Creating a Stable Biosphere – One Community Weekly Progress Update #616

At One Community, we are creating a stable biosphere by evolving sustainability in ways that regenerate our planet and create a world that works for everyone. Through sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, economics, and social architecture, we are building a self-replicating model designed to spark global collaboration. Our all-volunteer team is committed to open sourcing and free sharing the complete process for “The Highest Good of All.” Together, we are cultivating teacher/demonstration hubs to inspire global stewardship practices and fulfilled living for generations to come.

• Here’s our project overview
• Here’s our world-change methodology
  
• Here’s how this becomes self-replicating
• Here’s how we are open source and free-sharing all the do-it-yourself designs

OUR MAIN OPEN SOURCE HUBS

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One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the January 6th, 2025 edition (#616) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

 

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere through through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:

• • • Learn about: Our Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign
    • Learn about the different village models: 7 Sustainable Village Models
    • Visit the open source portals for the first two: Earthbag Village OS Hub | Straw Bale Village OS Hub

This week, Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet engineering designs. The calculation sheet for the vermiculture project was reviewed and reorganized into structured tables across the worksheet collection. The data was categorized into discrete segments to improve clarity, usability, and alignment with project requirements. Labeling and formatting standards were applied to ensure consistency and to make the information more accessible to team members and stakeholders. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for creating a stable biosphere. See below for some of the pictures related to work.

Charles Gooley (Web Designer) continued working on the Aircrete Engineering and Research: Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, R-value, and More page. Charles updated the Highest Good Energy and Highest Good Food pages by adding new images resized to 640 pixels and linking them to the original larger versions. He worked on sections related to Aircrete Engineering and Research, including Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, and R-Value. Additionally, he logged into the One Community YouTube channel and uploaded two videos, which have been processed. Aircrete is an alternative being explored for the Earthbag Village, a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model for creating a stable biosphere. Take a look at some of the work in the images below.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and helping with the Earthbag Village 4-dome home roof plan. Karthik worked on the 4-dome cluster project, analyzing the suitability of I-section beams for the roof structure and modifying the design to achieve a deflection value of less than 0.8 inches in compliance with California building codes. He prepared a report summarizing his findings and conclusions and shared it with Michaela for review. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for creating a stable biosphere. See the work in the collage below.

Yi-Ju Lien (Environmental Engineer) continued her work on the Open Source DIY Dam Design for Water Retention, Pond and Lake Creation, etc. content and Earthbag Village LEED points related to stormwater retention. Yi-Ju worked on integrating content for the Rainwater Harvesting System by reorganizing its structure to enhance clarity and readability. She adjusted headings and revised text for improved understanding, added detailed instructions on gutter and downspout sizing, and expanded on the design of the rainwater conveyance system. She also introduced key components of the system, including catchment and pipe material selection, pre-filtration, and potable water reuse, to comprehensively address the topic of potable rainwater harvesting; this relates to creating a stable biosphere. See some of the work done in the collage below.

 

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere 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: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week, Apoorv Pandey (Mechanical Engineer) began work on a DIY dormer window design for the second floor of the Duplicable City Center project. He analyzed previous second-floor design concepts and reviewed the completed first-floor design to inform and inspire his own design approach. His research focused on understanding how dormer windows are designed in the industry, with the goal of applying proven design principles to this project. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in creating a stable biosphere. The images below showcase some of this work.

Arnob Mutsuddi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on Duplicable City Center structural engineering model and details. His work on the row 8 hub connector continued, with the design of the middle ring and two side struts completed. Progress also included further work on the alignment of the side struts. Additionally, a team meeting was held to provide an update on the current status of the project and BOM spreadsheet. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in the mission of creating a stable biosphere. See some of this work in the pictures 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 worked with GIS data as part of One Community’s Permaculture Design. He continued drafting a comparison of the results produced by QGIS and ArcGIS Pro, adding side-by-side graphics to illustrate differences and updating his Google document with additional content. He also created an updated map of the master plan for the One Community property, including modifications to road layouts. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in creating a stable biosphere. 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 modeling a 4-dome home in SketchUp, concentrating on translating the design into a detailed digital representation. The work involved creating the structural and spatial components of the model without making any changes to the original design. Efforts were centered on accurately building the elements within the software to align with the planned layout and dimensions, ensuring the model reflects the intended design. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to the mission of creating a stable biosphere. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Mohammed Maaz Siddiqui (Architect) continued working on the outdoor landscape areas for the Duplicable City Center project. He began by working on the sun deck area, adding more people and expanding the group workout and sundowner scenes. He then updated the exterior landscape of the Duplicate City Center area based on suggestions provided by Jae, incorporating additional plants and flowers next to the building, between the building and the pathway. The pathway was also modified from hardscape to soil. Additionally, he included streetlights from the file shared on Google Drive into the Lumion file to enhance the overall environment of the scene. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a stable biosphere. The images below showcase some of this work.

Nimika Devi (Architect) continued her contributions to the landscape design and development of the Duplicable City Center‘s urban farm. The work on the barn area was adjusted based on feedback, including the addition of elements such as a play area. The rabbit hutches were edited, and the model was exported for further rendering. The number of cattle was revised according to the provided document, ensuring the required number for each category, while extra cattle and elements were removed as per the feedback. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a stable biosphere. The images below showcase some of this work.

Rudrani “Sravya” Mukkamala (Mechanical Engineer) continued researching the structural components of a hydraulic elevator, focusing on the framework, guide rails, and load-bearing elements. She developed a revised design for the elevator door, emphasizing ease of assembly, operational simplicity, and reduced maintenance requirements. The CAD model for the new door design was completed, reflecting these improvements. Research was conducted into the locking mechanism, focusing on operational efficiency and safety. Additional attention was given to safety mechanisms, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and improving overall system reliability. Support brackets for the guide rails were also analyzed, with design adjustments made to enhance stability and structural integrity. The guide rails themselves were designed, incorporating insights gathered from prior studies and aligning with the broader system requirements. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a stable biosphere. The images below showcase some of this work.

