy AVI Input

2011-09-25T14:55:00.001+10:00

This year a couple of Values Consultants have been working with clients in outback Queensland who have no internet access. So, wiith release of MissionControl 5.0, the opportunity was taken to enable the input of people's responses from our legacy hardcopy AVI Questionnaire.

The Questionnaire can be downloaded from: http://www.minessence.net/pdfdocs/avi_questionnaire.pdf and the response sheet from: http://www.minessence.net/pdfdocs/avi_responses.pdf

The MissionControl page to access the data-entry form is: http://www.minessence.net/intranet.aspx?pageurl=/navigation/accredited/AVINavigator.aspx

Re: MissionControl Release 5.0 Has Been Cut-over

2011-09-16T12:28:00.000+10:00

Great work, Paul

Thank you for all you do for us.

Gunther

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On Sep 15, 2011, at 7:14 AM, support@minessence.net wrote:

MissionControl Release 5.0 Has Been Cut-over—15 Sep, 2011
Changes include:

Much of the code has been re-written to increase it's reliability and maintainability.

You can choose whether or not AVI Reports are created for duplex printing.

The energy/culture field map's graphics have been improved.

The copyright footer and page can be edited via the preferences and report management page.

The value-laden statements of the French version of the AVI can be edited via the MVF editor.

Two new reports have been introduced, a Family Culture Inventory and a Group Brain Preference Report (contact Gunther Weil for details).

Self-contained software modules have been created for the various parts of AVI Reports enabling the rapid deployment of new reports.

And there's more...

Note...

If you do not see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl you are not logged in to the latest version. Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.

To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

MissionControl Release 5.0 Has Been Cut-over

2011-09-15T23:14:00.001+10:00

Changes include:

Much of the code has been re-written to increase it's reliability and maintainability.
You can choose whether or not AVI Reports are created for duplex printing.
The energy/culture field map's graphics have been improved.
The copyright footer and page can be edited via the preferences and report management page.
The value-laden statements of the French version of the AVI can be edited via the MVF editor.
Two new reports have been introduced, a Family Culture Inventory and a Group Brain Preference Report (contact Gunther Weil for details).
Self-contained software modules have been created for the various parts of AVI Reports enabling the rapid deployment of new reports.
And there's more...

Note...

If you do not see Intranet1 in the web address of MissionControl you are not logged in to the latest version. Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.
To view previous bulletins, please click here → MissionControl Blog.

Regards, Paul Chippendale, Minessence Group

AVI Website - New Software Has Been Cut-over

2011-08-01T07:36:00.002+10:00

The new AVI Website software has been cut-over.
Changes include:

Much of the code which drives the AVI has been re-written to increase it's reliability and maintainability.
Your clients can choose whether they want US or AU/UK English statements (You can choose the default from MissionControl).
The log in page has been "tidied up".
The code selection page and contact details page now properly display the font colours you chose at MissionControl. The code selection process now has no default, an active choice is mandatory.

AVI Website - New Software Cut-over This Weekend

2011-07-30T08:30:00.002+10:00

Following a few weeks of testing, the new AVI Website software will be cut-over this weekend. What's different:

Much of the code which drives the AVI has been re-written to increase it's reliability and maintainability.
Your clients can choose whether they want US or AU/UK English statements (You can choose the default from MissionControl).
The log in page has been "tidied up".
The code selection page and contact details page now properly display the font colours you chose at MissionControl.

AVI Update Cut-over -- This Weekend

2011-07-30T08:24:00.001+10:00

Following a few weeks of testing, the new AVI Website software will be cut-over this weekend. What's different:

Much of the code which drives the AVI has been re-written to increase it's reliability and maintainability.
Your clients can choose whether they want US or AU/UK English statements. You can choose the default from MissionControl
The log in page has been "tidied up".
The code selection page and contact details page now properly display the font colours you chose at MissionControl.

The Capability, Will & Focus Model

2011-07-22T08:42:00.002+10:00

Two new articles have been added to the reading material at this page: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAccred/AVIAccreditation.aspx . Both of these articles discuss the theory which inspired the Capability, Will & Focus model used in some AVI Reports. The article by Paul Tosey and Peter A.C. Smith, "Assessing the Learning Organization", inspired the development of the AVI's Cultural Field and Energy Field Maps.

Developing Empathetic Skills

2011-07-08T09:33:00.002+10:00

The latest values education resource for Values Consultants has been added at: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAccred/Exercises/Worldviews/ValueMeValueYou.aspx

Values Education Resource Updates

2011-06-28T17:08:00.002+10:00

With the release of new the Minessence Values Frameworks: MVF 2010_AU/UK & MVF 2010_US, I've been updating the educational resources we use as part of the Values Consultant Accreditation process.
These resources are located at: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAccred/AVIAccreditation.aspx
I've made it so the values used in each exercise conform to the MVF you have chosen at the user's preferences page.
If you have a template for an exercise you use regularly with clients, send it to me (one with values on it and the other without) and I'll add it to the resources in such a way it uses the correct values for the MVF appropriate to your client (see: http://www.facebook.com/Minessence.Group#!/note.php?note_id=146655352025604 for the merrit of separating form and function).

Report Format Updates

2011-06-15T01:25:00.002+10:00

Thanks to Gunther Weil of Value Mentors for supplying a new graphic for the Brain Preference Map (BPM). The software which creates the BPM has been completely re-written. The text can now be changed without need for a programmer--i.e. it is now linked to one of the MVF Editor Apps. The new format BPM is generated when your AVI Report Preferences are set to use MVF 2010_AU or MVF2010_US; the old BPM will display otherwise.
The only way to link the Group Overview CRD Report to the new MVF was to re-do it from scratch. It's now a three page PDF. It works with all versions of the MVF.
If you have not already done so, please select the required MVF from the AVI Report Preferences Page: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAdmin/accredited/AVIReportPreferences.aspx
Also, at the AVI Preferences Page, please make sure you enter your contact details for the Copyright Page of the multi-page AVI Reports [more...]. Note: with no personal preferences, Copyright Page text defaults to the contact details of the Minessence Group.

