Creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability has never been more essential or achievable as it is now. We’re helping make it even more accessible and possible by designing and open source and free-sharing tools, tutorials, and DIY instructions for self-replicating teacher/demonstration hubs that include all aspects of sustainability. Food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more are included. We call this living and creating for “The Highest Good of All.”

• 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

Click on each icon to be taken to the corresponding Highest Good hub page.

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 December 16th, 2024 edition (#613) 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability 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, Adefola (Fola) Madehin (Electrical Design Specialist) continued his work with Earthbag Village electrical designs; which can be important in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Fola completed the electrical design for the Earthbag Village 4 Dome Project, incorporating lighting fixtures, switches, cable wiring, exhaust fans, and kitchen hoods. Socket provisions were included for appliances such as televisions, air conditioning units, dishwashers, washing machines, and electric cookers. The design specified the installation of a lightning arrestor for surge protection. A main electrical panel schematic was created, detailing circuit connections and cable sizes. Additionally, an electrical load schedule was prepared to outline individual and total loads in watts and kVA, ensuring the system meets required standards and specifications. 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. See some of his work in the collage below.

Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet engineering designs. Videos were embedded to illustrate key concepts, including the relationship between power, force, and velocity. A video on converting horsepower to watts was added, along with another explaining how friction operates on various surfaces and the frictional force on an incline. Additionally, a detailed video demonstrated the proper selection and operation of an electric winch. Formatting updates were applied to the safety sections to enhance readability. 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. See below for some of the pictures related to work.

Akshit Sethi (Architectural Designer) continued working on updating the Earthbag Village SketchUp and AutoCAD layouts. The SketchUp model was updated to align with the design document for the domes. The updates involved refining the contour shapes and adjusting the door entries for all living domes to ensure they matched the design specifications. These changes were made to improve the accuracy and consistency of the model with the project requirements. The Earthbag village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See his work in the collage below.

Anil Karathra (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping complete the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and designs. The vermiculture toilet compost transportation solutions document compiled by Adil was reviewed. The weekly team meeting was attended, and drawing templates for One Community were completed. Feedback on the vermiculture collaboration document was reviewed, and updates were made accordingly. Changes to the collaboration document were finalized, with entire sections reviewed to ensure readiness for publication. This approach for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability supports the development of innovative solutions that are both environmentally friendly and effective. See below for pictures related to this work.

Joseph Osayande (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and design details. Joseph focused on refining the FEA analysis report for the Waste Removal Stand to improve accessibility and clarity for a broader audience. Updates included a detailed introduction explaining the stand’s purpose in waste removal and its dual functions of facilitating drawer removal with a winch and providing a stable platform for slider hammering. These advancements not only elevate engineering precision but also underscore the project’s commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The design objectives were expanded to emphasize safety, durability, and operational efficiency. Adjustments to the methodology section outlined steps such as defining the problem, selecting materials, creating CAD models, simulating load conditions, and analyzing structural performance. The model setup section detailed the development and simplification of components, the application of constraints, and key assumptions made for simulation efficiency. The report emphasized FEA’s role in predicting performance, identifying structural weaknesses, and avoiding overdesign. Technical concepts were revised with simplified descriptions and additional context to enhance readability for non-technical readers. 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. See some of his work in the collage below.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and helping with the Earthbag Village 4-dome home roof plan. Karthik analyzed the I-section beams for the roof structure of the four-dome cluster project, following directives from Michaela. The initial analysis indicated a deflection of less than one inch, within acceptable limits but requiring further refinement to improve structural safety and reliability. Concurrently, work progressed on the vermiculture toilet design project, with plans to meet Jae to identify and implement structural improvements. Finite element analysis (FEA) was conducted on the waste-dumping mechanism to optimize its performance and ensure the design aligns with project requirements. 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the work in the collage below.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on the interior details for the Earthbag Village 4-dome home design. Michaela facilitated meetings for the MEP and roof design teams and continued work on the Revit model, focusing on modeling each layer of the earthbag structure. During the roof design discussions, the team reviewed the deflection of the alternative framing, which met the acceptable limits but narrowly passed, prompting further study of this option. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See her work in the collage below.

Vimarsh Acharya (Engineering Manager and Technical Reviewer) continued working on identifying sustainability-related arguments covering the Highest Good Lifestyle Considerations and sourcing quality research to support each one. Creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability is largely dependent on thorough research. Vimarsh prepared a folder on metric system research, which involved reviewing and referencing numerous research papers. The folder is nearly complete and ready for petition. Additionally, Jae assigned a final review of the document titled Aircrete Engineering and Research: Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, R-value, and More to ensure its content meets the required standards. The One Community model, which combines forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this, is an excellent example of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the collage below for his work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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

Arnob Mutsuddi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on Duplicable City Center structural engineering model and details. He completed 90% of the design and alignment for the middle ring of the 6-3 hub connector, ensuring compliance with appropriate GD&T standards. Progress was made on the row 8 hub connector, including designing the middle ring and side struts. The middle ring of the row 8 hub connector was also designed. Additionally, a team meeting was held to discuss upcoming tasks related to the Bill of Material. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in the mission of creating a more luxuriant life. This approach is integral to their mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through innovative and scalable solutions. 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. A comparison of results produced by QGIS and ArcGIS Pro was drafted, incorporating side-by-side graphics to highlight differences and updating the Google document with new content. An updated slope map was created in QGIS to enhance visualization. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The images below showcase some of this work.

Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Duplicable City Center rental rooms. He focused on refining the walkthrough video for Room 12 by editing materials, adjusting decorations, and fine-tuning proportions. Modifications were made in response to recent feedback to ensure alignment with project requirements. The updates aim to enhance the room’s visual presentation and prepare the design for the next phase using Lumion. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to the mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Jason Bao (Architectural Designer) continued working on producing renders for the Duplicable City Center library. His work centered on producing video renders. Video renders are done in Lumion. Initial render tests were produced to better understand video rendering, including setting paths, animating objects, and refining camera positions, movements, and angles. Adjustments were made to the SketchUp model to optimize it for video renders, and animated elements such as doors and human figures were added to add realism to the scenes. Six scenes were produced: an exterior view of the social dome housing the library, a panning shot inside the library, a still shot showcasing space usage, a long shot transitioning from the building exterior to the library interior, a shot following a figure entering the library, and a guided view of all library entrances. Jason continued work on producing video renders for the Duplicable City Center library not only aimed to showcase architectural brilliance but also to reflect the deeper ethos of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, ensuring that the design harmonizes both aesthetic appeal and environmental responsibility. Pathways and animations were planned and tested for each walkthrough, with adjustments made to lighting and keyframes for smooth transitions. Finalized renders, including test shots, were uploaded to Dropbox, with high-quality renders initiated in the latter part of the week. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in creating a more luxuriant life. This approach is integral to their mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through innovative and scalable solutions. See some of this work in the pictures below.

Mohammed Maaz Siddiqui (Architect) continued working on the outdoor landscape areas for the Duplicable City Center project. He worked on developing the side area landscape by adding trees and flowering plants to create a more verdant environment. Adjustments were made to the 3D model in SketchUp, which was subsequently imported into Lumion to modify the hardscape pathway to soil, followed by rendering the updated design. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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. His work on the barn area of the project included making changes based on information provided in the map, adding required animals to the barn, and exporting renders of the updated file. Elements were added to enhance realistic detailing in the model, creating a diverse setting within the barn. Additional trees were incorporated into the surrounding area to improve the realism of the overall setting. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The images below showcase some of this work.

Rachan Rao (Project Manager) continued his work with Vatsal, assisting him with the cost analysis for Off-Grid energy implementation in the HGE project. He collaborated with the Duplicable City Center team to outline tasks for the upcoming week. The team was assigned to update the spreadsheet on the hub connector, which is intended to serve as a draft Bill of Materials. Rachan also collected details on the team’s most recent task completions. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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. New market products were identified to facilitate easier opening of the spa cover due to its heavy weight, and a cost analysis was completed. Efforts are underway to create SolidWorks videos demonstrating the opening and closing of the spa cover, and the report is being updated to meet the website format requirements. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The images below showcase some of this work.

Tasmia Hasan (Design Engineer) continued her work on the structural engineering of the Duplicable City Center. She focused on making adjustments to the hub connectors for row 3, basing the changes on initial measurements taken from the frame. She collaborated with the team to review the progress and started organizing all relevant measurements into a comprehensive spreadsheet to ensure accurate documentation and facilitate future analysis. As a foundational component of One Community’s open-source strategy, the Duplicable City Center is designed for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. You can see examples of this work in the following images.

Yancong E (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center project. He updated the tutorial by adding a new Outdoor View Calculation (Average) table to calculate the Viewable Percentage for each floor of the Duplicable Center and the building overall. Additionally, Yancong revised the tutorial’s references to the USGBC, corrected formatting in the USGBC citation section, and updated the inserted links to ensure compliance. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The images below showcase some of this work.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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, adding items taken from the goat, chicken, and rabbit pages. They added shared items used across multiple projects within One Community. Some of this week’s additions included chainsaw chaps, chainsaws, cordless drills, open/closed set wrenches, trench spades, square-point shovels, and rounded shovels. Any items specific to a single project and not used elsewhere will not appear on the Master List of Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, 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 creating a spreadsheet for the cost analysis of parts used in the Greenhouse project, organizing data to support financial evaluation and planning. Additionally, Jay developed volunteer postings for multiple disciplines, clearly defining responsibilities and expectations to recruit team members for the greenhouse project, and ensuring alignment with project goals. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Junyi Shi (Landscape Architect) continued working on developing a design for Walipini #2 as a part of Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting project. She completed one-to-one recreation in Lumion based on previously designed floor plans and updated material selections. Various angles were used within Lumion to illustrate the interactions and relationships between plants, spaces, and people. To better convey the arrangement of plants, their colors, names, and sizes were further detailed in sectional drawings. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on a sustainable approach to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Purva Borkar (Landscape Architect) continued with her work on creating an outdoor merge of a food-producing ecosystem and people spaces for the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting structures. She refined CAD drawings to prepare them for rendering and studied practical construction details for a rain garden. This involved understanding drainage patterns, grading, and sustainable water management systems. The work focused on integrating ecological and functional aspects, ensuring the design met environmental and usability standards while supporting water conservation and natural habitat creation. This process enhanced the project’s alignment with sustainable urban design principles. As part of One Community’s open source efforts, the Highest Good Food initiative embodies a commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The images below offer a glimpse into these ongoing efforts.

Silin Wang (Landscape Designer) continued rendering work for Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting #2: Tropical Moist House. She updated the SketchUp model and imported it into Lumion. During the review of previous models and animations, she identified that the terrain slope for Zenapini #1 and Zenapini #2 was too steep, resulting in insufficient interior height in the greenhouse and misalignment with the entrance. While preparing the rendering documentation for the Highest Good Food initiative, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, she addressed the issue by regrading and adjusting the model as needed. She also worked on planting designs in Lumion. Her work is showcased 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 footprint drawings to include scale bars and legends at each level for the different types of footprints created last week. Using the master AutoCAD file from the One Community Dropbox folder, he combined five distinct drawings to create the final file for the Aquapini and Walipni databases. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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, incorporating insights gained from discussions with Jessica. She worked on menu implementation by refining and testing the master recipe template. She developed step-by-step instructions for a tutorial to guide users on data input, adapting the template to different dietary needs, and interpreting its outputs. Observations from earlier testing were integrated to address potential challenges and enhance the tutorial’s clarity. Additionally, Syahrina documented examples to provide practical context, ensuring the tutorial is accessible and applicable to a variety of users. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a crucial role in One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 performed a case review to assess existing plans and added critical improvements, including new sections on waste management, water management, transportation and shipping, inventory management, and evaluation and improvement, ensuring alignment with project objectives. These enhancements not only aligned with project objectives but also underscored the organization’s commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, seamlessly integrating eco-conscious strategies into operational frameworks. As part of his assignments, he focused on a hypothetical location, Mariposa, California, tailoring strategies to address its specific needs. Additionally, he reviewed Kushagra’s training work, identifying minor errors and providing actionable suggestions to improve accuracy and clarity. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See his work in the collage below.

Vatsal Tapiawala (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on integrating ideas from Paul Wheaton’s “Truly Passive Greenhouse” designs into the Aquapini/Walipinis structures. He focused on analyzing the heating and cooling loads and performing a structural analysis to assess the roof’s ability to support the additional weight. He documented the findings and incorporated insights drawn from Arkopia’s greenhouse video to enhance the overall design considerations. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See his work in the collage below.