Sanket Basannavar (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center spa cover as part of the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs. The work focused on learning SolidWorks animation to create a working video demonstrating the functionality of the DIY spa cover and an additional video showcasing its assembly process. Errors in the project report were corrected based on the provided feedback, and detailed assembly and installation instructions were written to ensure clarity and usability. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in creating a stable biosphere. The images below showcase some of this work.

 

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is forwarding sustainable common sense 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: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA

This week, the core team continued working on the Earthbag Tools, Equipment, and Material/Supplies lists and performed a thorough review of the Food Graphics Feedback pages, providing recommended edits and comments. Additionally, they offered feedback on the Food Infrastructure Rollout pages, addressing aspects such as the seven phases, property jurisdictional approvals, pH levels, the realistic depiction of drawings, the overall aesthetics of dome layouts, and suggested specific cover crop and mulching materials. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He worked on correcting formatting issues in the document to meet the website standards. Additional efforts were focused on revising the content and exploring methods to create the electrical layout for Walipini 1 using Revit, ensuring the layout aligns with the project requirements and integrates effectively into the overall design. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant) completed her weekly administrative tasks and reviewed the work of several colleagues, providing detailed feedback. She continued her efforts on the integration of Highest Good Food into small-scale organizations, refining her job to make it clearer and easier to understand. Jessica also started editing her previous work on the steps of implementation, focusing on adding more detail and clarity. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Mary Nelson (Landscape Planner) worked on the general Soil Amendment strategy task focusing on large-scale vegetable gardens. Her research included best practices for amending soil pH, incorporating organic material into existing soil, and using cover crops. She developed a pH amendment calculator to quantify the amount of additive required to adjust pH levels. Additionally, Mary completed an outline for the large-scale garden soil amendment strategy, establishing a framework that can also be used for food forest and hoop house soil amendment strategies. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Silin Wang (Landscape Designer) continued rendering work for Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting #2: Tropical Moist House. She rendered visuals and animation for Zenapini #2, making adjustments to lighting, character models, and camera settings to achieve a tropical plant aesthetic. The renderings highlighted the interaction between people, design elements, and spatial arrangements. She also created a walkthrough video draft that presented the interior experience of the greenhouse from multiple perspectives. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Surya Teja Anumolu (Volunteer Mechanical Engineer) continued his work on the Highest Good Food most sustainable construction and agricultural equipment. He focused on refining Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting structures to include documentation, focusing on why sustainability for construction equipment is important, and brought resources from EPA and Euro standards to tie them with the sustainability goals of construction equipment. In terms of sources, he found sustainability goals from brands such as Caterpillar, John Deere, and Case to understand the goals with metrics that can be digestible to a potential customer like One Community. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. See his work in the collage below.

Syahrina Maulida Majid (Volunteer Nutritionist) continued working on creating menu implementation tutorials as a part of One Community’s Transition Food Self-Sufficiency Plan. She worked on drafting and refining the menu implementation tutorial for the master recipe template. She focused on improving the clarity and usability of the instructions, incorporating insights gained from earlier testing. Adjustments were made to address user needs and potential challenges, ensuring the tutorial aligned with the tool’s intended functionality. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a crucial role in One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. Her work is showcased in the collage below.

Tanmay Koparde (Industrial Engineer and Team Administrator) continued working on the Menu Supply Chain and Shopping Plan, Cost Analysis, and Food Procurement and Storage Plan to streamline organizational workflows and enhance efficiency. He reviewed existing plans and added sections on waste management, water management, transportation, shipping, inventory management, and evaluation to align with project objectives. Focusing on Mariposa, California, he adjusted strategies to meet regional needs. After submitting the case review, Tanmay started integrating his work into the Food Self-Sufficiency Transition Plan and has begun updating storage details for the page. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. See his work in the collage below.

 

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:

• • • Learn about the open source sustainable-energy foundations: Solar, Hydro, and Wind
    • Explore our research into the most sustainable products and companies for saving water and energy: Insulation, Eco-laundry, Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies, Doors and Door Companies, Windows and Window Companies, Toilets, Faucets and Faucet Accessories, Urinals, and more.

This week, Mohammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued helping finish the research and cost analysis for grid-tie vs off-grid solar microgrid design. He began making changes to the solar PV system report based on feedback received the previous week. The primary adjustments included adding and downloading resources to the Windows Dropbox and revising the references section. Additionally, the equations in the document were rewritten in a descriptive format, alongside the symbol format. The Highest Good Energy initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on creating a stable biosphere. See his work in the collage below.

 

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere 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. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. 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 designing human orchestrated eco-abundance: 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

 

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere 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 53 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that talks about creating a stable biosphere and how creating a stable biosphere is a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.

Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst) continued working on code to automate and simplify the Highest Good Network software promotion process. Her focus was on reviewing team pull requests, updating the PR review table, and addressing an error in a blog post while creating a complementary collage to enhance its presentation. Updates were made to the HGN spreadsheet, and work from Sheet 4 was reviewed for accuracy. Efforts were directed toward enabling offline access during the OAuth 2.0 authorization process by incorporating the access_type=offline parameter and verifying scope alignment with application requirements. Encryption methods and secure storage options, such as Kubernetes secrets, were tested to safeguard the refresh token, ensuring it was not exposed in logs or errors. Work continued implementing the refresh token mechanism to automatically exchange expired tokens, including debugging logic for endpoint interactions, validating parameters, and addressing edge cases such as invalid or revoked tokens. These efforts align seamlessly with the overarching goal of creating a stable biosphere, ensuring that the development process supports long-term sustainability and resilience.