AVI Report Preferences Page

2011-06-09T21:57:00.002+10:00

If you have not already done so, please select the required MVF from the AVI Report Preferences Page: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAdmin/accredited/AVIReportPreferences.aspx
Also, at the AVI Preferences Page, please make sure you enter your contact details for the Copyright Page of the multi-page AVI Reports [more...]. Note: with no personal preferences, Copyright Page text defaults to the contact details of the Minessence Group.

Minessence Values Framework [MVF] has been cutover

2011-06-07T19:36:00.005+10:00

The new Minessence Values Framework (MVF) is now operational. You can select, from MissionControl, whether your AVI Reports are produced using MVF 2010 or pre-2010. You can also choose between US or AU/UK English.
The Values Framework page at MissionControl produce resources to support the MVF Version you have chosen.
Select the MVF you wish to use from the new AVI Report Preferences Page: http://www.minessence.net/intranet/AVIAdmin/accredited/AVIReportPreferences.aspx
The MVF will be owned by the Minessence International Cooperative which is in the final stages of establishment--see: http://bit.ly/mnz91i
You will find that when you log on to MissionControl you are now taken to http://www.minessence.net/intranet which is a different site from the previous version, so any bookmarks you have used before will now be obsolete.

Minessence Values Framework [MVF]

2011-05-31T19:31:00.001+10:00

This week the new Minessence Values Framework (MVF) will go live! You will be able to select, from MissionControl, whether your AVI Reports are produced using MVF 2005 or MVF 2010. You will also be able to choose between US or AU/UK English.
The Values Framework page at MissionControl will enable to produce resources to support MVF2005, MVF2010_AU, MVF2010_UK, and MVF2010_US versions. The Spanish version, MVF2010_ESP, will be completed later this year.

The MVF will be owned by the Minessence International Cooperative which is in the final stages of establishment--see: http://bit.ly/mnz91i

May 2011 Briefing

2011-05-31T19:25:00.001+10:00

This week the new Minessence Values Framework (MVF) will go live! You will be able to select, from MissionControl, whether your AVI Reports are produced using MVF 2005 or MVF 2010. You will also be able to choose between US or AU/UK English.
The Values Framework page at MissionControl will enable to produce resources to support MVF2005, MVF2010_AU, MVF2010_UK, and MVF2010_US versions. The Spanish version, MVF2010_ESP, will be completed later this year.
The MVF will be owned by the Minessence International Cooperative which is in the final stages of establishment--see: http://bit.ly/mnz91i

Minessence International Cooperative

2011-05-28T10:55:00.001+10:00

As was flagged last year, the Minessence Group is in the process of being re-structured into a Coop. The Minessence International Cooperative will be a professional organisation of members who are accredited to use the Minessence Values Framework.
Links to the following documents have been added to our Values & Vision page: (1) The draft rules of the Coop. (2) A leaflet explaining what coops are, and (3) an overview of the Minessence Values Framework (MVF).

Bug Fix--CFM Report

2011-05-18T13:32:00.002+10:00

If you had not supplied a banner for the Energy Field Map (EFM) an error message was displayed and you were unable to print the EFM. The software for the EFM App now detects if a banner exists, if not, it defaults to the Minessence Group's banner.
The same bug has been found with the group Cultural Field Map (CFM) and the same fix as for the EFM has now been applied.

Bug Fix

2011-05-05T11:17:00.001+10:00

If you had not supplied a banner for the Energy Field Map, an error message was displayed and you were unable to print this report. The software now detects if a banner exists, if not, it defaults to the Minessence Group's banner.

"State of the Nation"

2011-02-10T13:21:00.002+10:00

The latest issue of the document A Snapshot of Us & the AVI has just been published. It includes a sample of the latest AVI Report: the Management AVI Pilot.

Updated Minessence Values Framework [MVF2010]

2010-12-13T15:18:00.003+10:00

The latest Values Cluster Chart [MVF2010] is now available for viewing and printing, click here.
The newly updated MVF is not yet reflected in AVI Reports--when it is, you will have the option of choosing MVF2005 (the current version in use) or the new MVF2010.

The ACCL Daily

2010-12-08T06:59:00.003+10:00

The ACCL Daily is out! http://bit.ly/eQDUYa ▸ Top stories today by @peoplecentred @minessence @harvardresearch
ACCL = Acceptance Commitment & Conscious Living

Technical Issue--Resolved

2010-12-01T11:59:00.003+10:00

An issue has been noted whereby you cannot email yourself the list of all people in a particular group from the Client Database page of the AVI Navigator. This problem is currently being investigated and you will be notified as soon as the issue is rectified.
ISSUE RESOLVED

Technical Issue

2010-11-29T14:25:00.002+10:00

An issue has been noted whereby you cannot email yourself the list of all people in a particular group from the Client Database page of the AVI Navigator. This problem is currently being investigated and you will be notified as soon as the issue is rectified.

Twitter

2010-11-24T12:56:00.002+10:00

See how Alan Rusbridger made the Guardian one of the world's Top 10 news websites using Twitter:http://bit.ly/h6bing. He lists 15 great reasons why people with a website should use Twitter.

Blogs, Articles, eZines & Banners

2010-11-09T17:08:00.001+10:00

Please let me know if:

You author a Blog which you would like featured on this page http://bit.ly/bhnH47.
You would have published an article and would like it listed at: http://bit.ly/ctQaYk
You would like to contribute to the Minessence eZine: http://bit.ly/d4E5q6
You would like to update your advertising banner at www,minessence.net

Changes to the AVI

2010-11-01T10:26:00.002+10:00

Over the next two weeks the updated Minessence Values Framework (MVF) will be 'wired' up to the AVI Questionnaire and the AVI Reports. When all the changes have been made, I'll let you know.
If you are in the middle of a program with clients, there will be no drama as you will be able to choose whether AVI Reports are generated with the existing or updated MVF.

Value Consultant List Updated

2010-10-23T09:43:00.005+10:00

The layout of the Value Consultant page at www.minessence.net has been updated, you can view the new look page at: http://bit.ly/aP2jN7

Did you know?

As a Value Consultant...
- You are entitled to have a BioNote listing at: http://bit.ly/dymzCJ
- You are entitled to have a banner advertisement, which appears randomly with other Consultant's banners, at the top of the Minessence Group's website: www.minessence.net
- Have one or more books, related to the Minessence Group's Vision, Values & Mission, published by us and listed at our bookshop.

We actively promote the work of Value Consultants...