Ziyi Chen (Landscape Designer) continued working on the design of the outdoor spaces for the Aquapini/Walipinis structures. This week, she focused on constructing the northern section of the Zen structure, focusing on the internal pathways along the northern road. Red bricks were laid to create a clear, directional path that connects key scenic points and provides access to the building’s rooftop. The path was bordered with low-growing plants to complement the landscape and highlight the view from the rooftop. Near the Four Seasons area, the same flowering plants were used, with a selection of lower species. Outside the northern boulevard, hazelnut trees were planted along the boundary to function as both a border and a screen. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See her work in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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, Charles Gooley (Web Designer) continued working on the Hydro Power/Energy Setup and Maintenance page. Charles added images to the One Community Pledge and its associated pages, resizing them to a width of 640 pixels and linking them to full-size versions. Updates were made to the Hydro Power/Energy Setup and Maintenance section, focusing on mini and micro hydro-energy design options, setup, maintenance, and replication costs. The work included incorporating a formula for calculating the Levelized Cost of Electricity and adding six new case study resources. Aircrete is an alternative being explored for the Earthbag Village, a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Take a look at some of the work in the images below.

Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued helping finish the Highest Good energy component and evaluating grid-tie vs off-grid solar design. Sarmad, finalized the template for an Excel sheet designed to calculate the costs of off-grid versus on-grid PV solar systems. His efforts are a step towards creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, as outlined in the document titled “Muhammad Sarmad Tariq and One Community Collaboration” within the WBS Complete Grid-tie vs Off-grid Cost Analysis and Rollout Report. Additionally, he gathered projections for PV system costs and grid electricity prices through 2050 to assess their impact on the comparison between off-grid and grid-tie solar PV systems to create a more luxuriant life with sustainability with Highest Good Energy. See below for the work done.

Vatsal Hitendra Shah (Volunteer Engineering Project Manager) continued reviewing the One Community Highest Good energy initiative and gained an understanding of its phases. This week, Vatsal met with Sarmad to discuss how the cost analysis sheet connects to the requirements outlined on the Highest Good Energy website and the phased rollout slide. Work is ongoing to identify finalized components and costs to better understand energy needs. In creating a user manual for the Building and Inventory Management dashboard, Vatsal developed guides for logging into the system and accessing the welcome page. Additionally, non-functioning features were listed by testing the dashboard, and plans are in place to complete the manual by documenting fully functional tasks. This helps in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the collage below for the work done.

Viktoriia Zakharova (Administrative Assistant) continued her research to complete the update of the Most Sustainable Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies. This week, Viktoriia worked on implementing feedback for the Most Sustainable Lightbulbs and Lightbulb Companies web guide. She added sections to each sustainability-ranked company description explaining the reasons for their ranking and clarified why the two lowest-ranked companies were not included, outlining areas for improvement in their sustainability profiles. Viktoriia addressed formatting issues by fixing padding differences in company icons, adjusting headings, and ensuring consistent spacing between bullet points. She also removed information about unavailable alternatives and lighting options that did not meet all specified requirements. Additionally, she wrote an introduction for the section titled “The Case Against LEDs.”, for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the collage below for the work done.

Yi-Ju Lien (Environmental Engineer) continued her work on the Highest Good energy LEED points related to stormwater retention. This week, Yi-Ju worked on integrating and formatting the new content related to the rainwater harvesting system and stormwater management design with the original webpage, ensuring consistency and addressing any overlap. She also updated the spreadsheets for historical precipitation data from California and Utah, improving the presentation and consolidating the percentile rainfall calculation into a single spreadsheet for simplicity. Additionally, more station data was collected and summarized in an index table, allowing for easy comparison of the 90th percentile rainfall patterns across the stations. This data will be used to support stormwater management design criteria and performance evaluation, all this helps in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the work done in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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 Education: All Subjects | All Learning Levels | Any Age – Click image for the open source hub

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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 63 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability and how creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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. She reviewed the team’s pull requests and updated the PR review table. Her part of the blog was created along with a collage, and an error in the blog was corrected to ensure accuracy. The HGN spreadsheet was updated with the required information, and the work from sheet 4 was reviewed. Key issues in the code were resolved, including replacing the deprecated oauth2client library with google-auth, enhancing error handling for better debugging, refining regex patterns for email and phone number extraction, and implementing a streamlined method for handling duplicate column headers. The regex patterns were improved to match various formats, and a FileNotFoundError handler was added to address missing credentials files. Through her efforts, Anoushka contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring the software remains efficient, accurate, and adaptable to future challenges. While fixing one issue, another emerged, indicating interdependencies between the logic and error handling. Anoushka developed a script to automate the extraction of contact information from Google Sheets using gspread and pandas. The script was enhanced with a notification system that sends promotional messages via email, SMS, and Slack when valid contact information is found. After researching different libraries, Anoushka decided Twilio was the most suitable option for sending SMS messages, though an oversight occurred when logging in with smtplib. This mistake highlighted the importance of details when integrating libraries and handling authentication. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The following images show her work for the week.

Chitra Siddharthan (Data Analyst And Team Administrator) continued focusing on existing web pages of the HGN Phase II website, starting with testing its functionality, She worked on comparing the existing HGN Phase 2 BM Dashboard pages with the Figma wireframes designed for the same project. She created a table to document whether each web page exists and, if so, whether any changes are required. After Jae reviewed the initial table, further clarifications were requested for pages marked as “exists but missing a few elements”. Chitra then created a new set of comparisons focusing on the existing web pages’ missing elements and additional functionalities. Additionally, she reviewed Ziyan’s work on ensuring all Phase 2 Figma pages exist and updating the Phase 2 document, approving the results. She also reviewed Vatsal’s contributions to the HGN Phase 2 user manual. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The following images show her work for the week.

Durgeshwari Naikwade (Data Analyst) updated two LinkedIn analytics dashboards (Analysis – Day Trends and Analysis – Weekly Reporting Template sheets) by refining data visualizations and integrating updated metrics to improve reporting accuracy. She also worked on two additional dashboards: the Analysis – Engagements Dashboard, focused on interaction metrics, and the Analysis – Day Trends with Welcome Post sheet, which provides detailed trends for daily post-performance. Based on actionable insights, recommendations were made to utilize Fridays for high-reach content with strong calls to action and reduce critical posts on Saturdays. She created an updated version of the Google and Rank Math analytics tracking sheet, incorporating enhanced keyword tracking parameters and URL structures, and completed testing for Phase 1 (Baseline Evaluation) and Phase 2 (Keyword Research) to validate tracking accuracy. Durgeshwari led a weekly meeting for the Google Analytics team to discuss current progress, clarify tracking methodologies, and assign specific tasks related to ongoing analytics phases. Additionally, she worked on troubleshooting Google Analytics tracking codes, addressing issues with tag implementation and data flow, and extracted posted dates from LinkedIn post URLs to enable deeper analysis of engagement patterns and posting trends. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 reviewed weekly blogs from Sneka, Anoushka, Saumit, Rahul, and Durgeshwari, providing feedback on identified errors. Five additional Mastodon posts were scheduled on Buffer for the following week. Targeted Mastodon strategies were developed and implemented, increasing post reach fourfold through optimized hashtags and improved post structuring. Images were added to supplement the weekly summary. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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. In marketing and promotion, he updated and refined the Google Sheet used for social media tracking, incorporating feedback from Jae and experimenting with filters, formulas, and charts. He also transferred ownership of the sheet and reposted high-engagement Twitter posts in communities to test engagement levels. For software development, he focused on Phase 1 frontend testing, reviewing various pull requests, addressing merge conflicts, and coordinating with team members on Slack for necessary changes. In administration, he prepared collages and a WordPress blog for the Expressers Software Development Team and provided detailed feedback on team documents. Additionally, he reviewed the work of several admin team members related to Blog #612 on the Step 4 document. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 worked on the HGN Phase 2 Evolution project, focusing on translating Figma designs for the Phase 2 dashboard. He also engaged with diverse Reddit posts to increase comment karma while contributing original content to various subreddits to establish a presence and boost post karma. Additionally, he refined and formatted a document outlining an effective Reddit strategy. For One Community, Rahul provided review and feedback to five colleagues. He also curated content for the weekly progress update, which involved adding weekly summaries and photo collages to the webpage and ensuring all information was accurately presented. He reviewed summaries and images from other team members and provided constructive feedback. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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. The dashboard consolidates metrics like weekly engagements, total followers, posts made, and engagement growth percentages from multiple platforms. He ensured it was accessible for team collaboration and formatted it with clear visualizations, including charts, to make data interpretation straightforward. He also collaborated with team members to gather relevant data and incorporated their input to align the dashboard with our goals and project needs. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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^® philosophy page by creating clearer visual representations of key concepts. She focused on fixing elements of the food infrastructure rollout and the holistic farming system, creating two new infographics for the Highest Good Education. She designed infographics encapsulating various aspects of modern life and revised a quote by George Bernard Shaw. Shireen also worked on the Highest Good Education page to prepare for her upcoming infographic projects. She updated the weekly progress video and ensured corrections were made. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The following images show his 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. This week, Pavan reset the website server and addressed PHP errors, updating the website changes spreadsheet accordingly. He completed a detailed spreadsheet comparing hosting providers, including tiers of plans and reasons for selection. Additional tasks included resetting servers and reviewing a cybersecurity proposal from Newell. The spreadsheet was further updated to reflect these insights. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 focused on Phase 3 tasks, including tracking progress on assignments and resolving team questions related to Figma and documentation. He oversaw Phase 3 action items, assigned tasks to team members based on their interests, and ensured clarity on deliverables. Requested to fix the navigation bar on Figma as the old one was not replaced. Yash also created a blog for Dev Dynasty, organized the weekly folder, designed a collage, and edited the summary for the week to include all team members. This work helps One Community’s mission of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability and reinforces our commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM A-O

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work on administration and managing most of One Community’s program for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability was managed by Muhammad Huzaifah (Administrative Assistant) and includes, Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant), Michael Juma (Administrative Assistant), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Jibin Joby (Data Analyst), Vishnu Murali (Data Analyst), Wasim Akram (Administrative Assistant), Kushagra Bubna and Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support). This week, Jessica collaborated with Syahrina on the Menu Implementation Tutorial by adding test recipes to the Master Recipe Template and ensuring that the “New Quantity” formulas accounted for VnOMultipliers rankings. She held her weekly meeting with Syahrina to plan next steps and completed administrative tasks, including reviewing volunteer contributions and creating a collage.

Jibin reviewed team work, created collages, updated an assigned page, and attended a Google Analytics meeting to discuss tasks and project advancements. He worked on his bio for One Community’s page, provided feedback on Saranya’s onboarding checklist, and explored webpage analysis methods using Google Analytics and Search Console. His efforts reflect a commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, seamlessly integrating innovation and environmental consciousness into the project’s broader vision. Kishan performed senior admin duties, reviewed volunteer documentation, tracked progress, addressed requests, and completed checks and edits on assigned SEO pages. He revisited optimized pages based on feedback, started new admin tasks, and completed a weekly blog for another administrator. Kushagra reviewed admin work, identifying 20 areas for improvement, and updated his training work based on feedback from Tanmay and Jae. He refined a blog, participated in a call with Jae to discuss next steps, and began creating analytics dashboards for social media apps, starting with Blue Sky. He researched the app’s features, scheduling methods, posting restrictions, and moderator creation. Michael managed the energy team, updated weekly summary reports, and reviewed the #612 blog, achieving a Rank Math SEO score of 90%. He addressed admin feedback, communication challenges, and senior admin concerns, while reviewing team projects and guidelines for managing the expressers team. His efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals.

Huzaifah conducted deadline management, ensuring volunteers updated their tasks in the Highest Good Network software and completed other administrative tasks, including a blog audit and team bio follow-ups. Ola reviewed and provided feedback on PR review team work, monitored progress reports, and managed social media content by resizing and uploading images with descriptive captions. She also organized files for the admin team and updated her weekly summary, and contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring that all content and operations reflected eco-conscious practices while maintaining an elevated standard of quality. Vishnu reviewed team work, participated in Google Analytics meetings on Phase 1 progress, and selected a community link for reporting on metrics like bounce rates. He created visuals, analyzed trends, and provided suggestions for improving reporting strategies. Wasim completed Highest Good Energy administrative tasks, uploaded the team summary and collage to WordPress, and corrected a PDF for the Sunday blog. He participated in a Google Analytics meeting, began tasks discussed, conducted keyword research, organized findings in a spreadsheet, and evaluated tracking spreadsheet inputs for accuracy and alignment. One Community’s model for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM R-Z

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability was managed by Sneka Vetriappan (Data Analyst) and includes Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Ratna Meena Shivakumar (Data Analyst and Admin), Rishabh Rao (Administrator), Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer), Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer) and Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst). This week, Rachna scheduled and interviewed six candidates interested in volunteering at One Community, documenting notes in the hiring team spreadsheet. She also responded to emails and comments, scheduled additional interviews for the coming week, assisted new volunteers with training material, and wrapped up work on SEO pages. Ratna focused on preparing the weekly summary, creating collages for blog posts featuring members from Education, Core Team, and Highest Good Society groups, scheduling posts for One Community’s Facebook and Instagram pages, preparing prompts for AI music tasks, reviewing resumes, and planning strategies while scheduling interviews for the upcoming week. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals.