Simulated token expiration scenarios and logging mechanisms were established to monitor the process in real-time, identify failures, and ensure seamless and secure operation within the containerized environment. Collaboration on the dashboard with Shreya began, focusing on resolving challenges with Figma and the time-intensive data mapping process. These efforts align with the broader vision of creating a stable biosphere, ensuring both technological and ecological harmony. Additionally, the original script was refined for improved security by replacing hardcoded credentials with environment variables, modularizing the code, and expanding functionality with Microsoft Teams integration. Optimizations included enhanced error handling, better data processing with Pandas, and logging to support secure, scalable, and efficient execution. The following images show her work for the week.

Chitra Siddharthan (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued focusing on the existing web pages of the HGN Phase II website. She supported the Code Crafters team by reviewing the weekly summary and associated media files, creating a team blog, and organizing the Dropbox folder. She completed PR reviews for items 8-10 in the Phase 2 WBS document and addressed the visibility of the ‘Pause’ and ‘Set Final Day’ buttons on the volunteer dashboard by creating an action item and updating the HGN Phase 1 document on page 117. In her efforts to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency, Chitra remained committed to fostering collaboration and creating a stable biosphere for seamless project execution. She tested PR #2989, provided feedback to Jae, and communicated confirmed updates to Supriya for further changes. Following Jae’s instructions, she added Phase 2 labels to action items and worked on the status updates for PRs in the Phase 2 WBS. Chitra discussed changes to PR #2989 with Supriya via Slack and requested implementation. She also tested PR #1479 for the Lesson List feature, provided feedback on necessary improvements, resolved Supriya’s time log issues related to the Project Dropdown, compiled a report on existing PRs to identify additional changes, and finalized a list of missing items in existing pages requiring further work. Her focus on addressing these challenges contributed to creating a stable biosphere, where all team members could work in harmony toward achieving project goals. The following images show her work for the week.

Durgeshwari Naikwade (Data Analyst) continued working on projects involving Google Analytics and LinkedIn Analytics. She updated LinkedIn Analytics by incorporating data from January 1, 2024, to December 30, 2024, and replaced the average engagement rate with the weighted engagement rate in the engagement analysis. Adjustments were made to the Scorecard chart to reflect the weighted engagement rate, while the engagement rate metric continued to be used for the Top 20 posts, accompanied by a new chart. By refining these processes, she contributed to creating a stable biosphere for sustainable data analytics practices, ensuring robust and accurate reporting systems. She participated in a weekly meeting with the Google Analytics team to discuss the progress of ongoing projects, define key deliverables, clarify timelines, provide an overview of data tracking improvements, address questions about integrating new metrics, and align team members on priorities. Updates to performance metrics were reviewed, and the tracking sheet was revised to ensure it captured relevant details for easier cross-referencing and follow-ups. This iterative approach to aligning metrics and team objectives plays a vital role in creating a stable biosphere of collaborative analytics that fosters innovation and precision. In addition, she interviewed three candidates for positions in the software and administrative teams. The following images show her work for the week.

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 by reviewing and adding images to supplement the summary. He scheduled six more Mastodon posts on Buffer for the following week. Creating a stable biosphere was a central theme in his strategy, as he emphasized the importance of fostering discussions around sustainability and environmental resilience. Targeted strategies were developed and implemented, resulting in a 5x increase in post reach through optimized hashtag usage and improved post structuring. Additionally, five more Mastodon posts were scheduled on Buffer for the upcoming week. A weekly summary review was completed, and images were added to supplement the summary. By integrating content that aligned with the vision of creating a stable biosphere, Feras ensured that the updates not only resonated with the audience but also inspired meaningful engagement. The following images show his work for the week.

Hritvik Mahajan (Data Analyst) continued focusing on multiple tasks related to marketing, promotion, software development, and administrative activities. He developed new strategies, prepared content and hashtags for Twitter posts, and monitored engagement to identify effective posts. This effort resulted in gaining approximately 15 new followers. Additionally, he continued to repost high-engagement content to test performance and updated the strategy management spreadsheet. Creating a stable biosphere requires careful integration of innovative social media strategies, which Hritvik demonstrated through his meticulous approach to content planning and engagement tracking. In the area of HGN software development, Hritvik replied to comments on the Phase 1 bug document, the Phase 3 social architecture document, and Slack messages. He also checked pull requests on the development site and worked on the design for the social media scheduler. Lastly, he provided feedback and comments on the work of admin team members for Blog #615 and contributed to Twitter posting activities. By aligning his promotional strategies with the broader objective of creating a stable biosphere, Hritvik showcased a forward-thinking perspective in his contributions to the team. The following images show his work for the week.

Raghav Dinesh Pamuru (Product Manager) continued focusing on designing and building a Google Sheets dashboard to simplify tracking and analyzing social media engagement. He focused on enhancing operational workflows and refining project dashboards to improve tracking and visibility. He analyzed data from various platforms to identify trends and collaborated with team members to implement updates. Creating a stable biosphere remains a crucial consideration as he integrates strategy tracking metrics into existing dashboards, ensuring long-term sustainability and operational efficiency. Additionally, Raghav worked on integrating strategy tracking metrics into existing dashboards and optimized documentation processes to streamline reporting across multiple projects. His efforts emphasize the importance of aligning project goals with broader objectives, such as creating a stable biosphere, to drive meaningful and impactful results. The following images show his work for the week.

Rahul Bavanandan (Data Analyst) continued working on several key projects within the Highest Good Network software, One Community’s Reddit presence, and administration. He continued building his Reddit presence by actively engaging in conversations across various subreddits. He also worked on the Social Media Tracking Google sheet for Reddit to track the social media marketing strategy. He accessed the blog from the Defining Our Avatar page, confirmed the version number, and optimized the blog using the RankMath Tutorial for advanced SEO integration. He also completed the Weekly Content Administrator – Senior Administration Role by combining all administrators’ blogs into the main blog, creating a PDF of the complete page, and marking any areas that weren’t justified before moving the content. In addition, he worked on the HGN Phase 2 Evolution project, focusing on translating the Figma designs for Phase 2 dashboard. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a stable biosphere and reinforces our commitment to creating a stable biosphere. The following images show his work for the week.

