Forwarding the Human Evolution Matrix – One Community Weekly Progress Update #602

 

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding the human evolution matrix through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:

• • • Learn about this building and it’s function in forwarding the human evolution matrix: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week, the core team continued their research on the Highest Good Energy. They worked on the Highest Good Energy page, editing, reviewing, and adding photos and descriptions of various electrical components. These included 12/2 and 12/3 Romex wire, meter bases, electric meters, conduit, conduit bodies, a sub-panel, and breakers ranging from 20 to 200 amps. An explanation was also added regarding the One Community policy of standardizing 20 AWG over 15 AWG wire. One Community’s open-source initiative for forwarding the human evolution matrix includes the Duplicable City Center as a central component. See the images of this work below.

Arnob Mutsuddi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on Duplicable City Center structural engineering model and details. His work focused on editing the middle ring of the new connector design (row 2) to align the angles with the dome structure. Additional adjustments were made to ensure proper alignment of the side struts with the ring. The previous connector design (row 2) was analyzed for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and modifications were made to align the side struts with the updated design. A team meeting was held to discuss design issues and review the progress made on these adjustments. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in forwarding the human evolution matrix. This approach is integral to their mission of forwarding the human evolution matrix through innovative and scalable solutions. See some of this work in the pictures below.

Charles Gooley (Web Designer) continued working on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. He worked on the Aircrete Engineering and Research: Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, R-value, and More page, sharing details about the engineering processes, research, resources, and tools used to verify the safety of aircrete designs and structures. This involved resizing and posting several images and adding links to various videos. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model for forwarding the human evolution matrix. Take a look at some of this work in the images below.

Chris Blair (GIS Technician/Horticulturist) continued working with GIS data as part of One Community’s Permaculture Design that includes the location of the Duplicable City Center. He continued learning how to use QGIS, an open-source GIS software, with the goal of recreating his previous work from proprietary software to improve future access to the data. He imported PDFs of the city center and villages into QGIS, georeferenced them to create raster data on the map, and digitized both the structures and their footprints on the land. Using the accurate sizes of the structures, he analyzed optimal locations for placement. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase some of this work.

Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Duplicable City Center kitchen shelving and adding dry-storage food items. He focused on fixing room 11 in SketchUp, enhancing the room visually by adding elements and rendering it in Lumion, along with creating a walkthrough video. Updates were made to the City Center kitchen design in SketchUp based on the latest feedback, followed by rendering the shots in Lumion. Additional tasks included finalizing the walkthrough videos for room 1, room 2, and room 3 in Lumion. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Nika Gavran (Industrial Designer) continued her work on the Duplicable City Center dormer window installation plans. She focused on expanding the final document for the dormer window instructions, incorporating feedback on the previously completed slides. She removed shadows from images and adjusted the layout for a more visually appealing design. Nika worked on the overall graphic design of the dimensions and continued compiling all the slides. As a foundational component of One Community’s open-source strategy, the Duplicable City Center is designed for forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase some of this work.

dPanambur Rachan Rao (Project Manager) continued work on reviewing and organizing everything related to wrapping up the Highest Good Energy component. He completed the task of reviewing the Highest Good Energy webpage to assess its completion. He identified and documented any deficiencies and incomplete sections in a spreadsheet, which was then uploaded to the shared Dropbox folder. Additionally, Rachan coordinated with the DCC analysis team for the weekly update and provided guidance on their next tasks. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in forwarding the human evolution matrix. Take a look at some of this work in the images below.

Tasmia Hasan (Design Engineer) continued her work on the structural engineering of the Duplicable City Center. She met with the team and provided Umema with a brief overview of the project. She continued working on adjusting the angle of the metal panel by adding different planes and modifying the angles of those planes. Umema provided further assistance with completing this task. As a foundational component of One Community’s open-source strategy, the Duplicable City Center is designed for forwarding the human evolution matrix. You can see examples of this work in the following images.

Umema Ali (Mechanical Design Engineer) completed the General Onboarding Checklist by finishing all assigned tasks, watching the necessary instructional videos, and thoroughly reading the required documents. She commented on the Google Doc, set up her HGN profile, and integrated herself into the Dropbox projects. She is focusing on the design optimization of hub connectors, an important step that must be completed before starting the Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Additionally, Umema began documenting her progress and findings in Excel to ensure a well-organized record of her work. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase some of this work.