Rishabh managed administrative tasks for Team Skye, scheduled posts for the “Sustainable Lives” Facebook page, transferred .csv data to a Google spreadsheet, updated 100 days of post activity, completed the weekly Google Analytics task, created a dashboard for path exploration, and collaborated on phase 2 tasks assigned via Slack, all while contributing to the overarching goal of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Saumit handled the pull request workflow for volunteers with names between N and R, reviewed submissions, addressed feedback, tested multiple pull requests related to HGN Phase 1 and organizational spreadsheets, updated his WordPress page with summaries and collages, and communicated with developers on Slack to resolve merge conflicts and development issues. Shrinivas completed work on blog 612 for both Team Moonfall and Team Reactonauts, provided feedback to team members, managed 28 team members, assisted with the admin feedback spreadsheet, reviewed corrected PDFs, helped Jae locate datasets for daily time usage visuals, updated the user manual with specific content and images, and implemented suggested edits. Shrinivas contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring high-quality content and effective team collaboration.

Sneka reviewed weekly blog contributions, provided feedback on errors, ensured review table conditions were met, evaluated summaries and images for quality improvement, and maintained consistency and accuracy across project deliverables while addressing team queries. Zuqi organized the weekly summary for the Graphic Design Team, reviewed summaries from other administrators, incorporated feedback, and evaluated collaborative documents on Google AdWords and Analytics. She proposed updates to enhance website performance tracking, researched metrics for blog page performance, and suggested strategies for improving search engine visibility and usability. One Community’s model for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), Jaime Yao (Creative Technologist), and Pranali Desai (Communication Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. This week, Anusha focused on creating and finalizing an urgent announcement and bio image, which were uploaded to the website with the correct SEO settings. After a system crash required the re-creation and re-uploading of the content, the materials were implemented as intended. Additionally, Anusha designed a social media image following the specifications provided.

Jaime worked on their announcement website and developed social media visuals based on the theme “The future of our planet depends on the choices we make today.” Concepts included “Journey of Consequences” with variations like “River of Divergence” and “Split Flow,” “Scales of Decision” featuring “Earth as a Tipping Point,” and “Planet in Our Hands” with “Choice in Action,” emphasizing sustainable decisions and their impact on the planet’s future. His efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Junyuan created social media content, completing three new images through an iterative design process, while also gathering resources and brainstorming ideas for future designs. Pranali revised visuals for the “most sustainable” graphics, incorporating feedback by updating data and statistics to reflect more accurate and relevant information, replacing older figures with precise data points. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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. They focused on HGN PR testing, confirming fixes for multiple issues. The fixed issues include ensuring the “Pie Charts” text in Dark mode appears in a light color, resolving a page freeze caused by clicking an active button, correcting the profile start date display, adding a confirmation message, and resolving an infinite loading animation when creating a new project, adding a title with an info icon to the Teams page, fixing the “Search” function for a person’s name, and adding titles and sort functions to the Projects WBS pages. They noted unresolved issues including invisible text in Light mode and a “Select/All” switch resetting an upper chart when both charts are open, missing spacing in the profile page tab name, and the need for a default error page to handle invalid URLs, which currently display as blank pages. Through these efforts, the team remained committed to refining the platform and aligning it with the broader vision of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, ensuring both functionality and a user-centric experience. They also created and updated four tasks for volunteers, addressing various issues, including fixing the inability to type emails into the email list section, creating a way to view deactivated people’s last week on the Weekly Summaries Reports page, resolving a one-day difference in end dates between the User Management and Reports pages, and troubleshooting a hard-to-reproduce blue square bug. Additionally, they attempted to test PR #2840 for the project details page but were unable to proceed due to an invalid test URL. We continue to focus on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 Carlos Gomez (Full-Stack Software Developer), Rupa Rajesh Bhatia (Software Engineer), Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer), and Sujith Reddy Sudini (Full-Stack Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. This week, Lin reviewed and approved PR #2949, gaining deeper insight into the codebase and testing changes locally, with all six test cases passing. He also reviewed team summaries, photos, and videos, assigned tasks, and updated task hours to keep the workflow organized. Carlos reviewed three bug reports submitted by Jae regarding profile and dashboard pages. He resolved the refresh error in the dashboard’s Leaderboard section. Carlos also submitted pull request #2930 to the HGN repository. Sujith worked on front-end development for the resource request page as part of HGN Phase III, with both efforts aligned toward creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through innovative and efficient solutions. He created a new branch, built form components for requesting resources, and implemented designs using HTML and CSS based on the provided wireframes.

Sheetal focused on understanding the functionality of the teamsTeamMembersReducer.js file by reviewing existing code and analyzing how payloads carry data for actions. This understanding will aid in preparing test cases, including edge and scenario-based tests. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Rupa refined the user interface for a multi-step form project, ensuring design consistency and responsiveness. She managed state using React-controlled components, set up smooth navigation with React Router, and implemented validation logic for accurate data input. Additionally, Rupa reviewed team workflows to identify improvements in operational efficiency and development practices. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures and assists in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability 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), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Sandhya Adavikolanu (Software Developer), Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer), Xiaolu Li (Software Engineer) and Ziyu Chu (Volunteer Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Aaryaneil focused on understanding the Slack API documentation to manage adding and removing members. He worked on developing an API endpoint to automate user additions and send invitations using email addresses, debugging and resolving errors in the Slack invite member to workspace API code, and implementing error handling. Through this process, he ensured seamless automation while creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by streamlining workflows and enhancing operational efficiency. While working on these tasks, he identified limitations in Slack’s plan for managing user additions and removals and developed a workaround using Google Sheets and automated emails to address these issues. Anirudh reviewed and tested pull requests 2929, 2936, 2932, 2939, 2788, 2934, 2949, 2946, 2947, and 2948 to verify code quality and functionality. He addressed bugs related to start and end date functionality on the WBSS page in the project, resolving issues raised in a pull request to improve accuracy. He also fixed a bug on the user management page that prevented the user status from updating correctly without refreshing the page, enhancing the user experience and creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through seamless and efficient design improvements. 

Deepthi focused on improving the Leaderboard display for narrow screens and addressing formatting issues on the Weekly Summaries submission page. Her updates included adjusting headers for better usability on smaller screens, making visual and functional corrections such as alignment and spacing, and resolving icon functionality issues. Through these improvements, she contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by enhancing user experience and accessibility. She also resolved merge conflicts in existing pull requests. Geeta concentrated on the listing and bidding platform, addressing the header image and text display issues on smaller screens. She collaborated with Mrinalini on bidding platform mockups, holding a meeting to understand her work while also developing her own mockups. Additionally, she reviewed backend and frontend requirements for the mockups and worked on the header image task by examining the code and attempting to run the pull request on her local machine.

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. After verifying the front-end code and ruling it out as the cause, she identified the absence of authorization headers in the API request during backend testing. Sandhya collaborated with the backend team to address the issue, updated the front-end code to include the required headers, and ensured the component functioned correctly through testing. She documented the changes and prepared a pull request with updates and testing results for review, aligning her efforts with the goal of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through efficient and innovative coding practices. Sriram worked on implementing a new feature related to toggling the bio request functionality. He started by reviewing an old pull request and incorporating backend suggestions to set up the necessary endpoint. After implementing the endpoint and its associated functionality, he tested the changes to ensure they worked as expected before pushing them. Additionally, he submitted pictures and provided a detailed weekly summary of his contributions.

Vijay completed unit test implementations for multiple reducers as part of the HGN software project. These included the weeklyDashboardDataReducer (PR #2936), the totalOrgSummaryReducer (PR #2949), and the timeEntriesForSpecifiedPeriodReducer (PR #2951). Additionally, he worked on implementing unit tests for the totalOrgSummaryReducer to enhance functionality and maintain code reliability. These efforts contributed to improving test coverage and ensuring the stability of the application, reflect his commitment not only to technical excellence but also to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, ensuring that software development practices align with long-term environmental and functional goals. Xiaolu began writing unit tests for the WeeklySummariesReport/WeeklySummaryRecepientsPopup.jsx component and created a separate branch named xiaolu-add-unit-test-weeklysummaryrecepientspopup. She is developing test cases to verify various aspects of the component’s rendering and user interactions. Ziyu worked on writing unit tests for the Warnings/Warnings.jsx component, creating four test cases to verify its functionality and reliability. All four tests passed on her local machine, and she submitted a pull request for review. His efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 Howie Miao (Software Engineer, Team Manager) and includes Nazanin Hashemian (Software Developer), Ramakrishna Aruva (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 more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Howie focused on several tasks, including assisting Jingyi by approving their final pull request and creating a pull request for a hotfix to resolve an issue with clearing the insert link on the announcements page. He encountered an issue with Visual Studio Code where saving a file triggered forced formatting and introduced unintended changes despite disabling extensions and adjusting settings. Additionally, Howie resumed work on a system date bug and attempted to coordinate with Carlos, who had mentioned a possible solution. In the context of his ongoing work, Howie also reflected on the importance of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, recognizing that even small technical solutions can contribute to broader environmental goals.

Supriya worked on resolving conflicts that emerged after submitting a pull request related to the BMDashboard’s projects dropdown feature. She faced various challenges during conflict resolution and continued to focus on ensuring the modifications integrate seamlessly with the existing codebase. Nazanin concentrated on learning how to make pull requests for the first time, beginning with a review of relevant documentation and choosing to address the “Kard mode” feature. She created a branch named “nazanin_fix_bug_dark_mode,” studied files like DarkModeButton.jsx and DarkMode.css, and discussed a backend issue with Khushi, Nishita, and Vaibhavi. She also held a conversation with Howard to arrange a meeting. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Ramakrishna worked on implementing a feature to generate a PDF version of a badge and addressed components of user management. He reviewed the codebase to understand its structure and logic, analyzed data flow to identify bottlenecks, tested solutions to address issues, and optimized functionality to ensure smooth integration with the system. Additionally, he reviewed feedback on his pull request, addressed edge cases highlighted by reviewers, and implemented solutions to improve performance and usability. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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 Summit Kaushal (Backend Software Developer) and includes Anoushka Gupta (Software Engineer), Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Denish Kalariya (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Pavan Swaroop Lebakula (Software Engineer) and Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Summit supported team members by addressing questions and resolving issues shared via Slack. Efforts included investigating a persistent task assignment issue where members could not be assigned to tasks. After reviewing pull requests (PRs), a potential PR related to the issue was identified. Testing in the development environment showed no errors, but the issue persisted in the live version, prompting further debugging. He analyzed specific backend and frontend files, including taskRouter.js, taskController.js, projectController.js, permission.js, and various models and utilities on the backend, as well as URL.js, task.js, userProject.js, and PeopleReport.jsx on the frontend. Additional debugging using console logs on the backend was identified as necessary. He worked on locating the problem, reverting changes, and implementing a hotfix, ultimately creating an action item to address the bug. An oversight in logging hours during debugging resulted in untracked additional work time. Additionally, Summit reviewed shared media in team members’ drop boxes and assisted a colleague, Muhideen, in resolving a Postman issue by diagnosing and implementing a solution. Through these efforts, he contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring smoother task workflows and more effective team collaboration. Dhrumil worked on addressing an issue with a unit test that was throwing an error, identified as task 246, “Fix Test File Throws an Error.” Additionally, he began reviewing and addressing the tasks associated with Bug Phase 3.

Denish addressed two backend issues related to the Total Organization Summary feature. He implemented a function to compute the number of volunteers who exceeded their committed weekly hours by a specified threshold, enhancing the system’s performance tracking. Additionally, he developed the getVolunteersCompletedAssignedHours function to calculate the number of volunteers meeting or exceeding their weekly hour commitments. These updates were integrated into the reporting system via modifications to the getVolunteerStatsData function in the API controller, ensuring results were accessible in API responses. Through these efforts, he contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring smoother task workflows and effective collaboration within the team. Pavan made progress on enhancing the User Management page by adding a “Title” column and reducing the “Role” column size. The backend query was completed, while frontend data population issues remain under review. Updates were documented with snapshots to showcase progress, aligning with the vision of creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Anoushka worked on creating an API for a dropdown menu, implementing features like dynamic search suggestions and filter resets. She integrated these functionalities into the job applications page and tested the job summary API for accuracy, reliability, and performance. These efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring efficient functionality and user experience.