Shireen Kayal (Humanitarian Program Developer & Data Manager) continued her work on branding graphics for all of One Community. This week she created new graphics for both the Highest Good Energy Page and the For The Highest Good of All^®. She began by updating and improving the Open-Source Holistic Farming System, the Food Infrastructure Rollout, and the petition image for Change.org, incorporating the recommended changes. In her efforts to finalize tasks, she completed the last edits on both the Open-Source Holistic Farming System and the Food Infrastructure Rollout. Her work emphasized the importance of creating a stable biosphere by integrating sustainable solutions into all aspects of the project. Additionally, Shireen researched the Highest Good page and prepared an abbreviated summary outlining One Community’s approach to Highest Good Economics. This investigation led to the creation of two infographic versions to communicate the process. Moreover, she made final adjustments to the Open-Source Holistic Farming project and refined the Highest Good Economics image based on feedback from Jae. Shireen’s contributions serve as a vital step toward creating a stable biosphere through the development of open-source tools and resources. She also researched the Highest Good Society page and produced two infographics for review. The following images show her work for the week.

Venkata Jaya Pavan Naru (Volunteer Network And Cybersecurity Engineer) continued helping with the One Community website and Highest Good Network software stability and security. He managed website and server maintenance tasks, which included resetting the Bluehost server and resolving PHP errors. They performed speed tests to evaluate performance and executed server resets as necessary. Creating a stable biosphere within the digital infrastructure is critical to ensuring the resilience of both the website and its underlying systems. Additionally, they reviewed a cybersecurity proposal and explored effective implementation strategies for One Community Global. Their work also involved preparing a detailed cybersecurity report while maintaining regular performance assessments. In the pursuit of creating a stable biosphere, Venkata consistently emphasized the importance of secure, sustainable systems that could weather future technological challenges. The following images show his work for the week.

Yash Shah (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued his admin work and managed the social architecture component of the Highest Good Network software. He assigned tasks to Vaibhavi, and extra hours were allocated for Bhavya and Pratyush. Updates from Nishita were reviewed, and feedback was provided. Support was extended to Sharadha to familiarize her with the calendar requirements, and a task was assigned to Dieu-Anh Trinh. A meeting was held with Denish to explain the functionality of the three different logins for the Access page and discuss the dropdown feature for direct page access. Creating a stable biosphere within organizational processes is essential for long-term success, ensuring that all components function in harmony with one another. Hours were also added for Pratyush and Khushi, and coordination efforts were made with Sharadha. Additionally, a blog for Dev Dynasty was created, the weekly folder was organized, a collage was designed, and the summary was edited to include contributions from all team members. Creating a stable biosphere of collaborative effort encourages growth and fosters an environment where diverse tasks contribute effectively to the overall goal. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for creating a stable biosphere was managed by Sneka Vetriappan (Data Analyst) and includes Jibin Joby (Data Analyst), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Ratna Meena Shivakumar (Data Analyst and Admin), Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer), Vishnu Murali (Data Analyst) and Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst). This week, Jibin reviewed team contributions, created collages, updated an assigned page, and participated in the weekly Google Analytics meeting to discuss project improvements. Kishan reviewed volunteer documents, addressed requests, edited SEO pages, and began new administrative tasks. Additionally, they collectively emphasized the importance of creating a stable biosphere as a guiding principle for their ongoing efforts.

Ola resolved PR team issues, updated Pinterest schedules, monitored progress, and submitted her weekly report. Rachna interviewed a candidate, checked emails, and managed SEO tasks. Ratna wrote Python scripts, worked on AI music, prepared collages, and scheduled social media posts. Shrinivas managed blog tasks, reviewed admin feedback, aggregated time use data, and calculated percentages for activity categories. Vishnu reviewed submissions, performed RankMath analysis, and collaborated on Aircrete visuals. Zuqi organized weekly summaries, reviewed collaborative documents, and proposed website performance updates. One Community’s model for creating a stable biosphere includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below.

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), Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Jaime Yao (Creative Technologist), and Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for creating a stable biosphere. This week, Anusha focused on researching and selecting images for social media content, identifying key words to emphasize in designs, and creating multiple social media images using Photoshop. Each image was customized with unique visual effects to align with chosen themes, involving the organization of source materials, refinement of design elements, and experimentation with effects to enhance visual appeal. Aurora began working on new bio announcements, reviewing previous tutorials to ensure proper increments and sizing for each volunteer, and providing progress updates to Jae. Using Illustrator and Photoshop, Aurora created her own bio and announcement, creating a personalized biography paragraph to highlight her contributions. She also revised and updated tutorial videos flagged by Sara to address inaccuracies and improve consistency in volunteer profiles, streamlining processes and enhancing team resources. By refining these workflows, Aurora contributed to creating a stable biosphere within the team’s operations.

Jaime created volunteer bio websites for Anoushka, Huzaifah, Jibin, Rahul, Shreya, and Vatsal. Additionally, Jaime developed social media visuals for the theme “Every act of kindness makes a difference,” including concepts such as “Deer in a Burnt Forest,” “Sea Turtle in Plastic-Littered Ocean,” “Fox on a Dry, Cracked Riverbed,” and “Bird Perched on a Rusty Fence,” highlighting the impact of human actions on animal habitats and promoting kindness and conservation. In essence, these initiatives underscore the importance of creating a stable biosphere. Junyuan worked on creating social media content, completing three new images through an iterative design process. He began gathering resources and brainstorming ideas for future designs while exploring various options to develop the next image. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to creating a stable biosphere. See the collage below to view some of their work.

