What are the Five Dimensions?
Together, the five dimensions provide a framework for applying principles of human progress to enable everyone to improve their own condition by helping others improve theirs.
A dimension organizes principles of human progress to make them more effective in improving essential aspects of individual and organizational success.
Because the five dimensions are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, they are most effective when applied holistically.
No matter what your job is, you are expected to apply the five dimensions to get better results. The tool below can help you!
Using the Five Dimensions to Identify and Close Gaps in Your Work
At Koch we continually seek to close the gap between what we are accomplishing and what we could be accomplishing if we were fully applying our principle-based framework. To identify ways to increase your contribution, ask yourself, your supervisor or others the following questions:
Examples: Applying the Five Dimensions
Below are examples of employees applying the five dimensions in different situations.
- Connecting to Vision
- Improving Team Effectiveness
- Starting Something New
- Solving a Problem
Ayla discusses the Vision questions in the “Using the Five Dimensions to Identify and Close Gaps” tool with her supervisor and teammates. As a result, she has a better understanding of what her team is trying to accomplish. Ayla finds she has better ideas for improving team processes and what skills she wants to sharpen since the discussion.