Ashrita focused on assigning users to badges in the backend system. She encountered challenges tracing the initialization of the badge variable, which blocked further progress. Debugging efforts concentrated on understanding the badge management logic and data flow to resolve the issue. Her efforts supported creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Humera debugged a function evaluating work hours across weeks to determine badge eligibility based on streak requirements. While the function worked with simple datasets, it struggled with complex scenarios, such as [30, 30, 40, 40, 40], incorrectly breaking valid streaks. Debugging focused on refining streak calculation logic to handle overlapping and progressive streaks effectively. Her contributions were instrumental in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through thoughtful badge recognition.

Pratyush picked up an Error Handling task from Phase III. He created Git branches for both frontend and backend development and reviewed Figma designs for the event registration form. To proceed, he created a folder named EventRegistration under the HighestGoodNetwork directory and added fields such as event name, first name, last name, and date of birth. He also added a route in route.js for /EventRegistration and ensured all fields functioned as intended. Screenshots and video summaries of progress were uploaded to Dropbox. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. 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), and Shreya Vithala (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Jatin addressed long-pending tasks and requested final reviews for PR#2841, which toggles invisibility permissions; PR#1104, which creates an email notification function; PR#2714, which retrieves profile images; and PR#1139, which develops the backend for custom forms. His efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Mrinalini refined and expanded the design documentation for a bidding platform project by formatting backend and frontend requirements and sharing the initial version with Jae for review. She created mockups for the availability management and wish list features, incorporated feedback, and collaborated with a team member to onboard them and assign tasks. She revised the document multiple times to align with updated requirements, revamped existing mockups, reorganized content for clarity, added detailed requirement descriptions and new mockups, and ultimately submitted the updated document to Jae for approval, creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by integrating innovative and user-friendly design elements.

Nikita focused on the Tumblr auto-poster project, encountering roadblocks and requiring additional time to complete the auto-post-at-specific-times function, which remains her current focus. Nishita worked on developing unit test cases for EditTaskModal.jsx by analyzing required test scenarios and identifying nine test cases. She implemented five test cases using Jest and is resolving issues with the remaining four. Additionally, she reviewed three team members’ pull requests (PR#1104, PR#2714, and PR#2895) involving profile image retrieval, an email notification function for summary submissions, and a user management refresh issue, providing detailed feedback and supporting attachments. Through her contributions, Nishita demonstrated her commitment to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring robust code quality and fostering effective collaboration.

Shreya reviewed two pull requests (PR#2714 and PR#1104) for Jatin, resolved merge conflicts in her own PR#2895, and is investigating a failing Node check. She collaborated with Jae and others on the HGN survey dashboard task and is creating sample designs. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

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), Rahul Trivedi (Software Developer), Reina Takahara (Software Developer), Shreya Laheri (Software Developer), and Strallia Chao (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our progress for creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Christy implemented bar charts with filtering for hours contributed and remaining. She also reviewed PR timeEntriesForSpecifiedPeriodReducer (PR #2951), totalOrgSummaryReducer (PR #2949), and Fix Test File tests (PR #2939). Christy’s summary for this week includes updates from Faye, Strallia, Reina and Reina. Strallia developed backend features for the Total Org Summary page and resolved a database issue. Faye implemented and integrated HGN functions, verified database metrics, and reviewed pull requests. Reina enabled QST code reordering and explored React drag-and-drop features. Shreya designed HGN Questionnaire wireframes and updated the navbar in Figma. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See the collage below to view the team’s work this week.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, 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), Samarth Bhadane (Software Engineer), T R Samarth Urs (Data Analyst), Shefali Mittal (Volunteer Software Engineer), Vaibhavi Madhav Deshpande (Software Engineer) and Ziyan Wang (Software Engineer). This week, Chetan worked on addressing the issue where logged time does not automatically update on the dashboard without a page reload. After completing a prior hotfix, he resumed investigating the problem and sought assistance in the coding channel group but did not receive responses. Koushica focused on reviewing pull requests and enhancing user functionality by implementing a bell notification feature to alert users who completed less than 50% of their required hours with 48 hours left in the week. During the review of PR #2915, a validation issue with date ranges was identified, and in PR #2778, she addressed an error related to the “show archived” option. In the process of improving user functionality, Koushica not only focused on enhancing the user experience but also demonstrated a keen awareness of the broader impact of her work, creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring that the features she implemented contribute to the efficient use of resources and promote long-term well-being.

Samarth completed linting tasks for components like Teams and TeamsLocation, ensuring code consistency and resolving syntax issues to maintain the project’s code quality. Samarth managed a PR review team, evaluated their work, provided feedback, and summarized their efforts in a blog post featuring a collage of reviewed images. Shefali selected a bug titled “Create appropriate auto-poster for Twitter/X,” reviewed existing PR details and the codebase, created a developer account, and researched open APIs for Twitter/X, all while focusing on creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring the solution was both innovative and environmentally conscious. Vaibhavi contributed to HGN Phase Three Deliverable 0 by addressing technical issues related to Postman requests and API integration, assisting volunteers, and engaging with the UI/UX team to prepare for future collaborative work.

Ziyan reviewed Phase 2 bugs and tasks using Figma and Google Docs, updated the Phase 2 WBS Excel sheet, and began resolving a 1-day discrepancy in end dates between the User Management and Budget pages. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Anne worked on the member column filter bug related to sorting projects by the number of active members, identified a browser resource error when sorting, attempted caching as a solution, and continued managing team tasks, reviewing team photos and videos, and submitting weekly summaries. Learn more about how the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network measures and assists in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability in the Highest Good Network open source hub. See their work on the collage below.

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), Rachana Zha (Software Engineer), Rashmitha Yadav (Software Engineer), Saurabh Shetty (Software Engineer), Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer), Swathi Dharma Sankaran (Software Engineer), and Yili Sun (Software Engineer).

This week, Bhavya worked on addressing the lead badge issue by collaborating with colleagues on Slack, troubleshooting locally, and implemented functionality changes using React. She has resolved compile errors caused by a version mismatch, and reinstalled necessary components to address the problem. Calvin focused on resolving Bug 21 from the “HGN Phase I Bugs and Needed Functionalities” document, which involved fixing issues with the “Add Intangible Time Entry” feature, specifically the unexpected closure of the modal and hyperlink activation problems. He analyzed and updated files like ModalHandler.js and TimeEntryModal.jsx to stabilize modal behavior and link functionality, all while creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring a smoother user experience and reducing unnecessary resource consumption.

Newell finalized the Azure migration and reduced hosting costs. He has explored email provider options, and implemented critical hotfixes to enhance stability. His efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Rachana integrated gzip compression into a MERN stack application and modified server files to improve performance by reducing payload sizes. Rashmitha reviewed multiple pull requests and tested for unit case coverage, linting fixes, and edge case validation, and requested changes where issues were identified, all while creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring that the code adhered to best practices and efficient, eco-friendly solutions. Saurabh investigated synchronization issues in task progress updates and hour tracking. He also focused on real-time updates for seamless system functionality. Shashank tested previous modifications across various environments and implemented adjustments. He has raised a pull request, and initiated work on a new issue requiring planning and analysis.

Swathi worked on enhancing the members page in the project application by resolving discrepancies in project name displays, debugging API response errors, refining layout consistency and integrating features such as search, pagination, and active member toggles. Yili addressed validation errors in the user profile system’s “jobTitle” field by reviewing backend logic, database constraints and worked on managing password reset permissions for non-Owner/Admin users, ensuring proper access control. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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 Wen (Software Engineer), Jinxiong You (Software Engineer), Mohan Gadde (Software Engineer), Nikhil Pittala (Software Engineer), Pallavi Thorat (PR Team O-Sh), Peterson Rodrigues (Full-Stack MERN Stack Developer), Rishitha Mamidala (Software Engineer).

This week, Gmon focused on enhancing task visibility controls by implementing functionality to hide member tasks using the team toggle and adding bell notifications for task deadlines at 50%, 75%, and 90% completion. He identified an existing pull request ready for completion and finalized a task to display active and inactive member counts on the team page and created a new branch named “Gmon-Active-NonActive-team”. Additionally, Gmon’s work contributes to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by promoting efficient task management and team collaboration. Haoyue worked on improving Title Code functionality to support numbers and special characters and fixed a UI spacing issue. She has implemented user search with auto-suggestions for the FAQ tool, and set up role-based FAQ management.

Jinxiong identified and resolved bugs in the HGN Apps. She has reviewed multiple pull requests addressing issues such as incorrect date validation, account status updates without page refreshes, and project button functionality. Mohan resolved a bug in the Blue Square system affecting deletion events and verified performance improvements for system stability. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals. Nikhil reviewed 12 pull requests across front-end and back-end code. He has focused on functionality, coding standards, and unit testing. Pallavi tested several pull requests to validate error handling, task creation and editing functionality, user deletion processes, and compatibility with light and dark modes while preparing for new assignments, all while creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring efficient and eco-friendly software practices. Peterson fixed a bug in the User Management page and enabled accurate full-name search functionality.

Rishitha added a “Title” column to the user table and updated the back-end to integrate this feature. She began layout improvements on the “Role” column and updates to the Add Materials page. Vijeth managed team coordination by reviewing weekly summaries and hosted meetings. He has resolved troubleshooting issues with Gmon, and investigated app performance concerns to identify and address potential slowdowns. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Rishabh Rao (Administrator) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer) and the team includes Abi Liu (Software Developer), 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Abi worked on refining the Volunteer Trends API by implementing a custom date range filter to improve user search capabilities. He also began modifying the query structure to support data retrieval in monthly or weekly increments, aiming to provide more flexible and detailed insights for users analyzing volunteer trends. Laura focused on debugging the hasPermission utility function and its connection to retrieving the current user’s permissions to ensure the permission change modal appears only when appropriate. She examined the state update process and manually reviewed various data arrays to verify that the functions were operating as intended, contributing to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability.

Snehal worked on the Facebook Auto Poster backend, researching the Facebook API and its integration with Node.js by reviewing the Facebook developer documentation. She plans to create an account page and link it to the Facebook developer platform, enabling permissions for posting content and pictures on a Facebook page using the Graph API. The API generated will be used in the HGNRest application to post content on the Facebook page, and she will next focus on the backend implementation. Her efforts contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability, aligning team objectives with broader environmental goals.

Sai Preetham worked on introducing a new tracking management permission in the frontend by updating the data model, UI components, and API integration to ensure it is included in the payload sent to the backend. He inspected network requests using browser Developer Tools, verified the payload, and checked backend logs to confirm the permission was being received and processed. Sai’s work on introducing a new tracking management permission in the frontend not only enhanced the system’s functionality by updating the data model, UI components, and API integration, but also contributed to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability by ensuring that the tracking mechanism was optimized for efficiency and minimal environmental impact, thus aligning technological progress with eco-consciousness. He analyzed the Add/Delete toggle button functionality in the PermissionListItem component, identifying that the button updates the local permissions state through the togglePermission and setSubpermissions functions, notifies the parent component via props.onChange(), and updates the modal status with updateModalStatus(true), while backend updates depend on the implementation of props.onChange() in the parent component. Debugging steps included inspecting the Network tab and reviewing the parent component logic to confirm backend updates. Additionally, Sai worked on the weekly summary and weekly Dropbox images, contributing to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability.

Luis worked on creating new warnings and integrated Jae’s feedback to troubleshoot issues with warning icons not displaying and causing errors. He followed up with Jae to split the “both” button into a separate PR since it will be a new feature. Luis also began preparing a PR to remove logs and provided a demo to Jae for final review before raising the PR. Additionally, he worked on finalizing a spinner when removing a blue square from the user due. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. See below for the work done by the group.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-R

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A-R 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 more luxuriant life with sustainability. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Carl Bebli (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Lakshan Kandeepan (Software Developer), 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 measures and assists in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM S-Z

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with Sh-Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support) and Samarth Urs (Administrative Assistant and Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software forms the foundation for measuring our results in creating a more luxuriant life with sustainability. This week’s active members of this team were: Samman Baidya (Software Engineer) and Shraddha Shahari (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 more luxuriant life with sustainability through the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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One Community welcomes Yash Shah to the Administration Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Yash is a versatile professional with close to 3 years of experience and holds a Master’s Degree in Management Information Systems. He has a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions, and a strong commitment to innovation His expertise spans project management, data analysis, and software testing, with a particular focus on automation to streamline processes and improve efficiency. Proficient in Python, Tableau, MySQL, and ETL pipelines, Yash’s technical skills contribute to optimized data processing and strategic decision-making. As part of the One Community team, he has played a vital role in implementing and overseeing critical components of the Highest Good Network Phase III Social Architecture Tracking and Management System. Additionally, Yash’s passion for data-driven insights has enhanced One Community’s online presence through SEO optimization and improved user engagement, driving strategic growth and visibility.