 

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is creating a stable biosphere 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.

• Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network PRs testing, confirming the fixed PRs and resolving several issues. The confirmed fixes for multiple pull requests, including the search user functionality on the User Management page, adding a reset filter option to badge data filtering (#2687), project dashboard updates with a multi-select option (#2821), and category search on the application page (#2912). Unresolved issues included fixing the Teams UI (#2736), adding user roles below names on the Tasks tab (#2872), addressing dark mode inconsistencies in the project delete modal (#2887), and adding tooltips for the time-off indicator (#2754). They also assigned tasks to two volunteers and reported a new bug highlighting different popup messages displayed for Owners and Admins with permissions when deleting tasks. A video was recorded to demonstrate a problem in PR “Deleting a subtask or task from the WBS page causes the screen to turn white, requiring a page reload,” and this task was assigned to a volunteer. We continue to focus on creating a stable biosphere that works for everyone through iterative improvements and user-centric solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. 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, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and includes Nangual Lin (Software Developer) and Sujith Reddy Sudini (Full-Stack Software Developer). This week, Lin reviewed and approved PR #2999, tested the codebase locally with all four test cases passing, and gained further insight into the project. He also reviewed Alpha team members’ weekly summaries, photos, and videos, assigned new tasks, and managed team responsibilities by updating task hours and ensuring proper task allocation. Lin emphasized the importance of creating a stable biosphere by fostering an ecosystem of balanced workload distribution and efficient collaboration. Additionally, Lin explained management duties to other team members while continuing to oversee task assignments and other management-related tasks. Sujith enhanced the Request Resources component by addressing ESLint violations and improving form validations. He replaced alert messages with user-friendly alternatives to ensure better user interaction and successfully raised PR #3012, aligning the updates with project standards and submitting the changes for review to enhance the application’s functionality. In doing so, his work contributes to creating a stable biosphere, emphasizing long-term system reliability and harmony.

Nanguan continued work on the auto-poster for Reddit, including discussions with other auto-poster developers, such as Arthur, to draft an implementation. He also worked to address changes requested by Kurtislvey, although challenges arose when attempting to mock an externally imported function by component, which did not produce the desired results. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network will measure and assist in sustainable common sense in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network will measure and assist in creating a stable biosphere in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Samman Baidya (Software Engineer), Sandhya Adavikolanu (Software Developer), and Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for creating a stable biosphere through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Aaryaneil completed pull requests for various reducer components, including wbsReducer, userProjectsReducer, userTeamMembersReducer, userProjectMembersReducer, timeEntriesForSpecifiedPeriodReducer, teamByIdReducer, projectByIdReducer, errorsReducer, rolePresetReducer, userProfileByIdReducer, popupEditorReducer, and ownerMessageReducer. He also created a workflow to automate tasks such as inviting users to join Dropbox, Slack, Sentry, and GitHub. The work involved merging the automation code into a single project, integrating it into the HGN repository, and implementing backend integration for Dropbox. By streamlining these processes, he contributed to building a robust digital ecosystem aimed at creating a stable biosphere. Deepthi focused on improving the leaderboard header and weekly summaries page by addressing specific issues to enhance their functionality and appearance. However, she encountered pre-commit errors in the test file, which prevented her from committing and pushing code for both tasks, and she has been actively working to troubleshoot and resolve these errors. Additionally, she resolved merge conflicts in existing Pull Requests to ensure they were ready for merging. Her efforts align with the broader vision of creating a stable biosphere.

Geeta focused on the header scaling task for images, building on previous tests with text. She also reviewed merge conflicts from the last pull request and plans to address them once the code is tested. Additionally, she examined the code related to a project category bug and worked on running it locally. Samman worked on the task of creating the navbar for phase III. He completed the code but faced issues with testing and running the file, which he is addressing. These issues have delayed his ability to push the code for review. He is currently troubleshooting the problem and will test the code properly before submitting it for review. In the broader context of their efforts, creating a stable biosphere has been a key consideration, ensuring both technical stability and sustainability in the development process. Sandhya resolved an issue with the TaskCompletedBarChart component on the Total Org Summary page, where volunteer statistics data failed to load due to a missing authentication token. She reviewed the front-end code, tested the API endpoint using Postman, identified the absence of authorization headers as the root cause, and collaborated with the backend team to implement a fix. After the backend updates, she updated the front-end code, tested the solution, and prepared a pull request with the necessary changes and documentation. This meticulous approach is vital in fostering a sustainable development environment, contributing to the broader goal of creating a stable biosphere for future technological ecosystems.

Sriram completed several tasks to clean up and finalize previous work. He reviewed and submitted links on the Phase 1 document, updated PR tags and descriptions, and addressed feedback on past pull requests. Additionally, he explored new tasks from the Phase 1 document, diving into requirements and specifications. Creating a stable biosphere of collaborative work, he worked on the filter toggle task, adding toggles and special dots next to names on reports. Sriram worked on the filter toggle task, adding toggles and special dots next to names on reports. He made progress by fixing issues related to filter results, further enhancing the functionality. Vijay focused on enhancing test coverage for action creator files in the HGN software project. He completed unit test implementations for the projectActionCreator file (PR #3014) and the titleActionCreator file (PR #3011). Additionally, he worked on developing unit tests for the titleActionCreator, progressing toward improved reliability and maintainability of the codebase. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. 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 Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant) and includes Dieu-Anh Trinh (Software Engineer) and Supriya Sudini (MERN Stack Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for creating a stable biosphere through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Dieu-Anh focused on implementing the database for the community portal. She worked with team members on the calendar view and event registration page, scheduling a meeting for the following Monday to align on requirements. In the context of creating a stable biosphere, she ensured that the design of the database would accommodate future scalability and sustainability. As the finalization of the database structure depended on the outcomes of that meeting, she shifted her focus to front-end development and completed a draft of the front-end page.