Through Twitter,
Through the Minessence Group's Facebook Page,
Through the Minessence eZine, and
Through Google AdWords

Last week, 3,400 people visited www.minessence.net.

This is a dramatic increase over past weeks and is due to our link-up with the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), see: http://bit.ly/9WiMDQ, the people who create the RSA Animates you will have seen on various Minessence Group web publications.

RSA Page

2010-10-19T08:18:00.002+10:00

At the request of Matthew Kalman Mezey FRSA, we undertook a values-scan of two RSA documents, a June 2010 pamphlet titled Twenty-first century enlightenment, by Matthew Taylor, and the RSA’s Purpose, vision & strategy web page. The London-based Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been “a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress” for over 250 years. It has 27,000+ Fellows worldwide. Matthew encourages you review and contribute to the page, http://bit.ly/9WiMDQ.

Minessence Group on Facebook & Twitter

2010-10-07T12:11:00.002+10:00

If you are wondering why the format of the entries at our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Minessence.Group, have become a little cryptic, for example:

· Visionary #Leadership Program--the 4 day flagship event of #Values Connection http://fb.me/uOk6LgIg

It’s because our Facebook page is now linked to our twitter feed @Minessence. This means any entries you make at our Facebook page will automatically be sent out on the twitter feed & they need to be less than 140 characters long. To help with the character count, any URL you include will be automatically be converted to a shorter version by Facebook. For example, in the above, the URL I actually typed in was http://www.minessence.net/courses/events_schedule.aspx and, in the twitter feed, Facebook automatically converted this to the shorter version: http://fb.me/uOk6LgIg.

The #Leadership and #Values in the Facebook post are twitter tags. The best way to see how they work is to go to Twitter.com and search for #values or #leadership.

Note: If you do not see Intranet2 in the web address of MissionControl you are not logged in to the latest version. Always log in to MissionControl from http://www.minessence.net -- the reason for this is that logging in this way ensures you are auto-switched to the latest MissionControl version.

New AVI Reports & Updates to Existing

2010-09-17T14:39:00.002+10:00

The Energy Field Map (EFM) now exists as a standalone AVI Report accessible from MissionControl by Value Consultants. An example can be viewed at: http://www.minessence.net/PDFs/AVIExamples/Anneexample_EFM.pdf
The Energy Field Map has also now been included in the Executive Overview (EOV) report, see: http://www.minessence.net/PDFs/AVIExamples/EOV_AnneExample.pdf
The Cultural Field Map (CFM), the EFM equivalent for groups is also now available at MissionControl. See an example at: http://www.minessence.net/PDFs/AVIExamples/GCFM_Demo.pdf

Addition to the Executive Overview Report

2010-09-16T12:28:00.002+10:00

The Energy Field Map has been added to the Executive Overview (EOV) AVI Report.
You can view a sample EOV at:
http://www.minessence.net/PDFs/AVIExamples/EOV_AnneExample.pdf

Personalised message for the AVI's last page

2010-08-20T22:38:00.002+10:00

You can now add your own messages to the final page (i.e. the Thank You page) of the AVI. Just go to here: http://www.minessence.net/intranet1/AVIAdmin/accredited/AVIThankUMsg.aspx
let me know if you have any issues with this.

Minessence Group on Facebook

2010-08-14T07:15:00.001+10:00

The Minessence Group's on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/Minessence.Group--It's a great place to connectect with others who are interested in values-based personal, team, organizational, or societal development.

Project Manager

2010-06-06T09:49:00.002+10:00

The Project Manager has been upgraded & some layout changes have been made to most of MissionControl's pages, in particular, the page used to select & print P-AVIs.
Please contact Minessence Support immediately if you have any difficulties as a result of the changes. The previous version of MissionControl can still be accessed from our mirror site at: http://www.minessence.org/

Changes to the Energy Management Schema

2010-06-01T18:44:00.003+10:00

The Key Affiliate team have rationalized the four values energy categories from four to three. The old scheme categorizes all values into Maintenance (energy draining), Work (energy neutral), Play (energy neutral), and FreeEssence (energy giving). The new scheme uses just the three categories of: Energy Giving, Energy Neutral, and Energy Draining. Click the link below to view the changes in the wording from the old to the new.
http://valuesinventory.blogspot.com/2010/06/changes-to-energy-management-sections.html
If you need to print AVI reports using the old scheme, you can still do that at our mirror site: http://www.minessence.org/

Project/Job Manager

2010-05-31T22:38:00.001+10:00

The Project/Job Manager has been made easier to use. Now when you add or update a job, the email notification includes a link which will take you straight to the Job.
If you have any hassles caused by recent changes to MissionControl, you can always access the previous version at our mirror site in the UK: http://www.minessence.org

Executive Overview Report

2010-05-28T15:34:00.002+10:00

The Executive Overview (EOV) AVI Report now includes the new Energy Management Schema described in the last Bulletin.
Click here for a sample EOV report and look as page 14 to see how it's changed. Just a reminder too, this EOV has my cover sheet--all Value Consultants can have their own cover sheets automatically generated with the report.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the Key Affiliate team.

Changes to Energy Management Pages

2010-05-18T09:12:00.002+10:00

For the past few weeks, the Key Affiliate team have been rationalizing the four values energy categories from four to three. The existing scheme categorizes all values into Maintenance (energy draining), Work (energy neutral), Play (energy neutral), and FreeEssence (energy giving). The new scheme uses just the three categories of: Energy Giving, Energy Neutral, and Energy Draining.
The software to implement these changes to all AVI Reports which include the energy management graphs in the motivation/stress management sections, will be completed this week. To ensure Value Consultants do not have a situation whereby some of their reports for a client are generated in the old scheme and some in the new scheme, the mirror MissionControl site will be kept with the previous software version for a few weeks.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the Key Affiliate team.

Value Label Change (Value ID: 23)

2010-03-11T03:45:00.003+10:00

At the key affiliates meeting this week it was decided to change the label of the value Leadership/New-Order to Leadership/New Organization.

This is consistent with our desire to remove the word new-order from the MVF as it is tied to conspiracy theories in most common usage these days.

No Cookies!

2010-03-05T20:16:00.003+10:00

One organization has been having a few glitches using the AVI. I've deduced that it could be an issue with cookies being deleted on their PCs.