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One Community welcomes Vimarsh Acharya to the Engineering Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Vimarsh has a strong background in engineering management and project coordination, with over three years of experience in managing projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring regulatory compliance in fast-paced environments. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Gujarat Technological University. Vimarsh’s technical proficiency includes CAD design (PTC Creo, SolidWorks), FEA analysis (ANSYS Workbench), and programming in Python and C++. As a Project Coordinator at NVK Pharma, he successfully managed project timelines, resources, and deliverables, addressing risks and optimizing project outcomes. He also contributed to research on leadership’s impact on engineering teams and developed improvements in the performance of a BAJA-ATV buggy through innovative design and testing. As part of the One Community team, Vimarsh has applied his expertise in planning and quality assurance to enhance project workflows, contributing to sustainable engineering solutions throughout the Highest Good Housing components.

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One Community welcomes Strallia Chao to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Strallia is an experienced software engineer with a strong foundation in full-stack development. Her expertise spans several languages and technologies, including JavaScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Azure, and Figma. With a background in healthcare and the arts, she has cultivated a user-centered approach, combining empathy, analytical problem-solving, attention to detail, and project management—skills that enhance her effectiveness in software development. Strallia has built a health tech chat application to support medical professionals in decision-making and is passionate about creating impactful technical solutions. When she’s not coding, you’ll often find her roller skating, drawing, training, or reading. As a member of the One Community Highest Good Network team, Strallia supports fellow developers through complex problem-solving challenges and code reviews. Currently, she contributes to a large report page, developing the frontend and backend for charts that visualize key organizational metrics.

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One Community welcomes Yashwanth Pokala to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Yashwanth is a skilled developer with a strong focus on creating seamless, user-focused applications through expertise in both frontend and backend development. He has led projects like building a video streaming platform with real-time session management and designing a high-performance distributed indexing system. At One Community, contributing to the Highest Good Network Application, Yashwanth has contributed to developing new features, including a permission management tracker with a MongoDB model and APIs to monitor permission changes efficiently. He is committed to enhancing user experience, ensuring code quality, and delivering impactful, well-designed software solutions.

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One Community thanks Ajay Kumar Reddy Inavolu for his contributions as a Volunteer/Consultant on the Software Development Team!

Ajay is a software engineer currently pursuing his Master of Science in Computer Science at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Specializing in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js), he builds robust and scalable web applications. Ajay is proficient in both front-end and back-end development, with expertise in JavaScript, React, and Node.js. While a member of the One Community team, he has contributed to the development of the Highest Good Network Software reports, team location, and user management components and has reviewed over 110 pull requests, supporting improvements in system functionalities and collaborating effectively with the team.

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One Community welcomes Cillian Ren to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Cillian is an accomplished software engineer with experience in both frontend and backend development, focusing on building and enhancing full-stack applications. He brings a strong foundation in computer science principles and applies a meticulous approach to problem-solving, ensuring that code is clean, efficient, and designed to improve user experience and functionality. Cillian’s work is driven by a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions that address complex technical challenges. As a member of the One Community team, he has contributed by identifying and resolving bugs in the Highest Good Network Software project and implementing new features to enhance operational efficiency and user interface interactions. His efforts have helped create a more robust and user-friendly platform, aligning with the organization’s mission of promoting sustainability and collaborative innovation through technology.

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At One Community, we are maximizing sustainable human potential by integrating sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, and economics. Our all-volunteer team is creating a self-replicating model that supports fulfilled living and global stewardship practices. Through open sourcing and free sharing every aspect of our work, we aim to establish a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs focused on regenerating our planet and evolving sustainability for “The Highest Good of All“.

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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 December 9th, 2024 edition (#612) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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 maximizing sustainable human potential: 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, Adefola (Fola) Madehin (Electrical Design Specialist) continued his work with Earthbag Village electrical designs; which can be important in maximizing sustainable human potential. Fola worked on the Earthbag Village project, completing the socket and panel layout with receptacles positioned in the bedrooms and living room, and the distribution panel installed in the living room. He finalized the lighting circuit lettering and selection, along with the socket ring circuit lettering and selection, for the Earthbag 4 Dome Village. He also completed the schematic diagram for the distribution panel in compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and made progress on the schematic diagram using the American standard for single-phase voltage. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See some of his work in the collage below.

Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet engineering designs. Designs of this nature may be key in maximizing sustainable human potential His work centered on adding a new section on the trailer components, featuring images to enhance the utility trailers’ documentation. Safety measures in the winch operating manual were updated to include checks for frayed wires and broken connections, and the trailering operation manual was revised with guidelines on regular maintenance and inspection. Pictorial representations were introduced to improve clarity, and the report formatting was adjusted for better alignment and readability. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See below for some of the pictures related to work.

Akshit Sethi (Architectural Designer) continued working on updating the Earthbag Village SketchUp and AutoCAD layouts. Akshit focused on advancing the EarthBag Village project by finalizing plans and updating the AutoCAD drawings to incorporate feedback and revisions. Maximizing sustainable human potential is also largely dependent on adjustment and updates. He also completed the SketchUp model, refining the materials to match the existing design. This work involved ensuring visual accuracy and consistency across the model, aligning it with the overall design goals. These tasks contributed to moving the project forward, maintaining precision and quality in the deliverables. The Earthbag village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See his work in the collage below.

Anil Karathra (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping complete the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and designs. His work focused on reviewing documentation updates for accuracy, preparing weekly summaries, and uploading relevant screenshots. Feedback from the latest review video was incorporated into the collaboration document. The success of maximizing sustainable human potential also requires collaboration and continuous feedback. During the weekly team meeting, discussions addressed the feasibility of developing a BIM model for the eco-toilet and ensuring that early-stage project requirements align with current progress to keep the project within scope.

Progress was also made on developing SolidWorks engineering drawing templates for use across One Community projects. Additionally, a basic outline for the vermiculture toilet bill of materials was created, and a list of parts and potential vendors for the toilet system was initiated. This approach to maximizing sustainable human potential supports the development of innovative solutions that are both environmentally friendly and effective. See below for pictures related to this work.

Charles Gooley (Web Designer) continued working on the Aircrete Engineering and Research: Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, R-value, and More page. He completed the Open Source DIY Earth Dam Design & Construction for Water Retention, Pond & Lake Creation tutorial by finalizing sections on construction methods for uses such as irrigation, aquaculture, recreation, and ecosystem support, which are central to maximizing sustainable human potential. Additionally, Charles integrated images into the One Community Pledge and related pages, resizing them to a width of 640 pixels and linking each to its full-size version. Aircrete is an alternative being explored for the Earthbag Village, a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. Take a look at some of the work in the images below.

Joseph Osayande (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and design details. Joseph focused his efforts on improving the formatting of technical reports, including significant updates to one report. Effective reporting can be a good way of maximizing sustainable human potential assessment. Updates involved reducing technical jargon to improve readability, checking grammar, and adding images and step-by-step instructions for clarity. Additional context was included to simplify the content and provide a clearer process for a general audience. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See some of his work in the collage below.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and helping with the Earthbag Village 4-dome home roof plan. Karthik conducted finite element analysis (FEA) for the roof of the 4 Dome Cluster project, which determined that standard timber would not achieve the required deflection of less than one inch, prompting the decision to use I-section wooden beams. He also worked on optimizing the vermiculture toilet design by performing additional FEAs and making iterative adjustments to the model to improve functionality and meet project requirements. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See the work in the collage below.

Loza Ayehutsega (Civil Engineer/Assistant Civil Engineer) completed another week working on the Earth Dam risk assessment and dam break hazard assessment. Risk and hazard assessment is an integral part of maximizing sustainable human potential. Loza reviewed comments on the report, focusing on updating sections with revised image links. Additionally, she examined documents on emergency actions to protect dams and their remedial measures, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding lives, property, and the environment. Her work included structuring a guide for emergency response and outlining subsequent remedial actions. This approach to maximizing sustainable human potential supports the development of innovative solutions that are both environmentally friendly and effective. See below for pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on the interior details for the Earthbag Village 4-dome home design. Michaela worked on the Revit model, detailing each layer of the earthbag structure. Defining and distinguishing each layer is essential for maximizing sustainable human potential. She also facilitated a meeting to review the structural frame, during which it was noted that the current framing dimensions tested did not meet the 1″ maximum deflection requirement. This led to a recommendation to explore alternative framing members. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See her work in the collage below.

Vimarsh Acharya (Engineering Manager and Technical Reviewer) continued working on identifying sustainability-related arguments covering the Highest Good Lifestyle Considerations and sourcing quality research to support each one. Maximizing sustainable human potential is largely dependent on thorough research. Vimarsh finalized corrections in the Ultimate Classroom Structural Design file, addressing minor revisions before completing the task. He also reviewed a document prepared by Jae, intended for community finalization. Additionally, he conducted research on the process of filing a petition to convert the United States’ measurement system from imperial to metric, producing initial content for further development. The One Community model, which combines forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this, is an excellent example of maximizing sustainable human potential. See the collage below for his work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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, Adithya Bhalaji (Mechanical Engineer) continued exploring various types of dormer designs available in the market. Understanding market trends is an integral part of maximizing sustainable human potential. He focused on the design of the second-floor dormer, addressing its internal structure, external enclosures, window frame, and panes, as well as defining the attachment methods for the overall structure. The dormer assembly was completed, with materials specified for each component. Adithya is currently preparing the assembly instructions and compiling a slide deck. The next phase of the project involves performing a structural FEA study for individual components and the overall structure before submitting the final design for review. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to maximizing sustainable human potential. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Arnob Mutsuddi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on Duplicable City Center structural engineering model and details. Work began on the 6-3 hub connector, with the middle ring design currently in progress. Efforts continued on the row 6-2 hub connector, where the middle ring and five side struts have been designed. Progress on the row 6-3 hub connector included completing the middle ring and all side struts. Alignment of the side struts with the middle ring for the 6-3 hub connector was initiated, with ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with GD&T standards throughout the week. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. This approach is integral to their mission of maximizing sustainable human potential through innovative and scalable solutions. 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. Spatial analysis is an important technique in maximizing sustainable human potential. Using accurately scaled footprints of the villages and city center, he created a new master plan for the property, taking into account slope and solar potential. He also prepared a write-up identifying updates needed for the village sizes in One Community’s digital book, Seven Model Villages and City Center. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in maximizing sustainable human potential. The images below showcase some of this work.

Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Duplicable City Center kitchen. The existence of food security measures is key strategy in maximizing sustainable human potential. He refined the Duplicable City Center kitchen model in SketchUp, addressing design issues and implementing feedback to improve its overall quality. He adjusted materials in Lumion to enhance the visual details, created three walkthrough paths to highlight the kitchen’s design, and completed rendering the walkthrough videos to meet project specifications. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.

Jason Bao (Architectural Designer) continued working on producing renders for the Duplicable City Center library. His work focused on producing renders for the requested game night and birthday scenes. Both scenes required rearranging existing assets within the model and sourcing new assets to complete the desired setups. For the game night scene, adjustments were made to lighting, models, textures, and figures to create a realistic environment depicting people of varying ages, demographics, and interests engaging in gaming within a shared space. Knowing the key population characteristics is essential in maximizing sustainable human potential. After identifying optimal camera angles for storytelling shots, high-quality renders were completed and uploaded to Dropbox.

For the birthday scene, adjustments were made in SketchUp to incorporate party-specific elements such as decorations, food, and drinks, followed by importing the model into Lumion for further refinements. Lumion adjustments included tweaking textures, colors, and lighting to ensure consistency and addressing issues such as texture overlay problems, balloon quality, and clipping errors. The finalized birthday scene renders were completed and uploaded, with a note added in Dropbox to confirm if additional renders of the scene are required. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in maximizing sustainable human potential. This approach is integral to their mission of maximizing sustainable human potential through innovative and scalable solutions. See some of this work in the pictures below.