Vika Zakharova (Administrative Assistant) continued helping as part of the hiring team, training team, and conducting research for the Most Sustainable Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies page. She expanded her research on the sustainable lightbulb options for the Duplicable City Center. She revised her action plan and updated her research methodology. Additionally, Vika examined conflicting materials and energy standards, which informed her investigation of twelve additional lighting companies as potential vendors for the DCC. She also updated the ranking of current sustainable lighting companies and documented their sustainability achievements in the database. Furthermore, Vika began drafting detailed suggestions for the sustainable lightbulb webpage on the One Community website and reviewed the work of other administrators. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Yancong E (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center project. He corrected the format of the Outdoor View Calculation table by categorizing the building rooms according to their respective domes and addressed the identified issue based on Jae’s feedback. He also updated the AutoCAD file to reflect the light range of each area as suggested, with light green indicating viewable areas, bright red highlighting dead zones, and a white background. The updated Outdoor View Calculation table and a screenshot of the AutoCAD file were included. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix. This innovative initiative aims to showcase how forwarding the human evolution matrix can transform urban spaces into more sustainable and community-oriented environments. You can see examples of this work in the following images.

 

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding the human evolution matrix through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:

• • • Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
    • See what we’ll be growing and forwarding the human evolution matrix: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA

This week, Hayley Rosario (Sustainability Research Assistant) continued her work on the Vermiculture Toilet component that will produce compost as part of the Highest Good Food project. She focused on the waste report for the sheet metal liner, formatting it according to the guidelines outlined in the vermiculture document. She also referenced data from a previous unformatted waste report created a few weeks earlier. In addition to this, Hayley updated models and prints as part of the ongoing project. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix. This approach is critical to forwarding the human evolution matrix and ensures alignment with the initiative’s goals. See her work in the collage below.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He enhanced the documentation of the greenhouse design by writing detailed analyses for various climate charts, including Temperature Range, Wind Velocity, Monthly Diurnal Average, and Dry Bulb versus Relative Humidity and Dew Point. Each chart was examined in-depth to standardize the document format and provide clear insights into how these data points influence the greenhouse’s microclimate. The goal was to offer a comprehensive understanding of the implications of each chart for the Walipini greenhouse project, ensuring the client has a solid grasp of the data’s relevance to design decisions. Specifically, explanations were added to clarify the significance of temperature variations, wind speeds, daily temperature fluctuations, and the relationship between humidity and dew point, emphasizing their impact on optimizing the greenhouse environment for plant growth. These entries help in refining energy usage strategies and designing systems for temperature and humidity control within the greenhouse. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Ziyi Chen (Landscape Designer) continued working on the design of the outdoor spaces for the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting structures. She revised previous surveys and sketches of Aquapini and Walipini’s outdoor spaces based on feedback, focusing on standardizing the format of the scoring tables. The six tables were unified using a new Google Sheet, which has been published to the records on Google Docs. Additionally, technical adjustments were made to the floor plan, including lowering the trees in the southwest corner to prevent shading issues that could affect indoor crops during winter due to the sun’s low altitude. The composition of the tree group structure was also modified to support varying growth rates of the food forest at different stages. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, dedicated to forwarding the human evolution matrix. See her work in the collage below.

 

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding the human evolution matrix through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together in forwarding the human evolution matrix: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

This week, Apoorv Pandey (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the engineering details for the Ultimate Classroom part of the Highest Good education component. He continued working on the final draft of the Structural Engineering Report for the Ultimate Classroom project. He focused on reformatting the report to ensure it was easily understandable by engineers and laypersons, providing clearer explanations for sections like the introduction and project scope. He did additional research to improve the clarity and articulation of certain sections. Apoorv also referenced other published pages on One Community’s website to guide his work. The One Community model of combining forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this is an excellent example of forwarding the human evolution matrix. This approach exemplifies forwarding the human evolution matrix by creating environments fostering collaboration and innovation. See the collage below for his work. 

