Dual Pressures in PH'2Q Arenas

A pattern of pressures for the 7 Arenas in a Primary Domain, identical to that found in the Primary Hierarchies, has been proposed in the previous topic. It was also suggested that there may be two pressures in each Arena: a primary pressure relating to the structure - form of the Arena, and a secondary pressure relating to the contents - operation of the Arena.

This proposal for dual pressures will now be investigated using the Arenas of Knowing as previously proposed.

Arenas of Knowing : PH'2Q

In the exposition below, Arena functioning is taken to be based in the lower Type and shaped by the upper Type. So the lower Type determines the content or operations.

Q1: Informing an Action : Practical Conclusions : Knowing What to Do

Conclusions about action seem to be primarily subject to performance pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
looking at the inner constituents, it is not possible to use data for action unless it is understood, and the same applies to the other L'1 constituents: information, knowledge, principles and L'2 constituents: appreciation, explanation, wisdom.

Exclusion: These Q1 constituents may involve but do not depend on being certain or acceptable, enabling well-being , or requiinge autonomy or selflessness.

So the secondary pressure is: understanding.

Q2: Contributing to a Discipline : Scholarly Conclusions : Knowing What to Study

Conclusions about what to investigate seem to be primarily subject the researcher to a certainty pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
looking at the processes, i.e. review findings, identify issues, develop approaches, pose questions, expose presumptions, critique paradigms and offer originality, it seems essential that the researcher is able to perform them all to a satisfactory level

Exclusion: These Q2 processes may involve but do not depend on being acceptable or understood, enabling well-being , or requiring autonomy or selflessness.

So the secondary pressure is: performance.

Q3: Premeditating a Change : Political Conclusions : Knowing What to Change

Conclusions about a change seem to be primarily subject to a acceptability pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
the change processes, i.e. recognizing possibilities, depicting scenarios, exposing pressures, discovering incentives, anticipating objections, justifying positions and reinforcing authority, seem to require impartiality and even impersonality.

Exclusion: These Q3 processes may involve but do not depend on performance, certainty, understanding, well-being or autonomy

So the secondary pressure is: selflessness.

Q4: Formulating a View : Personal Conclusions : Knowing What to Think

Conclusions about a viewpoint seem to be primarily subject to a well-being pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
the constituting processes i.e. weighing evidence, following arguments, allowing interpretations, seeing implications, applying history, operating mindsets, and assuming responsibility will be handled by each person in their own unique way. In forming a personal view, there is necessarily a resistance to being imposed on by the views of another, however well-meaning or expert.

Exclusions:These Q4 processes may involve but do not depend on performance because the processes are internal; certainty, because uncertainty is intrinsic; acceptability, because it is a private matter;
understanding, because this will be limited or irrelevant; or selflessness because partiality is permitted. 

So the secondary pressure is: autonomy.

Q5: Authorising a Pronouncement: Official Conclusions : Knowing What to Say

Conclusions about a pronouncement seem to be primarily subject to an understanding pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
the constituent processes informing the pronouncement need to be clear, precise and as accurate as possible. These reports, summaries, appeals, narratives, assumptions, references and even inspiration should be specified in an unequivocal way.

Exclusions:These Q5 processes may involve but do not depend on performance, because this is not about doing; acceptability, because what has to be said may be unpleasant or otherwise unwelcome; well-being, because this is irrelevant; autonomy, because this is impersonal and group-oriented; selflessness, because personal bias is normal. 

So the secondary pressure is: certainty.

Q6: Asserting Importance : Ethical Conclusions : Knowing What is Needed

Conclusions about importance seem to be primarily subject to an autonomy pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
the constituent processes i.e. specification of requirements, highlighting associations, engaging challenges, scrutinizing judgements, exploring realities, deepening awareness, and restoring balance are all value-drenched and directly affect a person's well-being.

Exclusions:These Q6 processes may involve but do not depend on performance because they are mental; certainty, because uncertainty is inevitable; acceptability, because necessity trumps; understanding, because this will be limited; or selflessness because partiality is assumed. 

So the secondary pressure is: well-being.

Q7: Enabling a Future : Speculative Conclusions : Knowing What to Create

Conclusions about the future seem to be primarily subject to a selflessness pressure, as currently proposed.
BUT
specifications of the constituents i.e. imaginative ideas, reflective implications, use of schemata, expectations, contingencies, resources and unwavering commitment, are only entertained if they are acceptable to oneself and others.

Exclusions:These Q7 processes may involve but do not depend on performance because they are hypothetical; certainty, because uncertainty is intrinsic; well-being, because this is not the issue; understanding because limitations are unavoidable, autonomy, because there is so much dependence on the environment.

So the secondary pressure is: acceptability.

Next Steps

The presence of two psychosocial pressures, one related to form and the other related to the constituent processes, appears to be validated.

A similar dual form was also found in pressures related to Trees.
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In Trees, we concluded that the Centres in any Tree always experienced an "input" pressure related to the same-numbered Root Level: i.e. there was a direct 1:1 correspondence. However, there was also a second "output" pressure that was determined by the origin of the Tree— from a Primary, Spiral or Structural Hierarchy.

Having asserted that the primary form-related pressures will be a pattern common to all Q structures, it might be expected that the secondary intrinsic pressure should also be a standard pattern. But is that so?

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The only way forward is to carefully examine all Arenas in the remaining Domains. Having already considered two of the Associating Arenas-PH'5Q, that is the place to start. Then we can look at Achieving PH'1Q, Individualizing PH'4Q, Governing PH'6Q.

• Examine Associating Arenas-PH'5Q

Originally posted:  24-Sep-2022. Last updated: 12-Mar-2023.