Mohammed Maaz Siddiqui (Architect) continued working on the outdoor landscape areas for the Duplicable City Center. He focused on developing the front landscape area of the Duplicable City Center project by integrating trees based on permaculture plans, selecting and planting specified or similar species to align with design requirements. The adoption of diverse species contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. He enhanced the landscape’s volume by increasing tree density and incorporating undergrowth to reduce the appearance of emptiness. Additional plants, trees, and flowers were added to create a more vibrant and engaging environment. Changes were made to the landscape based on review feedback to refine the overall scene. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. 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. Her work on the poultry area involved incorporating additional birds, cows, and sheep based on the project map. Such integration is vital in maximizing sustainable human potential. Small rendering details were incorporated to enhance the visual quality of the walkthrough. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. The images below showcase some of this work.

Rachan Rao (Project Manager) worked with Vatsal to assist him with the cost analysis for Off-Grid energy implementation in the Highest Good energy project. Adopting sustainable energy is also another way of maximizing sustainable human potential. He reviewed each project phase, providing a detailed explanation of the energy sources and how to use the provided spreadsheets effectively. He also introduced Vatsal to Sarmad so that they can connect with each other for additional help. Rachan also collaborated with the DCC structural design team to assess their progress and provide updates on their weekly objectives. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 weight of the spa cover was reduced from 1200 lbs to 630 lbs by modifying the initial design. Such modifications are important in maximizing sustainable human potential. Static and thermal analyses are being prepared for the updated design, and the report is being rewritten to align with the website format. Research on market-available products for spa covers was also initiated to support cost analysis. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in maximizing sustainable human potential. The images below showcase some of this work.

Tasmia Hasan (Design Engineer) continued her work on the structural engineering of the Duplicable City Center. She focused on refining the row 3 hub connector design by adjusting the angles of the steel ledges to achieve a better fit with the frame. She reviewed the original fit calculations and made the necessary modifications; which can also be vital in maximizing sustainable human potential. Additionally, she worked on optimizing the ring angles and fit. As a foundational component of One Community’s open-source strategy, the Duplicable City Center is designed for maximizing sustainable human potential. You can see examples of this work in the following images.

Yancong E (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center project. He updated multiple sections of the tutorial based on recent feedback, including formatting changes to the quotes section, headings, and bullet points, as well as revisions to the wording in the floor-by-floor analysis section. He also added a legend labeled “Non-Qualified Area” to the floor plan and updated the hatch color for the corresponding sections to improve clarity and readability. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of maximizing sustainable human potential. The images below showcase some of this work.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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 Highest Good food Master List of Tools, Equipment, & Materials/Supplies adding items sourced from the Goat, Chicken, and Rabbit pages. Each added entry represents a shared item used across multiple projects within One Community. Some of the items added this week include a mid-sized tractor, chainsaw tool kit, scrench, chainsaw sharpening vise, chainsaw safety headgear, chainsaw replacement chain, and chainsaw maintenance tools. Items specific to a single project and not used elsewhere are excluded from the Master List of Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies. This effort is part of One Community’s open source model for maximizing sustainable human potential. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design; creating a spreadsheet for the cost analysis of parts used in the Greenhouse project, organizing data to support financial evaluation and planning. Maximizing sustainable human potential is largely dependent on financial costing. Additionally, Jay developed a BIM Execution Plan, outlining the project’s standards, workflows, responsibilities, and deliverables to ensure clear guidelines and efficient collaboration among team members. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Junyi Shi (Landscape Architect) started working on developing a design for Walipini #2 as a part of Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting project. She adjusted the materials for the People Space structure, switching the primary material to stone; which can also be essential in maximizing sustainable human potential. In CAD, the tree distribution was rearranged to ensure a height progression from south to north. The route within the People Space was redesigned, and these updates were synchronized in SketchUp, where suitable plants and visual representations were selected to accurately reflect the materials and vegetation. For the Apple Wall structure, additional AI rendering was completed to ensure the accuracy of the final section. Lastly, the plants were roughly arranged in the section map to enhance clarity in subsequent visuals. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on promoting a sustainable approach to maximizing sustainable human potential. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Purva Borkar (Landscape Architect) continued with her work on creating an outdoor merge of a food-producing ecosystem and people spaces for the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting structures. She worked on a report exploring sustainable urban design through green infrastructure integration and community spaces. Sustainable designs is central in maximizing sustainable human potential. The report focuses on advanced water management systems, including rain gardens and bioswales, enhancing biodiversity with native plants, and designing functional green spaces. It emphasizes creating ecologically balanced, visually appealing, and community-focused environments that promote sustainability and public interaction. As part of One Community’s open source efforts, the Highest Good Food initiative embodies a commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. The images below offer a glimpse into these ongoing efforts.

Silin Wang (Landscape Designer) continued rendering work for Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting #2: Tropical Moist House. She searched for edible aquatic plant models that were not available in the Lumion asset library and created custom models to supplement them. The supplementation of models can also contribute to maximizing sustainable human potential effectively. She then arranged these accurate, high-quality plant models within the planting beds in the aquatic zones on both sides. While preparing the rendering documentation for the Highest Good Food initiative, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential, she identified discrepancies between some models and the CAD drawings, along with design flaws that could hinder circulation within the space, prompting her to propose potential optimization suggestions. Her work is showcased 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 footprint drawings to include scale bars and legends at each level for the different types of footprints created last week. Using the master AutoCAD file from the One Community Dropbox folder, Surya combined five distinct drawings to create the final file for the Aquapini and Walipni databases. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential. This approach is critical to ensure alignment with the initiative’s goals. 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 menu implementation by refining and testing the master recipe template, a key component in maximizing sustainable human potential. She developed step-by-step instructions for a tutorial to guide users on data input, adapting the template to various dietary needs, and interpreting its outputs. Observations from earlier testing were integrated to address potential challenges and enhance the tutorial’s clarity. Additionally, Syahrina documented examples to provide practical context, ensuring the tutorial is accessible and applicable to a wide range of users. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a crucial role in One Community’s open source plans for maximizing sustainable human potential. 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. Maximizing sustainable human potential largely depends on the implementation efficiency. He performed a case review to assess existing plans and added critical improvements, including new sections on waste management and water management, ensuring alignment with project objectives. He also focused on a hypothetical location, Mariposa, California, tailoring strategies to address its specific needs. Additionally, Tanmay reviewed Kushagra’s training work, identifying minor errors and providing actionable suggestions to improve accuracy and clarity. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential. See his work in the collage below.

Vatsal Tapiawala (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on integrating ideas from Paul Wheaton’s “Truly Passive Greenhouse” designs into the Aquapini/Walipinis structures. The incorporation of Aquapini is essential to maximizing sustainable human potential. He focused on analyzing the heating and cooling loads for Walipini 1. He performed a comparative study of the peak loads under various scenarios to understand the thermal performance of the structure. In addition, Vatsal documented the findings and began drafting the report to detail the analysis outcomes. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential. See his work in the collage below.

Ziyi Chen (Landscape Designer) continued working on the design of the outdoor spaces for the Aquapini/Walipinis structures. She worked on model development, focusing on the area between the north road and the outer avenue of the Zen building. Improving movement by designing roads and other modes of transport contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. Ziyi designed the main landscape connecting the building and the road, incorporating a peripheral straight guide road with repeated low plants and ground cover to create a rhythmic visual effect while minimizing winter shadows. Red dogwood branches were included to enhance visual interest during winter. Given the proximity to the building structure, the design emphasizes a low-color, repeated palette and includes an open space to allow pedestrian access to the Zen structure. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on maximizing sustainable human potential. See her work in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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, Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued helping finish the Highest Good energy component and evaluating grid-tie vs off-grid solar design. He created an Excel sheet to calculate the costs of off-grid versus on-grid PV solar systems, which also contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. The calculator compares the costs of grid-tie and off-grid solar PV systems in terms of annualized costs and determines the cost of energy generated by each system per kWh. The model assumes that the electricity load is equal to the solar panel PV power, meaning that no electricity is bought from or sold to the grid in both off-grid and on-grid solar PV systems, which relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. View some of the work in the collage below.

Vatsal Hitendra Shah (Volunteer Engineering Project Manager) continued reviewing the One Community Highest Good energy initiative and gained an understanding of its phases. This week, Vatsal worked on clarifying the relationship between the Ruiqi sheet and the cost analysis sheet for the Highest Good Energy project. He learned that component selections are based on requirements outlined on the website for different project phases. Maximizing sustainable human potential can also be achieved in well-defined phases. Additionally, Varsal outlined a plan to create a new sheet showing cost analysis per phase, including justifications for component choices and total phase costs.

On another project, Vatsal met with Chitra to address issues in the Building and Inventory Management dashboard, creating an account for testing and identifying non-functional elements. He also reviewed the work breakdown structure (WBS) used to track tasks and plans to begin drafting a manual focusing on tasks functioning correctly. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. View some of the work in the collage below.

Viktoriia Zakharova (Administrative Assistant) continued her research to complete the update of the Most Sustainable Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies. This week, Viktoriia worked on updating the Most Sustainable Light Bulb and Light Bulb Companies webpage. She compiled feedback from a second review and created a task list to address the suggestions. Viktoriia added missing links to the table of contents to improve navigation, included images for each lightbulb type, made the lightbulb comparative analysis graphic clickable for enlargement, and adjusted the coding to add spacing between sections, which leads to maximizing sustainable human potential. See below in the collage for the work.

Yi-Ju Lien (Environmental Engineer) continued her work on the Highest Good energy LEED points related to stormwater retention. She focused on updating the content for the water harvesting section of the webpage. She introduced the basic components of water harvesting systems and provided an overview of water disinfection technologies. Yi-Ju also included a cost comparison for the various water disinfection methods and created a comparison table for household-scale water infiltration methods, detailing their cost, function, and pros and cons. The tables were designed to help readers evaluate the best options for their system based on their specific needs of maximizing sustainable human potential. See for work in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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 Education: All Subjects | All Learning Levels | Any Age – Click image for the open source hub

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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 55 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 maximizing sustainable human potential and how maximizing sustainable human potential 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. She reviewed team pull requests, updated the PR review table, and ensured all documentation was accurate and current. A blog was created and complemented with a collage, and a prior error on the blog was addressed for accuracy. Updates were also made to the HGN spreadsheet to align with team requirements. In terms of coding, work progressed on refining a script for data extraction, with initial errors resolved and the script functioning as expected. However, subsequent challenges arose, including a runtime error related to the StringIO library and difficulties extracting phone numbers and emails. Efforts continued to troubleshoot these issues, researching solutions and experimenting with various approaches while noting the need for additional input to resolve remaining challenges. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. The following images show her work for the week.

Chitra Siddharthan (Data Analyst And Team Administrator) continued focusing on existing web pages of the HGN Phase II website, starting with testing its functionality. She created a table to track the implementation status of wireframes designed for HGN Phase II. Chitra had a meeting with Vatsal to discuss and plan the creation of a user manual for the sub-tasks of Task 1 listed in the Phase 2 WBS Excel sheet. She reviewed and provided comments on Kushagra’s Admin Training document and blog, and also checked the images and folders submitted in Dropbox related to Kushagra’s work. Additionally, she also had a meeting with Supriya to discuss work progress, plan tasks, and address the pull request raised for the Projects dropdown and the 404 page. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. The following images show her work for the week.

Durgeshwari Naikwade (Data Analyst) created a new tracking spreadsheet for use with Google Analytics and Rank Math Analytics. She also completed the integration of Google Analytics with Google Search Console and Rank Math Analytics, documenting the process. In addition, Durgeshwari led the weekly meeting, assigned tasks to team members, and provided access to GA4 and GSC. The team was tasked with analyzing one webpage using the free tools and the shared spreadsheet. Key action items included reviewing progress on improving the tracking spreadsheet and SEO metrics for Rank Math. She also created 2 Excel dashboards for analyzing LinkedIn data, identifying trends for each day of the week, and providing actionable insights to help increase engagement. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 implemented targeted Mastodon social media strategies, resulting in a 300% increase in post reach through optimized hashtag use and improved post structuring. Feras also scheduled five additional Mastodon posts for the coming week using Buffer. Additionally, he completed a weekly review for OC Administration, enhancing the summary document with visuals. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 worked on a Google Sheets tracker for social media engagement by manually adding Twitter data and analyzing the performance of high-engagement Twitter posts across various communities. In software development, he continued designing the HGN social media scheduler on Figma. He documented the progress while also testing frontend pull requests, addressing merge conflicts, and following up with team members for changes. Additionally, he began creating a Google Sheet to track overall social media engagement. On the administrative side, he reviewed the Step 4 documents for four team members by checking their blog pages, folders, and comments, and tested frontend pull requests on the development site. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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. The dashboard consolidates metrics like weekly engagements, total followers, posts made, and engagement growth percentages from multiple platforms. He ensured it was accessible for team collaboration and formatted it with clear visualizations, including charts, to make data interpretation straightforward. He also collaborated with team members to gather relevant data and incorporated their input to align the dashboard with our goals and project needs. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 contributed to One Community Global by curating content for the weekly progress update, adding weekly summaries and photo collages to the webpage, and ensuring all information was accurately presented. He also reviewed summaries and images from other team members, providing feedback to enhance their contributions. For the Alpha Team, he engaged with diverse Reddit posts to increase comment karma while contributing original content to establish a presence and boost post karma. Additionally, he refined and formatted a document outlining an effective Reddit strategy. On the HGN Software Development front, he focused on translating Figma designs for the Phase 2 dashboard. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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^® philosophy page by creating clearer visual representations of key concepts. She concentrated on updating the visual content for the Highest Good energy page. She finalized the images and created a new infographic outlining the conflict resolution process. She added a version of the ‘Highest Good energy’ graphic that includes a URL, modified the ‘Holistic Farming Systems’ infographic, and created a new design for the ‘Phases of Food Infrastructure’ component. Additionally, Shireen produced new infographics for Phase I and Phase II of the Food Infrastructure on the Highest Good Food page. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. The following images show his work for the week.