Brian Mwoyowatidi (Graduate Structural Engineer) continued helping with the engineering details for the Ultimate Classroom part of the Highest Good education component. He worked on advancing the Ultimate Classroom Foundation and Flooring Design Report toward a final draft for open sourcing. He developed the ‘Introduction’ and ‘General Requirements’ sections, focusing on sustainability and adherence to building codes. Additionally, Brian worked on the ‘Project Location’ and ‘Why Open Source’ sections, aligning with One Community Global’s goals of accessibility and innovation in sustainability. The One Community model of combining forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this is an excellent example of forwarding the human evolution matrix. See the collage below for his work.

Vimarsh Acharya (Engineering Manager and Technical Reviewer) started helping with the engineering details for the Ultimate Classroom part of the Highest Good education component. He reviewed two documents, Addressing Specific Lighting Needs and Ensuring Sustainability for Walipini #1, for which he provided detailed feedback and completed the formatting, finalizing the document. He started reviewing a new document titled “Design Report of the Ultimate DIY-Replicable Straw Bale Construction Classroom Structural Engineering”, The One Community model of combining forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this is an excellent example of forwarding the human evolution matrix. See the collage below for his work.

 

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding the human evolution matrix through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:

• • • Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
    • Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
    • Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
    • Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team completed over 74 hours managing One Community’s volunteer work review (not included above), along with emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification, and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software. They also conducted interviews and set up new volunteer team members. Additionally, they shot and incorporated the video above, which discusses forwarding the human evolution matrix and how it serves as a foundation for the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below illustrates some of this work.

Feras Rehman (Data Analyst) continued working on developing One Community’s Mastodon account and strategy. He also managed his part of the One Community Updates Blog and collages, reviewing the work of Rahul, Ratna, Mrudula, Venkat, and Shrinivas, along with requisite suggestions. Eight additional Mastodon posts were scheduled using Buffer for the upcoming week, and feedback was given on Faeq’s document. A data-based strategy testing plan for Mastodon was drafted, incorporating research on which types of posts perform best. Images for these posts were submitted to the Dropbox folder, and the posts were boosted by four different accounts on Mastodon. This work helps One Community’s mission of tending the human garden and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The following images show his work for the week.

Hritvik Mahajan (Data Analyst) reviewed the admin team’s training work and provided feedback and suggestions. He created social media post content, selected images, and developed hashtags for scheduling. He also researched free tools for downloading Twitter analytics data and shared the findings with Jae. In addition to content creation, he managed GitHub labels and communicated with team members on Slack about merge issues and change requests. Hritvik tested several pull requests on the development site for the Highest Good Network. He also created a Bluesky social account but found it lacked scheduling features, leading him to explore alternative platforms while continuing to finalize and schedule Twitter posts. This work helps One Community’s mission of tending the human garden and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix, which reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The following images show his work for the week.

Jia Shu (UX Designer) continued her work on the Highest Good Network phase 3 development that focuses on organizing and tracking the Fulfilled Living aspect of the Highest Good Society component. She had a meeting with Jae, all the designers, and the engineers. She worked on refining existing elements and defining separate workflows for organizers and members, each with distinct functions such as recording attendee information or scanning QR codes for registration. Based on feedback from Joe’s video, Jia made several adjustments, including incorporating a QR code scan feature into the check-in process, updating the notification system to a pop-up style with options to decline, accept, or ignore, enhancing the visual UI for activity attendance rates, and adding filter and rating options to the comments section, along with other minor UI refinements. This work helps One Community’s mission of tending the human garden and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The following images show her work for the week.

Jiaqi Wu (UX Designer) participated in a team meeting with data engineers, project managers, and other designers to facilitate the project’s progress. She focused on developing data visualizations inspired by Netflix’s approach and considered which metrics should be tracked and how they could be effectively represented. Jiaqi created a main dashboard for the project, along with several more detailed charts and tables to visualize the data. This work helps One Community’s mission of forwarding the human evolution matrix. The following images show her work for the week.