Supriya worked on understanding the structure and functionality of the LessonCard and LessonList components within her project. She identified issues in the current implementation that were preventing features such as editing, deleting, and liking lessons from displaying correctly. To address these issues, she sought additional clarification on the components. Additionally, she implemented a new feature in the projects dropdown that included a link redirecting users to the main dashboard, improving navigation efficiency and the overall user experience. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to creating a stable biosphere. See below to view images of their work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Swaroop Udgaonkar (Software Engineer) and includes Anoushka Gupta (Software Engineer), Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Denish Kalariya (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Muhideen Mustapha (Software Engineer), Pavan Swaroop Lebakula (Software Engineer), and Summit Kaushal (Backend Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for creating a stable biosphere through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Anoushka worked on refining the UI elements for the job application pages. She adjusted the order of the job routers to ensure the APIs functioned correctly, implemented a “show summary” button to display brief summaries of searched jobs, and added a reset button to clear all filters. Additionally, she tried making design improvements by adding spacing between buttons to enhance their visual alignment. In doing so, her work contributed to improving the functionality and usability of the interface, all while creating a stable biosphere for the project by ensuring smoother interactions between the user and the application. Ashrita has worked on implementing a multiselect dropdown on the frontend, enabling users to select and display multiple badges, improving the user experience. Additionally, she is testing the new features and updating API documentation to ensure smooth integration. She is actively testing the frontend changes to ensure the multiselect dropdown functions as intended across various user scenarios. She is also reviewing and updating API documentation to reflect the new data structure and endpoints. In the context of these technical refinements, both Anoushka and Ashrita contribute to the broader goal of creating a stable biosphere by ensuring seamless integration and enhancing user experiences that facilitate long-term system sustainability.

Denish worked on improving the Phase 3 Dashboard by adding new functionality and updating its design to enhance usability. He implemented a dropdown menu in the Phase 3 Community Portal to streamline navigation across pages. He also started resolving a backend issue in the TotalOrgSummary by integrating an API output that generates summaries of volunteer submissions within a defined date range. His efforts align with the broader goal of creating a stable biosphere, where technological enhancements contribute to long-term sustainability and user experience. These tasks aimed to enhance the platform’s overall functionality, user interface, and backend processes. Dhrumil completed the setup of a database that had previously encountered issues, with support from the manager and Jae. Additionally, work progressed on resolving bug 199, titled “Fix People Report: Projects With Completed Hours.” During the process of addressing the bug, another error was encountered, which was reported to the manager but resolved itself the following day without further intervention. This seamless progression in resolving technical setbacks not only enhanced the system’s functionality but also contributed to creating a stable biosphere within the project, where unforeseen challenges are handled with increasing efficiency and minimal disruption.

Humera worked on implementing a function to award badges based on user activity data. The function utilizes a hash map to track occurrences of hours worked over weeks and sorts the data in descending order by hours. For each entry, it checks if a badge with the corresponding hours and weeks already exists in the database and removes duplicates if found. Regardless of duplication, a new badge is created with details such as badge name, total hours, weeks, type, and category, and it is added to the user’s profile. She also incorporated error handling to ensure the process is robust and logs meaningful messages for debugging purposes. Some edge and test cases still need to be addressed. In this manner, Humera’s work embodies the principles of creating a stable biosphere, where efficiency and redundancy are balanced to ensure sustainable performance. Muhideen fixed some of the bugs from the previous implementation and expanded the frontend features. Key accomplishments included resolving backend integration issues to enhance system stability and adding new frontend functionalities to improve the display and interaction with badges. This included refining the multiselect dropdown and ensuring a seamless experience for managing badge assignments. His efforts in optimizing the system not only led to enhanced user experience but also contributed to creating a stable biosphere, where each component operates cohesively to support long-term sustainability and efficiency.

Pavan focused on following up on pull requests raised for adding a title column in user management page and adjusting the width of the role column. He also allocated time to reviewing new pull requests and addressing new bugs, ensuring steady progress on assigned tasks and maintaining project quality. These efforts reflect a commitment to creating a stable biosphere within the development environment, ensuring both functionality and sustainability over time. Summit cleaned up the codebase by removing unused code and modifying or eliminating unnecessary comments. They managed team tasks by assisting members with database setup and coordinating through messages. He created a pull request for the Fix Personal Max Record Badge, including a detailed description and testing instructions. They reviewed multiple files to investigate an issue related to aggregation, despite minimal visible aggregation, and continued narrowing down the problem. Additionally, he reviewed the codebase to ensure functionality and re-verified deleted code to prevent potential issues. By ensuring these efforts contribute to long-term sustainability, Summit’s work embodies the concept of creating a stable biosphere in the realm of software development.

Swaroop focused on debugging issues related to PRs 2478 and 1038 and maintained communication with Strallia to gain clarity on the anticipated database structure following the proposed changes. He worked on completing the task of fixing the Team/People/Project display for smaller screens by making modifications to several JSX files. As part of his role as a manager-in-training, he reviewed team members’ photos, videos, and summaries and wrote the weekly summary for the team. Additionally, he provided assistance to Pratyush with blue square scheduling as needed. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jatin Agrawal (Software Engineer) and includes Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Engineer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer), Nishita Gudiniye (Software Engineer), Shreya Vithala (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer) and Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for creating a stable biosphere through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Jatin worked on linking the HGN form with the main application by integrating the backend APIs. He also improved the associated tests to ensure functionality. The remaining task is to verify whether the data is being updated in the backend as intended through the form’s flow. The meticulous integration and testing process can be likened to creating a stable biosphere, where every component must function harmoniously to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Mrinalini worked on refining documentation, debugging, and expanding functionality across multiple tasks, starting with updating the design document for the bidding and listing portal by incorporating new requirements, mockups, and formatting adjustments. She reviewed pull requests for readiness to merge and initiated debugging on a leaderboard refresh issue while adding mockups and requirements for the listing and bidding page. She also updated documentation for the review system and wish lists and continued debugging efforts to address the leaderboard refresh bug and a missing time-off button issue. Her diligent work in addressing these technical challenges highlights her commitment to ensuring long-term sustainability in every facet of the project, creating a stable biosphere in which both functionality and user experience thrive.