In an attempt to circumvent this issue, I've made the AVI processing cookie-less. In lieu of storing the Session ID in a cookie, you will now observe a weird set of characters (the Session ID) storing it in the URL itself.
Please contact us at support@minessence.net if something does not appear to behaving as it should.

Advertising Banner

2010-02-08T19:41:00.003+10:00

By now you may have noticed that advertising banners appear on the top of moat pages at our website: www.minessence.net

If you click on any of these banners it will take you to the owner's website. Only banners from Minessence Group Affiliates (i.e. organisations accredited to use the AVI) will appear.

By default, the banners are the same as you have at the start page of your AVI website. If you would like a different banner, please email it to us--it must be approx. 625 px wide and 80 px high.

Name Change--Survey

2010-02-04T08:06:00.005+10:00

This post is also a survey. MissionControl is the Minessence Group's intranet. There have been some suggestions that its name should be changed to Minessence Intranet or something similar. The existing name came from myself. I saw our intranet as being like the NASA Mission Control. That is, it's the place where we all connect together to oversee and implement our mission. To save you having to search for our Mission Statement I've reproduced it below.

What do you think? Should we change the name of our intranet from MissionControl to something else? Please add comments to this post with your thoughts.

Minessence International Cooperative
Mission Statement*

Vision

To make a substantial positive contribution to the creation of a society where people can live meaningful fulfilling lives.

Our Values

Research and Pioneerism. To research and understand the principles that underpin the "nature of things". To boldly go where no one has gone before.

Minessence. To take complex ideas and/or technologies and simplify them so as to benefit others.

Prophet and Vision. To pass on to others our vision of how a better society can be created through: Acceptance, Commitment and Conscious Living (ACCL).

Technology and Science. To make ACCL accessible throughout the world through using best practice science and technology.

Tradition and Convivial Technology. To understand and respect existing cultures and to work, progressively, in harmony with them.

Values of the worldwide cooperative movement.

We recognize the importance of our values being in strong alignment with the values of the worldwide cooperative movement, namely: Self-Help, Self-Responsibility, Democracy, Equality, Equity, Solidarity, Honesty, Openness, Social-Responsibility, and Caring-for-Others.

Mission

Our vision and values will by realized through working together for the benefit of society with the following objectives...

To be a professional organization for Value Consultants**

To foster the development and mutual understanding of a language of values in society

To instigate and co-ordinate leading-edge values related projects to develop people, organizations, and communities.

To function as a financially sound, socially responsible, trading co-operative.

To provide a low cost, easily accessible infrastructure to facilitate values learning.

All our Objectives will be met through values-centric processes.

* The reason for using the name Minessence International Cooperative in lieu of the Minessence Group is because we are in the process of restructuring as a cooperative organization.

** People who have been accredited to use the AVI

Events Page

2009-10-11T06:25:00.003+10:00

Do you have a public workshop or other event coming up soon? Do you know you can advertise it at no cost on our main website, www.minessence.net, using the Support|Events Page at MissionControl?

A facility is included for you to upload or link to your event brochure.
The public can subscribe to the page's RSS feed so they are alerted whenever a new event is added.

MissionControl Release 3.0 -- Bug

2009-10-08T11:56:00.002+10:00

A glitch with the Project Manager (the summary page would not load) has been fixed.

Welcome to MissionControl Release 3.0

2009-09-23T07:47:00.002+10:00

The main changes you will notice are:

There's a new home page--a simple list of the main pages replaces a tabbed page,
There's a SiteMap of all available pages (accessible from the Navigators page),
The pages from which you print your AVI Reports now ONLY list the report codes of the reports to which you have access--currently many codes are listed, but are inactive, and
New group reports are avialable and their usage is logged in the same way as personal and relational reports.

Intermittent Outage

2009-09-11T17:00:00.001+10:00

Since 2 pm AEST the ISP who host our website have been having major issues with all the websites they host. Please contact me if this is causing you grief.

In the meantime, I am working to get the parallel site in the UK up and running ASAP. If you have an urgent need to access MissionControl, please contact me and I'll provide you with the link to the UK site.

Thanks, Paul

MissionColtrol Release 3.0

2009-09-11T10:30:00.002+10:00

MissionControl 3.0 is undergoing a final round of testing & will replace the current release of MissionControl in a few days. On the surface, the new MissionControl may not look all that different, however, the software which drives it has undergone a major re-write. The objectives behind the re-write were:

to increase reliability,
to make it easier to support and maintain,
to increase the number of administrative functions that can be devolved,
to improve the navigation--i.e. simpler to find one's way around, and
to make it simpler to add new functionality.

The main changes you will notice are:

A new home page--a simple list of the main pages, rather than a tabbed page,
A SiteMap of all available pages (accessible from the Navigators page), and
The pages from which you print your AVI Reports now ONLY list the report codes of the reports to which you have access--currently many codes are listed, but are inactive.

MissionControl Release 3.0

2009-09-09T00:30:00.002+10:00

It won't be too long now before the new version of MissionControl is released. It may not look too different to users, but it's very different on the inside. A lot of work has been done to make the site more easily maintainable & to get ready for devolving much more of the activities associated with maintenance to others.

Planned Outage

2009-07-24T14:51:00.001+10:00

Planned Outage:

A patch rollout has been scheduled for the database servers which support the AVI, MissionControl, & the Minessence Group's website commencing on 27 & 28 July 2009 @ 00:00 AEST.

Please allow a 1hr window for patching to complete. During this time the AVI, MissionControl, & the Minessence Group's website may be unavailable.The latest Microsoft critical, security and recommended patches will be installed in this roll-out.

Mirror Site:

Work is progressing well on the establishment of a mirror site in the UK to parallel the one in Australia. When this work is finished there will no longer be a need to interrupt service for maintenance activities.

Quality Assurance:

If you find any typos or other issues with AVI Reports, please loga a job at MissionControl's Project Manager.

Addition to Values Framework

2009-06-07T07:33:00.002+10:00

The Values Framework page has been updated with the MVF: Skills & Energy Management chart
We are currently contemplating a change in the way the Skills & Energy Management scores are derived. You will be advised when, or if, a change is made.

