The final archetype is The Master. The purpose of The Master is rooted in Maslow’s concept of self-actualization. Their goal is to move lives towards transcendence.
Type: Self-Actualization
Category: Purpose
Archetype: The Master – On a mission to change lives and improve the world
Fiction: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Gandalf
Non-Fiction: Nelson Mandela, Elon Musk, Bill Gates
The symbol of The Master is Yoda from Star Wars. Brands with The Master archetype seek to improve the world. They want to set the standards of the future. In the words of Yoda, “Always two there are, no more, no less. A master and an apprentice.”
The archetype can be broken into the following subcategories:
- Changing lives by building revenue models that pull people up from poverty: Warby Parker, Aravind Eye Hospital, TOMS
- Changing lives through technical innovation: IBM, Gore
- Changing lives through capital investment: Grameen Shakti, Juhidi Kilimo
- Changing lives by connecting suppliers & buyers in more efficient ways: Lyft
- Changing lives through free enterprise philanthropy: Greyston Bakery
- Changing lives by providing healthy alternatives: CVS
Explore the Master brands
Warby Parker
IBM
Aravind Eye Hospitals
Gore
Grameen Shakti
Juhudi Kilimo
CVS
TOMS
Greyston Bakery
Lyft
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