The Matrix of Needs™


As we look at the Matrix of Needs, the foundation provided by a strong sense of safety and having the foundational needs – Subsistence,...

For over 20 years I have been a supporter of the pedagogy known as Invitational Education. Their website is https://www.invitationaleduc...

One of the things I like about Maslow’s approach to human needs was the way each of the needs was labeled and in most versions, colour...

To understand how the Matrix of Needs works, it is important to know how the Extra-Cellular Matrix (ECM), a concept in biology, works....

In the Matrix of Needs, Safety is the glue that holds all things together. The concept comes from the Extra-Cellular Matrix, or ECM,...

In my work, I often conduct behavioural assessments of individuals whose behaviours pose concerns to themselves, family members,...

In Maslow’s approach to understanding human needs, usually known as the Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow wrote that: Human needs arrange...

Image by Gerd Altman from Pixabay Communication has been one of the most studied behaviors in history. Miscommunication has been called...

In 1938, Abraham Maslow travelled to Alberta, Canada for several weeks to spend time with some friends who, as anthropologists, were...

Welcome to the website dedicated to understanding The Matrix of Needs. When Abraham Maslow published his article in 1943, he said it was...