Reminder

2009-05-01T11:00:00.001+10:00

Please test the new AVI Questionnaire and give us feedback before it is cut-over in place of the current AVI. The link is:

http://www.minessence.net/avi2.aspx?affiliate=MINESS&procode=corporate

[replace MINESS with your own Affiliate code].

Feel free to "play" with creating fictitious new user's, etc. as the test version is also linked to a test database.

You will notice the link is identical to the current link you use but with avi2.aspx replacing avi.aspx.

Email Issue Over

2009-04-29T08:05:00.002+10:00

The issue with emails to Minessence Support seems to have been resolved. Until I am convinced there are no ongoing issues I'll leave miness@bigpond.net.au here as an alternative contact should you suspect your emails are not getting through to us.

Email Issue

2009-04-29T00:20:00.002+10:00

Due to a problem with the mail server which handles the Minessence Website, we have been unable to receive any emails since 10am this morning AEST. None of the messages will be lost, they are being saved in a queue.

Until this problem is resolved please use miness@bigpond.net.au to contact Minessence Support.

New Online AVI Questionnaire

2009-04-18T15:43:00.003+10:00

The new AVI Questionnaire is is now ready for release. Before it actually goes live, I'd like you to "play" with it as much as possible. The current "play-status" version uses a totally separate database from the live AVI so please create as many fictitious users as you like to test as many aspects of it as possible.

Until the new AVI goes you will not be able to control any aspect of it from MissionControl, including access to the responses you create. So while "playing" with it, don't pay too much attention to the statements you choose, just focus on the functionality.

To try the new AVI Questionnaire, just replace AVI.aspx with AVI2.aspx in the link you usually give your clients to access the AVI.

New Software for the AVI Questionnaire

2009-04-07T04:00:00.002+10:00

An new version of the AVI Online Questionnaire will be released soon. The changes from the user's perspective are:

The log in screen looks very similar to the MissionControl log in. There's no "new users click here" hyperlink, instead, there's a register link and first time users are required to register.
The introduction page, which preceded the contact details entry form, no longer exists. Instead, the instructions are included on the registration page itself.
Once a person has registered/logged in, they are given the usual spiel about why values are important.
The affiliates banner is on the top of all the intro. pages except for the login & registration pages.
If group code entry is required, the user cannot move to the next page until they actually make a selection.
The top of all the pages displays the name of the person logged in. So if someone logs in with another person's ID (which seems to happen from time to time!) it will be more obvious to the person that their responses are being recorded against the other person's name.
When a person logs in, they have no opportunity to change their personal registration details, so if they have logged in with someone else's ID (because they were told by a colleague, this is the ID to use!), they no longer have the opportunity to clobber the ID owner's personal details.
A new page has been added, which only appears when people log back in to a partially completed AVI. This new page tells people where they "were at" before logging out, and gives them the option of re-starting from where they were up to, or from the very beginning (including the intro. pages).

From the AVI Consultant's perspective:

New instructions will need to be formulated to give to people who will be completing the AVI.
A new link will be provided to the new software. People can start using the new software as soon as it's released, though there's no immediate need to do so. There will be a cutoff date (a few weeks into the future) from when the old AVI Software will no longer be available. From that date, people will automatically be redirected to the new AVI Questionnaire.

Project Manager Update

2009-04-04T07:54:00.002+10:00

Dougal identified a limitation with the Project Manager, i.e. update descriptions for jobs were limited to a length of 2000 characters. Any attempt to add an update greater than 2000 characters produced an, "unable to update", or "unable to edit" error.

This limitation has been removed and updates/edits to jobs are now virtually unlimited in terms of text length.

Key Values Descriptor List

2009-03-18T07:36:00.002+10:00

The Values Framework page has been updated with the addition of a new document: Key Value Descriptor List.

Key Values are a subset of the 128 values. They were chosen through a process of identifying a minimal set of values from each cluster—minimal in the sense that sufficient values were chosen from each cluster to describe the key features of each cluster.

The Key Value Descriptor list complements the Values Framework Chart - Key Values.

Client Database Admin. Page

2009-03-10T07:58:00.002+10:00

Instructions. The instructions on the Client Database Administration page have been improved.
Error Handling. Additions have been made to the software associated with this page to better anticipate and handle potential operational errors.
Bug. The drop down list for "education" is not always functioning as it should. This has been added to the Bug List and will be rectified in due course.

Important Message

2009-03-06T20:21:00.003+10:00

Planned Outage. Please be advised that essential maintenance is to be conducted on our web server beginning, 23:30 hours AEST Saturday, 7th March and to be completed by 04:00 hours AEST, Sunday 8th March 2009. There will be an outage of up to 60 minutes during this time period.
Events Scheduler. The Events Scheduler has been improved. You can now upload a brochure, associated with your event, yourself. Just click on "browse", locate your brochure, then click "upload" to add it to your event entry. Also, the Scheduler has now been provided with a HTML WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor—so it's now easier to format your event entry.

Scheduling Events

2009-03-05T09:35:00.002+10:00

Events Scheduler - the EventsScheduler has been improved. You can now upload a brochure associated with your even to our website yourself. Just click on "browse", locate your brochure, the click "upload" to add it to your event entry.

Additions to MissionControl

2009-03-04T11:54:00.003+10:00

Blog Updates + New AVI Reports:

Now, whenever the MissionControl Bulletin Board is updated, the MissionControl Blog is automatically updated. So, to check on past changes to MissionControl, just go to its Blog.
For people who have access to the FAVI (Full AVI Report), two new AVI reports have been introduced. The LDR (Leadership Development Report) and the EMR (Energy Management Report). These are modules which already exist in the FAVI. They have been made standalone to make it easier to print separate parts from the FAVI— a common activity when unfolding the AVI in a workshop over a few days. Eventually all modules in the FAVI will be available as separate reports, the ultimate aim being to enable you to create your own AVI Report.

