In order to promote community participation and development, it is the task of the animator to bring these factions together, encourage tolerance and team spirit, and obtain consensus decisions. . For you to promote social change in a community, it is necessary to know how that system operates, and therefor how it will respond to changes. . Like the four physical dimensions of length, width, height, and time, cultural dimensions may vary in size but, by definition, permeate the whole. They are based on learned behaviour, which transcend the individuals who each learned parts of them. Like the physical dimensions of length and time, if any one dimension of culture is missing, by definition, all are missing. .
Every individual manifests each of the six dimension of culture.
The technological dimension of culture is its capital, its tools and skills, and ways of dealing with the physical environment. It is the interface between humanity and nature. Remember, it is not the physical tools themselves which make up the technological dimension of culture, but it is the learned ideas and behaviour which allow humans to invent, use, and teach others about tools. . When a facilitator encourages a community build a latrine or well, new technology is introduced. The facilitator must be prepared to understand the effects on other dimensions of culture by the introduction of a change in the technological dimension. .