Vatsal Mendpara (Security Analyst) continued focusing on several tasks related to website security and plugin management. He began by deactivating unnecessary plugins and creating a detailed report on the effects of these deactivations. He also researched alternative scripts to replace the functionality of UpdraftPlus. Additionally, Vatsal tested the OWASP framework against onecommunityglobal.org, using various security tools and documenting the results in a report. He performed further testing for broken access control and SQL injection vulnerabilities on the website, compiling a report based on the findings. Lastly, he worked on patching vulnerabilities identified on the site and researched plugin version vulnerabilities to ensure the website’s security was up to date. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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. His work included addressing queries from team members working on Phase 3, explaining documentation details, and reviewing feedback from Jae. A meeting with Shreya was attended to discuss tasks, and missing pages were created during a call. A blog for Dev Dynasty was also developed, which involved organizing the weekly folder, creating a collage, and editing the summary to include all members. This work helps One Community’s mission of maximizing sustainable human potential and reinforces our commitment to maximizing sustainable human potential. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM A-O

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work on administration and managing most of One Community’s program for maximizing sustainable human potential was managed by Muhammad Huzaifah (Administrative Assistant) and includes, Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant), Michael Juma (Administrative Assistant), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Jibin Joby (Data Analyst), Vishnu Murali (Data Analyst), Wasim Akram (Administrative Assistant) and Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support). This week, Jessica collaborated with Syahrina on the Menu Implementation Tutorial project, focusing on testing functions in the Master Recipe Template and linking rankings from the VnOMultipliers sheet to the main Master Recipe sheet. Her efforts ensured ingredient alignment with target audience diets. She also worked on simplifying and improving the design of the Highest Good Food implementation for small-scale organizations to enhance usability and completed administrative tasks, and provided feedback to other administrators.

Jibin reviewed team contributions, created collages, updated an assigned page, attended a Google Analytics meeting, and offered project suggestions. He also uploaded corrected PDFs, researched Rank Math Analytics, and explored webpage analysis methods using Google Analytics and Search Console. Kishan carried out senior admin duties, reviewed volunteer documentation to track progress and address requests, and completed checks and edits for assigned SEO pages. He began new administrative tasks, revisited optimized pages based on feedback, and completed a weekly blog assignment for another administrator. Michael managed the energy team of three contributors by updating summary reports, reviewing the #611 blog, and improving its keyword density with Rank Math SEO, achieving a score of 90%. He addressed pending administrative feedback, communicated with senior administration, and engaged with his team to discuss projects, challenges, and timelines. One way of maximizing sustainable human potential is through effective communications channel.

Huzaifah performed administrative tasks, including a blog audit, team bio follow-ups, and blog contributions. He focused on deadline management by coordinating with volunteers to update their task durations and completed his personal bio. Ola followed up on tasks for the PR review team, monitored progress tables and social media platforms, reviewed and resized social media images, and organized admin files. Follow-up is also an effective way of maximizing sustainable human potential. Vishnu reviewed team member contributions, participated in Google Analytics meetings to discuss task assignments and deadlines, and enhanced the keyword density and word count of blogs #119 and #330 to meet content objectives. Wasim completed weekly administrative tasks for the Highest Good energy team, including uploading summaries and collages to WordPress. He attended a Google Analytics meeting to allocate tasks and improve collaboration, familiarized himself with tools like Rank Math and SEO optimization, and reviewed Khushagra’s work for the Analyzing Training team to ensure project alignment. One Community’s model for maximizing sustainable human potential includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM R-Z

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for maximizing sustainable human potential was managed by Sneka Vetriappan (Data Analyst) and includes Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Ratna Meena Shivakumar (Data Analyst and Admin), Rishabh Rao (Administrator), Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer), Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer) and Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst). This week, Rachna scheduled three interviews with candidates. She then focused on checking emails and comments, continuing with SEO page optimization, and working on various assignments. Ratna prepared the weekly summary, created collages for blog posts featuring members from various teams, and scheduled posts for One Community’s Facebook and Instagram pages. She also continued to work on prompts for AI music tasks.

Rishab handled administrative tasks for Team Skye related to the blog Maximizing Eco Potential, scheduled posts for the Facebook page Sustainable Lives, and developed a tracking system to support data collection and reporting. He also attended the analytics team meeting where Phase 1 was discussed and gained access to various SEO tools. Saumit managed the pull request workflow for volunteers with first names between L and Sg, reviewing submissions and verifying necessary changes. Verification is also an important part of maximizing sustainable human potential. He updated his WordPress page, added a team summary, and created a collage. Saumit also addressed questions from Nazanin about her training document and completed frontend testing for multiple pull requests across different phases and team organization sheets, resolving merge conflicts and addressing development-related issues.

Shrinivas completed work on blog 611 for both Team Moonfall and Team Reactonauts, providing feedback to team members. He managed 28 people across the two teams and assisted Sara with the admin feedback spreadsheet. Shrinivas also tested multiple pull requests in the development environment, ensuring functionality and alignment with requirements. Maximizing sustainable human potential must also meet specific requirements. Sneka reviewed teammates’ contributions to the weekly blog, identified errors, and provided feedback for improvement. She followed up on comments to ensure alignment, added weekly summaries and collages to the webpage, and addressed conditions outlined in the review table. Zuqi organized and compiled the weekly summary for the Graphic Design Team, ensuring all key updates were communicated. She also researched key performance metrics for tracking blog page performance and identified strategies to improve SEO and increase visibility. One Community’s model for maximizing sustainable human potential 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 Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), Jaime Yao (Creative Technologist), and Pranali Desai (Communication Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for maximizing sustainable human potential. This week, Aurora designed bio announcements and imagery materials, organizing content in Google Documents before importing it into Photoshop. She tailored imagery to reflect each individual’s profession, prepared announcements for posting on the blog, wrote the necessary code, and ensured all details were accurate, resulting in updated bio announcements for volunteers who completed a cycle with One Community. Aurora also refined designs for Facebook campaigns based on feedback from Jae, incorporating suggestions to enhance visual elements and messaging. She addressed errors highlighted in a review video and took over tasks previously handled by a graphic designer, reworking typos and ensuring the classroom layout book met required standards.

Jaime developed visuals based on the theme “What if we saw global warming as an opportunity for collective innovation?” Projects included concepts like “Solar Canopy in Nature,” “Glacier Preservation,” “Rainmakers in Action,” and “Future Rain Systems,” which explored innovative solutions for addressing climate change. Maximizing sustainable human potential is also largely affected by changes in climatic and environmental conditions. Additionally, Jaime began work on exaggerated depictions of global warming impacts, including the “Frozen in Heat” concept, to emphasize the effects of rising temperatures on polar ecosystems. Junyuan focused on creating social media content, completing three new images through an iterative design process, and began gathering resources and developing design ideas for future images. Pranali revised visuals for the “most sustainable” graphics, incorporating feedback to update data points and statistics for greater accuracy and relevance, replacing older figures with precise information. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is maximizing sustainable human potential 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. They focused on HGN PR testing, confirming fixes for multiple issues, including the inability to create teams in the Teams feature, adding an invisibility indicator to the Teams page view, resolving load icon inconsistencies in the “Add New Project” feature for Safari, addressing cropping issues in the Team Calendar under Reports, updating the changes tracker to reflect time adjustments, enabling the deletion and re-adding of teams without saving, and correcting button spacing on mobile and tablet views. They also noted that the issue related to improving the loading time for the Total Team Report remained unresolved. Additionally, they logged hours for a Core Team account that exhibited a discrepancy in required hours when a Weekly Summary report was not submitted, contributing to PR #1141. They added a volunteer to a task with specified hours and reviewed an issue with the Edit Links window, requesting further details to replicate the problem. Lastly, they reported a bug concerning a one-day difference in end dates between the User Management and Reports pages. We continue to focus on maximizing sustainable human potential 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 maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 Carlos Gomez (Full-Stack Software Developer), Nanguan Lin (Software Developer), Rupa Rajesh Bhatia (Software Engineer), and Sujith Reddy Sudini (Full-Stack Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we will manage and measure our processes for maximizing sustainable human potential across our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Lin reviewed and approved PR #2929, gaining additional understanding of the codebase and testing the changes locally, with all five test cases passing. Lin also reviewed weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by Alpha team members and assigned new tasks to some team members based on project priorities.

Carlos resolved merge conflicts in FPR2855, FPR2772 and BPR1128, allowing Jae to successfully integrate both pull requests into the development branch, which will contribute to the overall project progress and functionality. Additionally, Jae requested Carlos’s expertise to collaborate on identifying opportunities to enhance the functionality and user experience of the dashboard components. Nanguan worked on unit tests for the WBS/WBSDetail/ImportTask/ImportTask.jsx component. The tests covered the rendering and behavior of the component, including the import button, modal, and file input. He discovered several errors and continued working on fixing them. Maximizing sustainable human potential is also prone to error that needs immediate fixing. He also edited the test file, making changes to functions that handle file selection, file reading, data validation, and uploading the imported tasks. Sujith is investigating a change on the specified page by identifying the modified element and tracking its code history to locate the PR associated with the update.

Rupa worked on styling and developing Pages 4, 5, and 6 in the multi-step form project, focusing on implementing user-friendly layouts and ensuring consistent design patterns through custom CSS. These pages incorporated dynamic form elements such as text inputs, checkboxes, and dropdown menus, with React-controlled components managing state changes to enhance user interaction. Navigation between these pages was established using React Router to ensure a smooth user experience and maintain state integrity across components. Rupa also focused on handling form validation logic and refining user input handling for better responsiveness. Additionally, Rupa reviewed summaries and Dropbox as part of managerial responsibilities, analyzing workflows and identifying strategies to improve operational efficiency. Rupa also reviewed Lin’s summary for training and learning purposes to identify patterns and techniques for technical improvement. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Ashish Nagaraju (Software Engineer), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Sandhya Adavikolanu (Software Developer), Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer), Xiaolu Li (Software Engineer) and Ziyu Chu (Volunteer Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for maximizing sustainable human potential through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Aaryaneil focused on managing organization members using the GitHub API, concentrating on understanding the API’s capabilities through documentation review and initial coding within a test project. His activities included setting up CRON jobs to automate API calls for tasks such as user removal and adding test cases to validate processes like sending invitations to specific usernames and removing users from the organization. He made progress on integrating these functions into the backend, with efforts continuing to configure a CRON job to execute every alternate day for removing inactive users. Generally, active participation in maximizing sustainable human potential.

Anirudh worked on reviewing and testing several pull requests in the Highest Good Network App repository, including PRs #2890, #2891, #2893, #2894, #2895, #2903, #2909, #2910, #2913, and #2921. His efforts included verifying functionality, assessing code quality, and identifying potential improvements. He also addressed bugs assigned to him, including resolving an appearance issue with the date picker in the Add/Edit modal on the WBS page of the Project, which arose after a prior fix for validation issues in the start/end date fields. Maximizing sustainable human potential must be seen, and this is influenced by aesthetics. This was addressed by implementing necessary adjustments and raising a new pull request. Additionally, he worked on an ongoing bug related to the active/inactive status on the user management page, where the status does not update immediately upon change and requires a page refresh to reflect updates.