MissionControl Release 2.2—28 February, 2009

2009-03-04T08:23:00.001+10:00

Changes since Release 2.1.1:

Project Manager replaces the JobTracker—The first version of the new Project Manager now replaces the JobTracker. The Job Tracking functionality has been retained. It is now possible to make individual jobs accessible to groups such as: KeyAffiliates, Accredited, AVIUsers, etc. All Jobs can be associated with one or more Projects

MissionControl Release 2.1.1—14 February, 2009

2009-02-14T08:16:00.003+10:00

Changes since Release 2.1.0:

Site navigation—The SiteMap as been restored. The source of the excessive server busy messages has been traced to the auto-trimming [in accordance with access permissions] of the SiteMap. This functionality of the SiteMap has been disabled. This means everyone sees the full SiteMap. If people try to access a page they do not have authority to access, they will be redirected to the LogIn page.
Error Messages—Full error reporting has now been disabled. If an "unhandled exception" occurs, you will receive the usual "Server Busy" message. The full error message which caused the "unhandled exception" is now automatically sent to us by email.
JobTracker—The business and data access layers of the JobTracker have been completely re-written. From time to time, the old JobTracker software produced some weird behaviour. The new software produces results which are much more intuitive. You will also notice that now when a Job is updated, you will receive a more informative email notification.

Skill & Resource Management

2009-01-28T10:53:00.002+10:00

I've had a few requests lately for a list of the values in the different Skill and Energy Management categories. We do not currently have a document which lists the new values descriptors in these categories. However, there will be one available within a few weeks. In the meantime, I've added Brian Hall's skills, time (energy management) categorization of the original 125 values to the Values Framework page at MissionControl. The direct link to the list is: http://www.minessence.net/IntraNet/resources/skills_time_career.pdf

A couple of pointers:

When working with people's energy management chart, it does not particularly matter what values lie behind the scoring, what matters is how a person with a high maintenance score approaches life. Firstly, perople must know what their brain-preference's creative mode is. Secondly, they need to commit to spending at least a couple of hours per week doing creative mode activities for their own pleasure. This strategy automatically reduces the maintenance score and increases the free-essence score.
When working with the skills chart, it's important to be aware that most values require more than one type of skill, e.g.:
- Values such as care/nurture, empathy, admin/management, synergy, collaborative/individualist, etc. require interpersonal skills
- Values such as safety/survival, admin/management, design/pattern/order, technology/science, convivial technology, etc. require instrumental skills
- Values such as design/pattern/order, synergy, collaborative/individualist, convivial technology, etc require system skills
- Values such as creative ideation, convivial technology, pioneerism/progress, etc require imaginal skills
The score just gives people idea of what skills they require in the different categories if they were living their priority values to the full.

MissionControl Release 2.1—4 January, 2009

2009-01-04T08:11:00.001+10:00

Changes since Release 2.0:

New navigation—The SiteMap as been removed. At some point this will be re-instated. However, its existence was identified as the major cause of Server Busy messages and a fix is not immediately obvious.
Relocation of some resources—The Job Tracker and the Events Manager have been removed from the AVI LifeCycle Navigator and added to the Support page. The JobTracker has also been re-coded and should now function more intuitively.
Full Error Messages—Full error messages have been activated. Instead of the Server Busy message, you will now receive a somewhat daunting full error message when something goes wrong. Please send any of these to support@minessence.net and we'll use them to make MissionControl more robust. As soon at the error rate drops back to an acceptable level, the generation of full messages will be removed. Thank you for your co-operation in making MissionControl a great system for AVI support.

MissionControl Release 2.0

2008-12-21T03:27:00.001+10:00

MissionControl Release 2.0 has now been cut over.

Please let me know if you have any issues with its use.

MissionControl Release 2.0. Functionality

2008-12-01T08:00:00.000+10:00

This is the first major new release of MissionControl since 2005.

Key Features:

New navigation—including a Site Map—the HomePage is now tabbed & each page has "crumb trail" navigation to help you easily move between pages.
Functionality is now role based— i.e. what you have access to at MissionControl depends on whether you are Accredited, a KeyAffiliate, etc.
Only one AVI Navigator—previously there were different navigators for different AVI Reports. Now, with Reports available online, there's no need for separate Navigators.
CMS—much of MissionControl now operates as a Content Management System (CMS) making MissionControl easier to maintain. This also makes it more practical for non-IT Professionals to maintain the technical infrastructure which underpins many aspects of the AVI.
Core features still the same—core functionality, such as: creating Group Codes, printing AVI Reports, and monitoring AVI Usage, are unchanged in respect of the way you use them.

Layout Changes

2008-11-06T22:38:00.002+10:00

Some changes have been made to the navigators to accommodate the new Relationship Values Inventory.

Key Values List

2008-11-06T22:36:00.002+10:00

A new key values list has been put together. It is a subset of the new list of 128 values. You will find it at the Values Framework page.

Cluster Name Changes

2008-10-24T08:29:00.003+10:00

Three of the value cluster names in the Minessence Values Framework have now been changed:

Service becomes Self Actualization [Rationale: the new title better reflects the majority of values in the cluster]
New Order becomes Emerging Order [Rationale: a google search of "new order" will show that this term is now mainly associated with conspiracy theories]
Transcendence becomes Global Transformation [Rationale: the new title better reflects the majority of values in the cluster]

These new value cluster names now appear in relevant online AVI reports.

CRD Descriptor List

2008-10-21T08:35:00.001+10:00

The CRD Descriptor list has been added to the Minessence Values Framework page.

Last of the Value Descriptor Updates

2008-10-10T23:54:00.002+10:00

The Descriptors of all the values have now been updated in the Values Database. This means all online AVI Reports and the Minessence Values Framework at MissionControl now reflect these changes.

If you wish to view the old and new Value Descriptors (and in some cases, new Value Labels), please go to http://definingvalues.blogspot.com/

Three Value Cluster names are yet to be changed -- this will take a few days as programming is required.

Descriptor List

2008-08-20T11:15:00.001+10:00

Below is the latest list of value descriptors to be reviewed by the Values Project team. Where applicable, the new descriptors now have now been uploaded to the online database. The new value descriptors now appear in all the online reports. For AVI Consultants who may prefer the original descriptors, these are still available through the offline version of the AVI.

21. Convivial Technology

No Change:

The application of technology for the benefit of both humanity and the planet.

29. Detachment

Old Label: Detachment/Solitude

Old Descriptor: Regular discipline of non-attachment to "earthly things" that leads to quality relationships.

New Descriptor: The practice of non attachment leading to greater awareness of the natural order and an appreciation of quality relationships.

30. Transcendence

Old Descriptor

: Spiritual discipline and detachment so as to experience a global and visionary perspective through a feeling of being in touch with some ultimate source of wisdom.