Masoom Ahmed Siddique (Senior Network Engineer) covered his work on the Highest Good Network software, focusing on the installation and configuration of SSL certificates to enhance security. This included tasks such as private key generation, renewals, and issue resolution. The work also covered software updates, database query optimization, load balancing, and server performance monitoring using tools like Nagios and Zabbix. Additional tasks included SSL certificate transfer, CDN integration, review of ASP.NET compatibility, and secure SQL Server migration using RVTools. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Nidhi Mange (Data Analyst) focused on Google Analytics and AdWords, dedicating most of her time to training in strategy and optimization techniques. She reviewed multiple documents and instructional videos to gain a deeper understanding of tracking, data analysis, and best practices within these platforms. Her training included learning how to interpret key metrics, optimize campaigns, and utilize different features of both Google Analytics and AdWords to improve marketing outcomes. In addition to her analytics work, Nidhi managed some administrative tasks, which involved creating collages and summaries for nine individuals, incorporating feedback as needed, and updating content in WordPress. She used tools like Google Docs and Dropbox to handle content management efficiently while ensuring that her main focus remained on enhancing her skills in AdWords and Analytics to support future project goals. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase her work for the week.

Praneeth Kruthiventi (Volunteer Data Analyst) worked on creating two Google Ads campaigns focused on Sustainable Products and Companies, and Best Recycling Categories. He reviewed all the webpages that would receive traffic to ensure the images and content were in proper condition. His efforts centered on identifying relevant keywords, headlines, and descriptions, applying practices from his Google Ads Search Certification. He documented each step and decision made during the development of the Google Ads marketing strategy for future training purposes. Additionally, he reviewed the training exercises completed by new volunteers. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Rahul Bavanandan (Data Analyst) continued his work on the Highest Good Network to enhance his Reddit presence, engaging in discussions and sharing pertinent content within targeted subreddits. He maintained a regular posting cadence while aligning his contributions more closely with One Community Global’s objectives. Simultaneously, Rahul progressed on the HGN Phase 2 Evolution, delving into Phase 1 and Phase 3 Figma designs. He also explored data visualization tools and updated the 601 blog per Sara’s feedback. Additionally, Rahul dedicated time to reviewing the work of several individuals across various One Community Global teams, offering constructive feedback and ensuring alignment with project goals. He also updated the webpage with weekly summaries and collages, fulfilling the review table requirements. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Shireen Kayal (Humanitarian Program Developer & Data Manager) revamped the weekly video following Jae’s suggestions. She aligned the music with the visuals, crafted a new theme with book pages to fill the video canvas sans animation due to time and size limitations, and structured the housing theme presentation, ensuring the first page trails the intro slide and the last page concludes the village section. This was part of an effort to highlight One Community’s work elaborately. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase her work for the week.

Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer) completed work on his blog 601 and provided feedback for each individual in Team Moonfall. He reviewed the work of three other admins, offering feedback on their team summaries and blogs. Additionally, he performed frontend testing on several pull requests, assisting the development team with feedback to help merge those PRs. He also worked on the user manual by adding content and submitted it for review, and reviewed the work of new trainees, providing feedback on their admin tasks. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Shuddhendu Mishra (Software Engineer) reviewed documentation in Highest Good Network to gain a clearer understanding of Phase 1 and its backend structure. He also analyzed MongoDB collections to better understand how data is stored and organized within the system. In addition, he began working on designing database schematics and will continue to focus on this task moving forward. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Vatsal Mendpara (Security Analyst) engaged with the Bluehost team to explore alternative solutions for managing older OS and kernel versions, conducting research and reviewing system and network logs for anomalies. He also checked Bluehost configurations and is compiling a report on his findings to share with the team. Additionally, Vatsal discussed the OS and kernel update challenges with the Bluehost team, shared his findings, and explored alternatives. Due to the severity of the issues encountered with Bluehost, he’s researching alternative server providers, and developing strategies to mitigate and resolve the problems. He continued monitoring network and application logs, seeking optimal ways to manage server resources, and reviewed server security parameters. Furthermore, Vatsal investigated the cause of last week’s website downtime, again examining logs and server resource optimization, and assessed server security. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