Nikita focused on optimizing code, addressing bugs in a previous pull request, and troubleshooting issues to improve user interface performance. In this regard, her approach is akin to creating a stable biosphere, where balance and sustainability are key to long-term success. Nishita developed the community calendar page by implementing an “Activities.jsx” file to create an activity section alongside the calendar view, adding filters for event type, location, and status, and enhancing the presentation of both sections with CSS styling. Shraddha assisted a volunteer in debugging a medium-priority bug related to “X hours in X weeks” streak badges by analyzing the issue, setting up a local environment, and connecting to the MongoDB database. She identified inconsistencies in request handling, reviewed the code flow, and focused on pinpointing the root cause of the problem. Through this meticulous process, Shraddha exemplified her commitment to creating a stable biosphere, as she ensured that all elements of the system functioned harmoniously and reliably, much like maintaining ecological balance.

Shreya designed the HGN Survey Dashboard for One Community Global, creating visualizations for skills dashboards for individual and team member assessments, developing a new profile page, and adding functionality to update skills and include a work summary description box. She also resolved merge conflicts in PR#2975 involving package and component files to integrate a unit test for the add task modal. In her work, Shreya demonstrated the importance of ensuring seamless integration and continuous improvement, always creating a stable biosphere for both the technical aspects and the overall user experience. Zhifan worked on implementing the “Pause/Resume User” permission from the HGN Phase I Bugs and Needed Functionalities document, enabling users with this permission to pause and resume any user, including themselves, and worked on configuring the permission to be enabled by default for Admin and Owner roles. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary of the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Anne Zhang (Software Engineer) and includes contributions from Chetan Sunku (Software Engineer), Koushica Bosadi Ulaganathan (Software Engineer), Nikhitha Kalinga (Software Engineer), T R Samarth Urs (Data Analyst), Shefali Mittal (Volunteer Software Engineer), Vaibhavi Madhav Deshpande (Software Engineer) and Yashwanth Pokala (Software Engineer). This week, Chetan resolved a bug related to the search user functionality on the User Management page and implemented a hotfix to restore the rounding of committed hours on the summary bar in the dashboard. In doing so, Chetan has played a crucial role in creating a stable biosphere within the project, ensuring its sustainability and long-term success. Koushica developed a confirmation modal for scheduling time off in future weeks, enhancing user clarity and providing options to adjust preferences, reviewed pending pull requests, shared a verification method video, and worked on maintaining consistency in dark mode. Nikhitha addressed a merge conflict for the “Fix delete featured badge on Profile below 1000px” task, modified the BadgeReport component for improved badge count updates, and ensured proper functionality of the “Featured” badge in both desktop and mobile views. Creating a stable biosphere in the development process allows for long-term system stability, enhancing user experience across diverse platforms.

Samarth reviewed the work of his PR review team, summarized their contributions in a blog post, verified the inclusion of eligible individuals in this week’s blog, and followed up on outstanding bios. Vaibhavi analyzed requirements for the Event Reschedule button, began implementing the frontend modal and backend API structure for notifications and poll management, and progressed on integrating state management. This meticulous attention to detail ultimately contributed to creating a stable biosphere, where all elements coalesce into a robust and efficient ecosystem. Yashwanth worked on his final task, which involved optimizing loading speed, and while a solution was not found, he documented his findings to support future efforts. Anne addressed a bug in the dashboard where null values appeared in dropdowns for Manager roles and managed the Lucky Star team’s photos, weekly reports, and summaries. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. See the collage below to view the team’s work this week.

EXPRESSERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Expressers Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Christy Guo (Software Engineer) and includes Faye Lyu (Software Engineer), Shreya Laheri (Software Developer), and Strallia Chao (Software Engineer). This week, the code was pushed to the remote repository, accompanied by detailed documentation outlining the project’s current state. Remaining issues with various functions were reviewed and explained to colleagues to facilitate a smooth transition before a planned three-month absence. Time was allocated to debugging and resolving issues with the weekly report function, focusing on identifying root causes of recurring errors and implementing fixes. Discussions were held with team members to address unresolved questions and outline steps for future improvements, while workflows and processes were reviewed to ensure continuity during the transition period. In addition to these efforts, the team focused on creating a stable biosphere within the project, ensuring that foundational elements remain sustainable and adaptable in the long term.

Shreya created a Figma design based on prototypes, began development for her deliverable on GitHub, and worked on Phase 3 deliverables while enhancing her GitHub knowledge. She collaborated with Shreya Vithala on the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard project to review and update the design, ensuring alignment with project objectives. In her approach to these tasks, Shreya demonstrated a clear focus on sustainability, consistently striving to ensure that her efforts contribute towards creating a stable biosphere for the broader team to thrive. Strallia set up the Gmail API to review and test PR 1185, evaluated its functionalities, and communicated with the original author for clarification. She reviewed PRs related to the Total Org Summary page, identified issues, implemented bug fixes, enhanced mobile responsiveness, and prepared PR 3007 to merge reviewed changes for four components. Additionally, she resolved backend functionality issues for the Volunteer Trends by Time chart, enabling users to access expanded data retrieval options. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Newell Newell (Manager), and includes Bhavya Prakash (Software Engineer), Calvin Liu (PR Team), Nikhil Giri (Software Engineer), Rachana Zha (Software Engineer), and Swathi Dharma Sankaran (Software Engineer) . This week, Bhavya explored ideas for implementing a reschedule button and focused on its design and integration into the interface. She researched references, and created a reschedule modal designed to overlay pages when the button is clicked. Collaboration with Yash helped refine the modal’s design, and additional research was conducted to support implementation. In ensuring the robustness and adaptability of the user interface, her efforts were aligned with the broader goal of creating a stable biosphere, where seamless interaction and functionality can thrive in harmony with user needs and technological advances.