Old Label: Detachment/Transcendence

New Descriptor: Rising above perceived reality in order to gain wisdom in support of a transformative, planetary vision.

32. Communal Discernment

Old Descriptor:

To make consensus decisions, relative to long-term planning for a group or organization through prayerful reflection and honest interaction.

Old Label: Discernment/Communal

New Descriptor: Eliciting communal wisdom in order to determine appropriate actions through careful reflection, and honest, open dialogue.

36. Global Ecology

Old Descriptor: The personal. organizational or conceptual influence to enable persons to take authority for the created order of the world and to enhance its beauty and balance through creative technology in ways that have world-wide influence.

Old Label: Ecority/Aesthetics

New Descriptor: The personal, organizational, economic, and conceptual influence to enable people to take responsibility for creating global sustainability.

38. Education/Knowledge

Old:

To experience ongoing learning as a means of gaining new facts, truths and principles, motivated by the occasional reward of a new understanding gained through intuitive insight.

Old Label: Education/Knowledge/Insight

New: Engaging in ongoing learning to gain new facts, truths, principles and insights.

40. Empathy

Old: To reflect on and experience another's feelings and state of being through quality of presence that has the consequence of them seeing themselves with more clarity.

New: To deeply relate with others in such a way that they feel understood

42. Equality

Old: To experience yourself as having the same value and rights as all other human beings in such a way that you are set free to be yourself and to free others to be themselves

Old label: Equality/Liberation

New: To acknowledge equal value and rights of all people so that everyone experiences freedom to be themselves.

43. Social Equilibrium

Old: To maintain a peaceful social environment by averting upsets and avoiding conflicts.

Old Label: Equilibrium

New: To do what it takes to maintain a peaceful social environment.

45. Self Assessment

Old: To appreciate an objective appraisal of yourself. To be open to what others reflect back to you as being necessary for self-awareness and personal growth.

Old label: Evaluation/Self-System

New: To practice self-awareness as well as seek feedback from others for personal growth and development.

47. Faith/Risk/Vision

Old:

To commit to a cause, or to champion a way of life, even if it may mean putting your life at risk

New: To commit to a venture, cause, or to champion a way of life, even if it means personal risk.

48. Family/Belonging

Old: To devote yourself to, or be concerned about, your family. To belong to and be accepted by your family. To have a place to call home.

New: Having a place or sense of home. To be devoted to people you consider family and to experience belonging and acceptance.

52. Physical Function

Old: To be able to perform minimal manipulations of your body to care for yourself. To be concerned about the body's internal systems and their ability to function adequately.

Old label: Function/Physical

New: To be concerned about your body and its ability to perform basic functions.

64. Intimacy

Old: To be able to share yourself fully - thoughts, feelings, fantasies and realities - mutually and freely with another on a regular basis

New: To regularly share your thoughts, feelings, fantasies and realities mutually and freely with another.

65. Oneness

Old: To experience the personal harmony that results from a combination of meditative practice, mutual openness and total acceptance of another. The experience leads to new levels of meaning and awareness of truth.

Old Label: Intimacy/Solitude as Unitive

New: To gain new levels of meaning and truth by experiencing a sense of union with something greater than the self, through meditative practice, openness and acceptance.

67. Social Justice

Old: To see every human being as being of equal value and to place a priority on taking a course of action that addresses, confronts and helps correct conditions of human oppression.

Old Label: Justice/Social Order

Final: To value every human being equally and place a priority on taking action to correct oppressive conditions.

68. Discovery & Insight

Old: To be motivated by the experience of moments of insight in a quest for truth through patterned investigation.

Old Label: Knowledge/Discovery/Insight

New: To be motivated by moments of discovery and insight.

62. Interdependence

Old: To value personal and inter-institutional co-operation above individual decision-making.

New: To value personal and inter-institutional co-operation above individual decision-making.

71. Skillful Leisure

Old: To use your time in a way that requires as much skill and concentration as your work, yet, totally detaches you from work so that your spontaneous self is free to emerge in a playful and contagious manner.

Old Title: Leisure/Freesence

New: To become energized by detaching from work and applying skill and concentration to enjoyable activities.

76. Global Macroeconomics

Old: To manage and direct the use of financial resources at an institution or inter-institutional level. The goal being the creation of a more stable and equitable world economic order.

Old Label: Macroeconomics/World Order

New: To manage and direct the use of financial resources at the inter-organizational level. The goal being the creation of a more stable and equitable world economic order.

95. Prophet/Vision

Old: To perceive, with clarity, global issues of: social justice, human rights, the ecology. Etc. To communicate your vision in relation to these issues, in such a lucid manner, that the hearers are empowered by it to take action.

New: To perceive, with such clarity, global issues of social justice, human rights, the ecology, etc. To communicate your vision in relation to these issues in such a compelling way that people are empowered by it to take action.

97. Research/Original Knowledge

Old:

The systematic investigation and contemplation of the nature of truths and principles that lie behind our experience of reality. The aim is to create new insights and awareness – to see things as no one has before.

Old label:Research/Originality/Knowledge

New: The systematic investigation and contemplation of truths and principles that lie behind our experience of reality to create and communicate original insights.

100. Ritual Communication

Old: To use liturgy and the arts as a communication medium for raising people's critical awareness of social issues.

New: To use symbolic actions and events for raising people's awareness of social issues.

108. Simplicity/Play

Old: To deeply appreciate the world combined with a playful attitude toward organizations and systems that people find energizing and positive. To see simplicity in complexity and to be detached from the material world.

New: To see simplicity in complexity and take a playful attitude towards organizations and systems that is energising and positive.

111. Synergy

Old: The harmonious and energizing relationship of persons in a group that results in the group far surpassing (based on the summation of the abilities of its individual members) ability.

New: The energizing, creative relationship of people in a group which results in achievements far surpassing the sum of individual contributions.

114. Tradition

Old: To ritualize family history, religious history, or national history in your life so as to enrich its meaning. To pass on traditional ways through ritual and ceremony.

New: To practise and impart family/cultural history through rituals ceremony or stories.

115. Global Equality

Old: To influence through transcending the limitations of the material universe, changes on a global scale that promote greater human equality.

New Label: Global Equality Old Label: Transcendence/Global Equality

Final: To transcend attachment to material needs in order to create a movement for global equality.