Yash Shah (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) created a blog for Dev Dynasty and a collage for the team. Feedback was provided to team members, and changes were made to the blog. An Excel sheet was created to track team members’ timings for the weekly call. A meeting for Phase 3 development was held with the UI/UX and Software development team with Junyuan, Jia, Jiaqi, Shuddhendu, and Manikrishna, during which tasks related to Data proposals were assigned to the team. Plans were made for organizer features, including suggestions for event items, direct messaging capabilities, organizer verification, and a poll option for rescheduling events based on participant availability. This work supports One Community’s mission and reinforces our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix, ensuring that our tools contribute to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The images below showcase his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM A-O

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for forwarding the human evolution matrix was managed by Muhammad Huzaifah (Administrative Assistant) and includes Durgeshwari Naikwade (Data Analyst), Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Michael Juma (Administrative Assistant), Mrudula Chavali (Administrative Assistant and Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst) and Akilan Kumaran (Data Analyst). This week, Durgeshwari worked on LinkedIn social media posts, provided feedback to new trainees to improve communication and project progress, conducted research on analytics and strategy development, and participated in two interviews for software development and administrative positions. Jessica completed her weekly administrative tasks, reviewed the work of fellow volunteers, developed the Food Infrastructure Rollout plan focusing on the integration of Highest Good Food into small-scale organizations, and reviewed feedback from Jae, making necessary edits and conducting further research, forwarding the human evolution matrix through her innovative strategies. Kishan handled senior admin duties, reviewed volunteer documents, tracked progress, addressed requests, completed reviews of 40 SEO pages, and revisited previously optimized pages based on peer feedback. Michael prepared team summaries for the Reactonauts software development team, evaluated team managers and members based on their reports, provided direction for presenting images and videos to meet One Community standards, and reviewed time logs and tasks for the GIS Project. Mrudula worked on her weekly blog, provided feedback and follow-ups for the PR team, interviewed candidates for volunteer roles, reviewed and formatted technical documentation, and submitted updates for inclusion on the collaborators’ page, all while forwarding the human evolution matrix to enhance collaborative efforts. Ola created a tutorial on job descriptions and PR review teams, reviewed weekly projects for the PR teams, updated the Pinterest schedule, monitored training for new admin volunteers, and created folders for each admin team. Anoushka completed the first half of her training, reviewed the work of five individuals to ensure they uploaded images, collaged these images for the blog, formatted summaries for WordPress, and made necessary changes following admin review. Akilan finalized the onboarding process, made adjustments based on volunteer feedback, ensured the required format and layout for WordPress, and managed content organization on Google Docs and Dropbox, all supporting One Community’s sustainable initiatives. One Community’s model for forwarding the human evolution matrix includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below, showcasing our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM R-Z

