The Competitive Edge

Terri O'Fallon is a developmental researcher, theorist, and guardian of the Stages International Model Of Human Development., a framework that maps human consciousness across four developmental tiers. She built her work on Ken Wilber's integral framework and the ego development model she learned from her teacher Susanne Cook-Greuter. As Principal Director of Pacific Integral and Director of the Developmental Research Institute, Terri bridges psychology, education, and consciousness science into one practical developmental map.In this episode, we explore what consciousness science reveals about how human beings evolve through distinct stages of spiritual growth. Terri shares how the STAGES model came to her during a retreat with Father Thomas Keating in a moment of insight that launched over fifteen years of research. She walks us through the four tiers of human development (concrete, subtle, meta-aware, and unified) and how each builds through the formation and dissolution of boundaries. We discuss why advanc