Calvin worked on improving the “Quick Setup Tool” by addressing issues in the AddNewTitleModal file and divided the task into subtasks to remove the “Save Changes” button. He automated saving actions after confirming or deleting Quick Setup Titles (QSTs) and eliminate manual saving when adding new titles. He updated files such as QuickSetupHandler.js and SetupConfigurator.jsx to support automatic save events and debugged the remaining tasks. In ensuring the robustness and adaptability of the user interface, his efforts were aligned with the broader goal of creating a stable biosphere, where seamless interaction and functionality can thrive in harmony with user needs and technological advances. Nikhil reviewed and tested multiple pull requests for the HighestGoodNetworkApp. He ensured test cases passed without issues and verified features like pie chart legend colors and task hover displays. He resolved UI problems on the Project Report Page across various screen sizes.

Rachana addressed a gzip compression bug by updating the package-lock.json file and investigated feedback regarding a lock file issue. She performed local tests with successful outcomes and prepared changes for further testing and documentation updates while coordinating with the QA team for validation. In her approach, she ensured that the process was both efficient and sustainable, reflecting a mindset of creating a stable biosphere. Swathi resolved issues on the Members page and WBS page and addressed asynchronous data handling, missing elements, and navigation inconsistencies. She adjusted the useEffect hook and implemented fallback mechanisms for project names. Also, she corrected layout details and ensured proper integration of project-specific elements. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Vijeth Venkatesha (Software Engineer) and includes Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Haoyue Chen (Software Engineer), Khushi Jain (PR Team I-N), Pallavi Thorat (PR Team O-Sh), Saniya Farheen (Software Engineer), Sharadha Shivakumar (Software Engineer). This week, Gmon focused on tasks related to team and notification features and ensured that member tasks are hidden when the team toggle is activated and adding bell notifications. An existing pull request (PR) addressed these issues was reviewed and marked as complete. Also, She worked on adding active and inactive member counts by teams on the team page and created a new branch. She submitted PR 2850. Her efforts in optimizing team dynamics and ensuring seamless notifications underscore the importance of creating a stable biosphere for collaborative work environments.

Haoyue focused on improving Title Code functionality and fixed hover text issues in the Add New QST section. She resolved merge conflicts and addressed bugs within the team code feature to ensure proper operation. Khushi developed the Phase 3 Feedback Form UI and implemented features such as a 5-star rating system, live character counters, form validation, and data submission through an API call, while ensuring cancel functionality worked as intended. These efforts collectively contribute to optimizing the user experience, underscoring the importance of creating a stable biosphere. Pallavi enhanced the email search feature in the filteredUserList method by updating the wildcard search logic to support partial and exact matches and worked on resolving MongoDB database access issues. She improved stability and functionality. Saniya submitted her first PR and focused on its approval process.

Sharadha worked on phase three documentation for a registration form categorized by event type and location and integrated features like resource monitoring, recent registrations, and the “My Event” section. Vijeth managed team operations and hosted meetings. He addressed queries and reviewied submissions. Also, he identified performance issues related to inefficient API calls and replicated data. Additionally, Vijeth documented bugs impacting app performance. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a stable biosphere. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Rishabh Rao (Administrator) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer) and includes Laura Cohen (Software Engineer), Sai Preetham (Full Stack Developer), and Snehal Dilip Patare (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for creating a stable biosphere through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Laura focused on testing role changes, specifically adding and removing permissions. While testing removed permissions, she identified that most permissions cannot be removed by users on the front end, even with administrator access. In cases where permissions appeared to be removed and submitted through the permissions modal, the changes did not persist after logging out and back in. She started reviewing the codebase to investigate the logic behind permission removal in the modal and began troubleshooting the issue. Snehal worked on the Facebook Developer Portal by creating a temporary testing and development page using her account. She encountered an issue resetting the password for Facebook, reported it to Facebook, and is awaiting a response while continuing efforts to restore the password contributing to her work in creating a stable biosphere.

Sai Preetham selected a new task and created a branch named “Saipreetham_Hide_Pause_SetFinalDay_Buttons_Frontend” to work on hiding the Pause and Set Final Day buttons in the Volunteer Dashboard. He reviewed the existing codebase to understand the implementation of these functionalities and analyzed the role-based access logic to ensure the buttons are visible only to Admins and Owners on the profile page. Luis worked on the layout for the modal triggered by selecting the “both” button, which issues warnings for both “no summary” and “not enough hours.” He started by creating a slider and maintaining the buttons but determined that using a form with radio buttons would better suit the UI, as it allows the user to assign warnings to save the adjustment and send it to the backend. He identified the need to fix the form’s styling so that the radio buttons display text below them and planned to incorporate the logic for assigning and saving the warning to the user. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to creating a stable biosphere. See below for the work done by the group.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-K

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A-K and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of creating a stable biosphere. This week’s active members of this team were: Carl Bebli (Software Engineer), Jinda Zhang (Software and Machine Learning Engineer), Koba Kvantrishvili (Software Developer), and Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures and supports creating a stable biosphere by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM L-N

The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with L-N and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results for creating a stable biosphere. This week’s active members of this team were: Manasa Viswanadhapalli (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer) and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network will measure and assist in creating a stable biosphere in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

 

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