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for forwarding the human evolution matrix was managed by Sneka Vetriappan (Data Analyst) and includes Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Ratna Meena Shivakumar (Data Analyst and Admin), Riddhisha Chitwadgi (Administrative Assistant), Ruiqi Liu (Administrative Assistant), Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer), T R Samarth Urs (Data Analyst), Vibhav Chimatapu (Data Analyst/Admin Assistant), and Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst). This week, Rachna focused on her SEO pages, integrating feedback from other admins, and managed to schedule three interviews for the following week while assisting others as needed. Ratna prepared the weekly summary, created collages for blog posts, scheduled interviews, and updated SEO optimization for One Community’s Avatar Page. Riddhisha reviewed the team management document, provided feedback on training for Anoushka and Deepthi, and worked on improving the keyword density for the blog while also commenting on the housing team’s work. Additionally, she emphasized the importance of forwarding the human evolution matrix in their ongoing discussions. Ruiqi completed the four-step review process for the Code Crafters Team, checked blog 601, informed members about publishing their bio announcements, and continued her work on DIY Earth Dam Design & Construction Disaster Mitigation Content. Saumit performed frontend testing for 27 PRs, addressed issues with specific PRs on Slack, and worked on the PR review process for volunteers, while also updating his WordPress page. Sneka created the weekly summary, reviewed time log entries, provided feedback, and ensured that all associated pictures were attached for support. Samarth managed a PR review team, evaluated their submissions, provided feedback, and optimized blog posts. Vibhav proofread the PR Team’s work, ensured the required number of PRs were submitted, and created summaries and collages for the team’s WordPress page. Lastly, Zuqi organized the weekly summary for the Graphic Design Team, optimized blogs on the “defining our avatar” page, and began researching key metrics for tracking blog performance. One Community’s model for forwarding the human evolution matrix includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below, showcasing our commitment to forwarding the human evolution matrix.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary was managed by Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst) and included Anusha Tariq (Graphic Designer), Jaime Yao (Creative Technologist), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer) and Menaka Deepak (Graphic Designer/ Art Director), covering their work on graphic designs for forwarding the human evolution matrix. This week, Anusha focused on completing AI-based enhancements for images, including expanding elements and editing backgrounds as required. She made several visual modifications to meet project specifications and created an announcement image for the website, ensuring all requested icons and design elements were incorporated. Anusha also performed a website review to verify that all components were in place, paying particular attention to SEO elements, identifying potential errors, and making corrections to optimize site performance. Jaime concentrated on creating visual content for announcements and social media. He designed announcement images for Karthik, Jonathan, and Tad, ensuring clarity and engagement. Jaime also developed a series of social media images centered on a climate change cooperation theme, inspired by extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, and coastal storm surges, forwarding the human evolution matrix through effective communication and awareness-raising initiatives. These visuals aimed to capture the urgency of climate change and resonate with a broader audience on social media, evoking awareness and prompting discussions on the importance of cooperative action. Junyuan worked on researching and designing social media images, revising previous designs, and creating two additional images. On Thursday, He participated in the sorting process for HGN Phase 3, attended a meeting that provided an overview of the project, and organized upcoming tasks based on the instructions received. Menaka created bio and announcement images for Niketha and Adefola and raised questions about Adefola’s announcement page, which she communicated with Jae and Sara. She reviewed Jae’s feedback on her social media images and responded to Sara’s feedback on her previous website announcement work. Menaka then reworked social media images based on Jae’s feedback, uploaded corrected versions, and created a new social media image for A233. Additionally, she completed Adefola’s announcement image and created new social media images for A225, A209, A176, A167, and A154, while continuing work on web announcements in WordPress for Adefola and Niketha. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to forwarding the human evolution matrix. See the collage below to view some of their work.

 