120. Wonder/Curiosity

Old: To experience the physical world with marvel and wonder. To seek to learn about and explore it personally.

New Label: Wonder/Curiosity Old Label: Wonder/Curiosity/Nature

New: To experience a sense of marvel and wonder through the exploration of nature and the physical world.

121. Word

Old: The desire to communicate universal truths so effectively that the hearers become conscious of their strengths and limitations and life and hope are renewed for the individual hearer.

New: The desire to communicate principles of a universal nature so effectively that readers/listeners gain a greater understanding of themselves which uplifts and inspires.

124. Faith/Creed/Worship

Old: Reverence for and belief in God that is expressed and experienced through a commitment to religious doctrines and teachings.

New Label: Faith/Creed/Worship Old Label: Worship/Faith/Creed

New: Reverence for and belief in a greater power that is expressed through a commitment to relevant doctrines, teachings and religious practice.

126. Environmental Responsibility

Old:

Taking the impact on the environment into consideration when making decisions about how to act.

New: To consider the impact of decisions and actions upon the environment.

Unschedulued Downtime

2008-07-16T21:29:00.002+10:00

Finally, all the Minessence Group's websites are operational again. In total, 800 websites were affected.

Lucky we weren't with Optus or we would have been down all yesterday as well when 1,000,000 people in our State were without Internet, mobile, and landlines!

Continued Downtime

2008-07-16T13:18:00.002+10:00

Unfortunately the maintenance last night, which was to improve performance, seems to have done just the opposite. A team of Engineers are working to get the Minessence Group's websites operational ASAP. Once again, apologies for the inconvenience.

Scheduled Downtime

2008-07-14T08:16:00.000+10:00

Please be advised important scheduled system maintenance is to be conducted between 10:00pm on July 15, 2008 and 6:00am on July 16, 2008 (Australian EST) on the server which hosts the AVI, MissionControl and www.minessence.net.

For the duration of this maintenance window, the AVI, MissionControl and www.minessence.net will be unavailable.

Please accept my apology for any inconvenience this maintenance may cause.

Minessence Values Framework

2008-06-23T16:28:00.001+10:00

A new page, The Minessence Values Framework, has been added to MissionControl. It is accessed via the ValuesFramework button at the top right of the MissionControl home page.

The Minessence Values Framework page will always have the latest versions of material related to the Framework.

Currently the page provides links to:

The Values Descriptor List - Value labels and descriptors of all the 128 values.
A chart showing the seven world-views, the eight clusters and all the goal and means values.
A PDF version of a concept map showing how the value laden statements associated with the 128 values are arranged and processed.

More will be added material over the next few days.

The idea of including this page at MissionControl is to make it easier to access core Values Framework material.

Let me know if there is any particular resource you would like added to this page.

Values Descriptor List Bug

2008-06-19T14:09:00.003+10:00

Thanks to Rona Lynn who noticed an apparent typo in the Values Descriptor List (both the stand-alone version and the one in the new online full AVI Report). It turned out to be caused by a bug in the software that generates the list. This has now been fixed.

Report Code Change

2008-06-12T10:12:00.001+10:00

The code for the full online AVI report has been changed from VLP to FAVI.

Session Timeout

2008-06-10T04:29:00.004+10:00

A change has been made to how session timeouts are processed. Previously you were given a message that the session had timed out. Now, you are automatically redirected back to the log in page.

New Online Full AVI

2008-05-31T08:05:00.003+10:00

Rona Lynn Fitzpatrick asks," Is there an error on page 10 WVM where it states that, 'The gold shading highlights your focus values. Your foundation values are those shown above the gold shading. Your vision values are those highlighted with the gold shading.' Should this last sentence read below the shading?"

You were right Rona Lynn, this typo has now been fixed.

MissionControl Blog

Issue with headings resolved

Multi Page Report Headings

New Educational Resources

Group Reports: New Feature

Free Weekly Values-Centric Webinars

Bug in About Us page

Next Minessence Group Free Webinar

Facebook & Twitter

New Group Report Available

Free Webinar "Using the Repertory Grid to Concretize Values"

FAQs

Update to MVF Knowledge-Base

Change to Title of Brain-Preference Map

Client DB Page Alteration

Changes to the AVI LifeCycle Navigator

Software Upgrade: MissionControl Release 5.1 + ALERT!

Software Upgrade: MissionControl Release 5.1

Changes to AVI Report Formats

Group Overview CRD Report

ValScan

Hardcopy AVI Input

Re: MissionControl Release 5.0 Has Been Cut-over

MissionControl Release 5.0 Has Been Cut-over

AVI Website - New Software Has Been Cut-over

AVI Website - New Software Cut-over This Weekend

AVI Update Cut-over -- This Weekend

The Capability, Will & Focus Model

Developing Empathetic Skills

Values Education Resource Updates

Report Format Updates

AVI Report Preferences Page

Minessence Values Framework [MVF] has been cutover

Minessence Values Framework [MVF]

May 2011 Briefing

Minessence International Cooperative

Bug Fix--CFM Report

Bug Fix

"State of the Nation"

Updated Minessence Values Framework [MVF2010]

The ACCL Daily

Technical Issue--Resolved

Technical Issue

Twitter

Blogs, Articles, eZines & Banners

Changes to the AVI

Value Consultant List Updated

The layout of the Value Consultant page at www.minessence.net has been updated, you can view the new look page at: http://bit.ly/aP2jN7

RSA Page

Minessence Group on Facebook & Twitter

New AVI Reports & Updates to Existing

Addition to the Executive Overview Report

Personalised message for the AVI's last page

Minessence Group on Facebook

Project Manager

Changes to the Energy Management Schema

Project/Job Manager

Executive Overview Report

Changes to Energy Management Pages

Value Label Change (Value ID: 23)

No Cookies!

Advertising Banner

Name Change--Survey

Minessence International CooperativeMission Statement*

Vision

Our Values

Values of the worldwide cooperative movement.

Mission

Events Page

MissionControl Release 3.0 -- Bug

Welcome to MissionControl Release 3.0

Intermittent Outage

MissionColtrol Release 3.0

MissionControl Release 3.0

Planned Outage

Addition to Values Framework

Reminder

Email Issue Over

Email Issue

New Online AVI Questionnaire

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