Competing Values Framework - Free Template

The toolkit includes a visual guide to the Competing Values Framework showing all four culture types mapped across the flexibility-stability and internal-external axes.

A summary card gives you a quick-reference overview of each quadrant - what it values, how leadership shows up, and where it tends to be strongest - along with practical tips for running a culture mapping exercise and common pitfalls to watch for.

You'll also find guidance on connecting your cultural profile to Mutomorro's People and Capability services, including culture change, organisational development, and leadership development support.

Whether you're diagnosing your current culture, planning a deliberate shift, or helping leaders understand the tensions they're navigating, this toolkit gives you the key concepts in a format you can share with colleagues and refer back to.

Start with a simple exercise. Ask each team member to distribute 100 points across the four quadrants based on how they experience day-to-day work. Average the responses for a quick cultural profile.

Focus on the diagonal tensions. The most useful insights come from examining the pull between Collaborate and Compete, and between Create and Control. Where is the tension, and is it being navigated deliberately?

Map both current and desired culture. The gap between the two is your culture change agenda - it tells you what to focus on and where resistance is likely.

Use CVF alongside the Cultural Web for richer diagnosis. CVF shows you where your culture sits on the map. The Cultural Web tells you what's holding it there - the stories, rituals, symbols, and structures that reinforce the current orientation.