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding the human evolution matrix through open source Highest Good Network^® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network PRs testing, confirming the fixed PRs and resolving several issues. This included fixing report links when viewing the Team Weekly Summary from the Profile page (PR 2608), resolving the scrollbar issue on the Team Management page (PR 2492), replacing the Badge Assignment search function (PR 2539), and addressing permissions management table issues (PR 2656). However, some issues remain unresolved, such as PR 2707, where long task names in link format continue to cause problems, and PR 2512, where the Admin role was unable to delete roles, with the selection redirecting to the Admin Dashboard. Additionally, column name alignment issues persist (PR 2163), and there is a color discrepancy in pie charts on the Reports – People page (PR 2326). They also created a new account, “CoreTeam TesterAgain,” logging 5 hours of tangible time to test an issue related to Core Team email text not displaying the correct owed hours for unique roles (PR 958). Lastly, they reported an issue with new user creation in the application and recorded a video to document the problem. We continue to focus on forwarding the human evolution matrix through iterative improvements and user-centric solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to forwarding the human evolution matrix. The collage below shows some of their work.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software software was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and includes Anand Seshadri (Software Engineer), Jordy Corporan (Software Engineer), Logeshwari Renu (Software Engineer) and Vishnu Priya Atheti (Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we will manage and measure our processes for forwarding the human evolution matrix across our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Lin reviewed and approved PR #2734, becoming familiar with the codebase and unit testing for the HGN app, where all 11 test cases passed. He also reviewed the weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by his Alpha team members. Anand focused on completing the final review for changing the UI of the dropdown when clicking the ‘Edit’ button next to a task, testing Redux states on the edit modal and ensuring responsive design. He worked on BadgeManagement.test.js, testing the validateBadges function for proper error handling when first or last names are missing and verifying the assignBadges function for error handling when no badges are selected or server issues arise. Meanwhile, forwarding the human evolution matrix became a key consideration in their approach to design decisions. Jordy made progress on reviewing pull requests but encountered technical issues on his personal computer, which hindered further work. Logeshwari worked on fixing the issue where users need to be on a team to see their own tasks, ensuring that users without a team but with assigned tasks see the task tab as the default, while users without tasks see the current week’s time log tab. She updated the default tab logic and the state to retrieve tasks from the user’s team using userTasks instead of usersWithTasks. Priya worked on identifying files for code changes and made updates related to the Google doc icon. She also reviewed the database and API details to retrieve team data based on user ID to implement Manager icons. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to forwarding the human evolution matrix. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network software was managed by Vijay Anand Pandian (Full Stack Software Engineer) and includes Aaryaneil Nimbalkar (Software Developer), Abhinav Ankur (Software Engineer), Aditya Sure (Software Engineer), Ashay Kalpesh Mehta (Software Engineer), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Huijie Liu (Software Engineer), Sai Venkatesh Voruganti (Volunteer Software Engineer), Sandhya Adavikolanu (Software Developer), Sri Sudersan Thopey Ganesh (Software Engineer), Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer) and Vigneshwar Muriki (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for forwarding the human evolution matrix through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Aaryaneil tested and reviewed several pull requests, including work on the distribution bar chart for TotalOrgSummary (#2713), fixes for the Tasks “Active” column filter (#2712), badge assignment UI adjustments (#2711), and an update for adding and editing lost hours (#2710). Additional PRs addressed spacing issues within WBS task rows (#2709) and included a hotfix for a badge assignment popup UI issue in dark mode (#2723). While forwarding the human evolution matrix, Aaryaneil also worked on tests for the WBS component (#2721) and fixes for the allTimeEntriesReducer, authReducer, and allProjectsReducer tests, starting unit tests for the leaderboardDataReducer. Abhinav created the initial versions of all pages by modeling the designs off Phase 2 wireframes. He focused on replicating the layout, structure, and core elements for each page to align with the provided wireframes. Abhinav ensured that visual components followed best practices for user experience and usability, establishing basic navigation and correctly implementing placeholders for dynamic content, laying the foundation for future development and improvements, forwarding the human evolution matrix in the process. Aditya added unit tests for various components in the Highest Good Network (HGN) Software Development project, including PermissionsManagement, DeleteModal, UpdatePassword, App, and Badges components. These tests covered key functionalities such as permissions, user roles, token validation, and UI rendering. Bugs from the task tracker were addressed, and pull requests were submitted after all tests passed. Ashay continued to contribute to the project by working on fixing bugs and implementing new features. Initially, he picked up a bug related to fixing the view on the dashboard of the admin page, which involved using WebSockets. However, since it was his first bug involving WebSockets, he decided to switch to a different bug to ease into the workflow. Ashay then started working on a new bug: adding a sort button to the Projects Page Inventory, forwarding the human evolution matrix towards a more efficient user experience. The goal is to add a sort button under the “Inventory” heading that allows users to sort items by the most recently edited. He has been actively working on this and is focused on ensuring the functionality is smooth and integrates seamlessly with the existing system. Deepthi spent on HGN Software Development, with a focus on UI improvements and bug fixes. She created a new pull request PR#2715 with the modifications suggested by Kurtis including proper code structure of the existing code. Key tasks included identifying and logging a bug related to the Teams page title and making updates to PR#2711 to address a different UI layout. Work was also done on improving the Teams page by adding an “i” icon next to the title, following the style used on the Projects page. This effort is akin to forwarding the human evolution matrix, as it seeks to enhance user experience and adaptability in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

