Alpha Centauri had a similar series of imperatives that I think added a bit more "shades of grey" in regards to tech and ideology/ies: Explore, Discover, Build, and Conquer. Having said that, the technology web seems like it would probably do a decent job of replicating that 'shades of grey'.
It's also worth mentioning that you never had control over how your factions employed technology like Beyond Earth will do, with the exception of the society model system.
It's also worth mentioning that you never had control over how your factions employed technology like Beyond Earth will do, with the exception of the society model system.