Huijie tested the fix pull request for tangible hours recalculation on the development branch, which used the async processing pattern, and confirmed it worked correctly. She addressed the requested changes and resolved merge conflicts on the previous bar chart pull request. Additionally, she continued the implementation of the Bell notification feature for meetings, forwarding the human evolution matrix toward enhanced user experience. Sai worked on development tasks including adjusting the spacing between task rows in WBS (#2709) and making UI changes to the WBS table for task and action columns (#2679). He also fixed issues like the password error update (#1108) and addressed problems with total team report code fields (#1075). Additional tasks included adding badge filtering functionality in the badge management page (#2671) and replacing MailChimp (#2595), along with coordinating fixes and enhancements for the projects page (#2719), global volunteer map (#2706), and addressing bugs like the blueSquare delete issue (#1117) and a user profile display issue (#2233). In the process of tackling these challenges, the team remained focused on forwarding the human evolution matrix to improve overall project outcomes. Sandhya enhanced the Total Organization Summary dashboard for the HGN Software Development project by integrating the TaskCompletedBarChart component, retrieving volunteer statistics from an API, and formatting the data for visualization using the Recharts library. She resolved API issues, collaborated with the backend team, and implemented a loading state for improved user experience. Sandhya also worked with Redux for state management, set up role-based permission checks, and enhanced the user interface with responsive layouts and dark mode support. Additionally, she ensured secure user authentication with JWT validation and used Axios for smooth API integration with error handling. Sri continued improving the accessibility of the application and addressing CSS inconsistencies in the Volunteer Status Pie Chart component. This work included refining ARIA attributes to ensure better support for screen readers and marking purely decorative elements appropriately. Sri also worked on fixing layout issues, ensuring elements aligned correctly at various screen sizes, and addressed inconsistencies in the responsive design. He pushed the latest code updates to GitHub, contributing to the ongoing development of the pie chart component while ensuring that user experience remained intact, forwarding the human evolution matrix through innovative design and collaboration, ultimately forwarding the human evolution matrix in the realm of accessible web development.

Sriram reviewed feedback on two recent pull requests and selected two bugs from the Phase 1 bug document to work on. He also reviewed the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) component and its related code to begin writing unit tests. After working on these tests for multiple sessions, Sriram completed the unit testing task and created a pull request. He then began addressing the next task, which involved investigating a workaround for the user_id bug in the dashboard URL. Vigneshwar developed unit tests for the getProjectReport action in a Redux environment, forwarding the human evolution matrix by ensuring robust testing practices. Using Jest, Vigneshwar mocked dependencies such as getProjectDetail, fetchAllMembers, and fetchAllWBS to avoid real API calls during testing. He set up a mock Redux store with redux-mock-store and thunk middleware. The tests validated the correct dispatching of actions when generating a project report, ensuring that the right sequence of actions was dispatched and confirming the correctness of the getProjectReport action flow. Vijay worked on several tasks related to the HGN Software Development project. He addressed a dark mode issue by modifying the existing modal in the BadgeAssignment component to improve visibility and styling for success and danger messages in both light and dark modes (PR #2723). He also began work on fixing the UI issue with the badge assignment popup in dark mode, forwarding the human evolution matrix toward a more user-friendly experience. Additionally, Vijay fixed failing test cases in the `AssignBadge` and `AssignBadgePopup` components, optimizing the popup to accommodate the test cases (PR #2717). He completed a hotfix for the issue where the “Confirm” button in `AssignBadgePopup` caused an error when users restarted from the selection step. As part of this, he improved Redux state management in the `badgeReducer`, updated `AssignBadgePopup` to use Redux state via `useSelector`, and ensured consistent state updates in `AssignTableRow` by dispatching Redux actions directly using `useDispatch`. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to forwarding the human evolution matrix. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Jingyi Jia (Software Engineer, Team Manager), and includes Cillian Ren (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), and Vishavdeep Kaur (Full stack Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for forwarding the human evolution matrix through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Cillian examined the frontend code of the application to address and document various bugs, focusing on clarifying the issues and proposing solutions to enhance collaborative efforts. Ramakrishna updated the weekly summary’s rendering process by converting it from a class component to a functional component. He also integrated recent updates from the development branch into his work. Jingyi tested the recently fixed loading icon to ensure its functionality and tackled the display inconsistencies of the select tag between Chrome and Safari. After evaluating several options, Jingyi opted to implement react-select, achieving a uniform appearance and functionality across the browsers. Vishavdeep actively engaged in the review process of multiple pull requests, including PR-2712, PR-2715, PR-2718, PR-2719, PR-2709, PR-2711, PR-2717, PR-2703, PR-2723, and PR-2721. He provided comments, attached detailed screenshots and videos for documentation, and granted final approvals for the changes through the GitHub repository. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to forwarding the human evolution matrix. See below to view images of their work.