Ashish worked on Bug 37 from the ‘Projects/Teams/Tasks/WBS’ component, addressing an issue where users could assign a start date later than the end date while adding or editing a task. During the process, he encountered a problem with the assigned end date not persisting. He resolved the issue and submitted a pull request (PR 2927) to the frontend repository. Deepthi resolved merge conflicts for PR #2838 related to the UI of the Teams page, worked on improving the Weekly Summaries page with input from Jae, and began looking into a bug on the User Management page. She also reviewed and followed up on ongoing pull requests to ensure progress toward completion. Maximizing sustainable human potential also needs effective follow-ups.

Sandhya addressed challenges in the HGN Software Development project, including a login issue causing errors on the frontend despite successful backend operation. She investigated potential causes, including API communication and CORS conflicts, and verified the MongoDB connection by updating ensureIndex to createIndexes. Concurrently, she improved the weekly reporting system by implementing date validation, modular helper functions, and MongoDB integration for efficient data operations. Sandhya also enforced permission validations on sensitive endpoints and introduced structured error-handling mechanisms, enhancing security, usability, and scalability for future improvements. Sustainability is achievable by maximizing sustainable human potential. Sriram focused on resolving merge conflicts in an older pull request to prepare it for merging, addressing lingering issues that were not properly resolved in earlier attempts. He completed three unit tests as part of an assigned task and made progress on sorting-related issues for the inventory section on the projects page.

Vijay completed unit test implementations for the weeklySummaries Reducer (PR #2913) and the weeklySummariesReport Reducer (PR #2932) as part of the HGN software project. He also resolved merge conflicts for two pull requests addressing UI issues: one involving table search functionality on narrow screens (PR #2473) and another fixing various component display issues on screens smaller than 767px (PR #2684). Even in maximizing sustainable human potential, conflicts may exist and should be handled with care. Additionally, he worked on implementing further unit tests for the weeklySummariesReport Reducer to enhance test coverage and maintain project stability. Xiaolu completed unit tests for the WeeklySummariesReport/PasswordInputModal.jsx component.

Xiaolu verified that the title, input field, authorize button, and cancel button rendered as intended, the eye icon toggled password visibility, and the onClose function triggered upon clicking the cancel button, and checked that entering the correct password called checkForValidPwd, set the authorized password, displayed a message indicating success, and closed the modal. Xiaolu placed code images and a weekly summary video in a designated folder for review. Ziyu began working on writing unit tests for a component: Warnings/Warnings.jsx. She created four test cases to ensure the functionality and reliability of the component. These four tests passed on her local machine. Following this, Ziyu submitted a pull request and is now ready for review. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 Howie Miao (Software Engineer, Team Manager) and includes Jingyi Jia (Software Engineer), Dieu-Anh Trinh (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (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 maximizing sustainable human potential through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Ramakrishna explored the project’s bug tracker to identify new contributions after completing his assigned tasks. He selected two issues aligned with his skills, focusing on developing a feature to generate a PDF version of a badge and addressing user management issues. After completing a detailed review of the codebase, analyzing data flow, and identifying potential bottlenecks, he experimented with various approaches to optimize functionality and integrate solutions into the system.

Dieu-Anh updated the unit testing spreadsheet by creating a new version due to lack of editing access to the original. She identified inconsistencies in the “Has Unit Tests” column, recommending standardized values of “Yes,” “No,” and “Done,” and adjusted the font size across the spreadsheet to ensure consistency. She also noted missing links to PRs for unit tests marked as “done” in several areas, including components, reducers, and actions, while backend tests had complete links. Well established links are important in maximizing sustainable human potential. Supriya developed a “not found” page component featuring an image and text designed for both dark and light modes. She organized the images in the assets/images directory within the project’s src folder and refined the CSS for alignment, padding, and color coordination. Additionally, she integrated a link to the homepage, enhancing user navigation and the overall interface. Jingyi resolved merge conflicts for her pending pull request #2804 and fixed the bug in pull request, PR #2890, for the feature adding an intangible time reminder/confirmation modal.

This modal aims to enhance compliance with time-tracking requirements by prompting users to confirm the nature of their time entries. Howie returned midweek from vacation and was tasked by Jae with taking over management of the Blue Steel group. He focused on organizing and reviewing management tasks and addressed a bug involving the clearing of the insert image link on the send emails board, with plans to submit a pull request for this fix next week. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 Summit Kaushal (Backend Software Developer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Muhideen Mustapha (Software Engineer), Pavan Swaroop Lebakula (Software Engineer) and Swaroop Udgaonkar (Software Engineer) The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for maximizing sustainable human potential through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Swaroop pulled recent changes from repositories to resolve placement issues in files related to people, teams, and project lists, ensuring that no merge conflicts existed. Updates were made to the UserProfile infringements feature to incorporate an array of responses, and the code was prepared for submission to the repository. Additionally, he reviewed the team’s outputs, including photos, videos, and summaries, to confirm consistency and monitor progress across tasks. Summit worked on addressing an issue with the streak logic related to xhoursxweek, implementing changes to resolve cases where badgeOfType was undefined. Maximizing sustainable human potential is also very dynamic and is essential for constant adjustment changes. During the process, additional issues with the logic were identified, and efforts to address them are ongoing. He also investigated a problem where the 30-hours-in-x-weeks badge was being removed when the 40-hours-in-x-weeks badge was assigned, making adjustments to the logic and testing the changes as part of working toward a resolution.

Humera tested the Export Featured button to verify its functionality in saving badges accurately and ensuring the feature performed as designed. Additionally, she worked on implementing team lead functionality for X members, focusing on the process of awarding badges. This included addressing issues related to the myTeam schema error, providing support to maintain task progress, and contributing to the team’s alignment with project objectives. Pavan worked on enhancing the User Management page by adding a “Title” column and streamlining the “Role” column. The tasks involved implementing a frontend interface to fetch and display data in the updated table structure, as well as modifying backend query attributes to retrieve job title information for users. An issue was encountered in correctly integrating the retrieved data into the table on the frontend, and efforts to resolve this are ongoing within the scheduled timeline. Screenshots showcasing the progress have been shared for reference.

Muhideen focused on testing the functionality of various badges and developing a feature to display badges assigned to users based on their roles. Progress included designing a table or statistical representation to show the number of users associated with each badge, incorporating features similar to total summary reports. Maximizing sustainable human potential also needs effective ways of reporting. Additional functionality was added to display a list of users when hovering over a specific badge. Work also involved creating a feature to retrieve all badges, implement a multi-select option on the page, and generate a chart distribution for the selected badges.

Ashrita worked on implementing the “Display badges assigned to all users” feature, focusing on enabling the functionality to check multiple badges simultaneously and developing a statistical pie chart to represent the badge list. The work involved making necessary code changes, refining the user interface for badge display, and addressing minor bugs identified during testing to ensure seamless integration with the existing system. Additionally, she reviewed the logic behind badge assignment and implemented improvements to enhance the performance of the badge retrieval process, progressing toward the full implementation of the task. Dhrumil worked on task 246, focusing on addressing an error in the test file, with the task anticipated to be completed next week. Another task remains pending, awaiting clarification on a small doubt, and progress on this task will commence once the doubt is resolved. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. 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 Fangle Xi (Software Engineer), Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Engineer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer), Nishita Gudiniye (Software Engineer), and Shreya Vithala (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for maximizing sustainable human potential through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Fangle began working on creating the test Meta API using her own account. She wrote some test code but was unable to complete it due to the need for a data deletion request callback and a data deletion description URL. She shared the corresponding requirements with the group to seek assistance. Additionally, she completed writing her self-introduction. Jatin created a pull request for a feature that adds a page to create custom forms for gathering questionnaire responses for various job positions at HGN. He developed the page using React, implementing functionality to generate dynamic elements of specific types upon button clicks. On the backend, he created models, controllers, and routes to enable CRUD operations for the forms. Maximizing sustainable human potential also works on well-crafted models.

Mrinalini outlined the backend and frontend requirements for several key features of the listing and bidding platform and created mockups for specific functionalities and pages. These included a Listings Homepage with pagination to display multiple listings, an individual Listing Overview page featuring high-quality images, descriptions, and amenities, and a Messaging System to enable communication between guests and hosts, complete with notifications for new messages. Communication is also necessary in maximizing sustainable human potential. She also defined a Location-Based Search feature with a search bar, auto-suggestions, and map-based results. Additionally, she worked on a Booking System incorporating date range selection, real-time price calculations, and a booking confirmation page. Mrinalini ensured that the requirements addressed potential challenges, including error handling, data validation, and user feedback. Nikita progressed on a project to create an auto-poster for Tumblr by researching Tumblr’s API library tool and applying this knowledge to design components. She made the text and image poster functional and shifted focus toward displaying all user posts within the app for centralized viewing.

Nishita set up a unit test framework and identified test cases required for ongoing tasks by reviewing the existing codebase for compatibility and pinpointing scenarios to validate functionality. She also revisited and sent for review previous API-related code changes designed to compare the number of users in a team against those not in a team, ensuring proper implementation and alignment with project requirements. Shreya focused on writing tests for the “Add Task Modal” component, tackling challenges with specific failing tests related to form field interactions, input validation, and action dispatch on submission. Using tools like React Testing Library and Redux Mock Store, she worked to ensure the modal’s functionality adhered to expected behaviors. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

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), Rahul Trivedi (Software Developer), Reina Takahara (Software Developer), Shreya Laheri (Software Developer), and Strallia Chao (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for maximizing sustainable human potential through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This week, Christy focused on enhancing the ProjectTaskChart component in React. Faye focused on testing and resolving UI and functionality issues.

Rahul optimized the backend with MongoDB integration and improved UI rendering, resolving bugs across the codebase. Reina added features for deleting and searching tags, enhancing usability. Shreya finalized the phase 3 document, aligning it with project requirements and transitioning it to development. Strallia improved the Team Status chart, submitted backend updates, and identified data issues. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. See the collage below to view the team’s work this week.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on maximizing sustainable human potential, of the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Anne Zhang (Software Engineer) and includes contributions from Chetan Sunku (Software Engineer), Nikhitha Kalinga (Software Engineer), Samarth Bhadane (Software Engineer), T R Samarth Urs (Data Analyst), Shefali Mittal (Volunteer Software Engineer), Vaibhavi Madhav Deshpande (Software Engineer), Yashwanth Pokala (Software Engineer) and Ziyan Wang (Software Engineer). This week, Chetan continued working on the issue related to time updates against tasks on the dashboard, focusing on resolving the problem where logged time is not automatically reflected without a page reload. Despite seeking assistance in the coding channel group, no responses were received. Nikhitha addressed display issues with the delete badge options for screens under 1000px width in the profile section, resolved related merge conflicts, and worked on fixing failing tests tied to a pull request by analyzing logs and debugging errors. Samarth B completed the development of a user interface and backend for managing CC options for posting categories, jobs, and positions, incorporating features for managing CC lists, checking user activity, and assigning permissions for hiring roles at both category and individual ad levels. He also resolved linting issues in the SummaryBar code.

Samarth managed a PR review team, assessed their work, provided feedback, and summarized their efforts in a blog post, including a collage of submitted images. Shefali began work on creating an auto-poster for Twitter/X, reviewing PR details for context, requesting additional documentation, and researching open APIs for integration. Accurate documentation of steps is an effective way of maximizing sustainable human potential. Vaibhavi worked on action items and indexing for the HGN Phase III document, explored the development of deliverable 0, and began working on frontend routes for the new phase. Yashwanth completed and merged fixes for the “Error Labels on New User Form” bug, made progress on the “Fix Deleting a Badge Does Not Work as Expected” task pending additional input, and finished the “Remove Logging of Empty/Null Values into Permission Table” task, awaiting reviews before merging.

Ziyan reviewed Phase 2 Figma designs to identify outstanding development needs and bugs, updated corresponding tasks in shared documents, and revised the Phase 2 WBS Excel sheet to reflect current progress. Anne focused on resolving the member column filter bug, calculating active members per project but encountering a browser error (ERR_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES) when sorting the table. Attempts to use caching proved ineffective, and she plans to continue troubleshooting the issue. Additionally, Anne managed her team, Lucky Star, reviewed team photos and videos, and submitted weekly summaries. Learn more about how the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network measures and assists in maximizing sustainable human potential in the Highest Good Network open source hub. See their work on the collage below.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Satya Shanthi Tadiparthi (Team Manager), and includes Bhavya Prakash (Software Engineer), Calvin Liu (PR Team), Newell Newell (PR Team I-N), Rachana Zha (Software Engineer), Saurabh Shetty (Software Engineer), Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer), Swathi Dharma Sankaran (Software Engineer), Vedant Gandhi (Software Engineer), and Yili Sun (Software Engineer).

This week, Bhavya shared updates with Sneka regarding a blockage on the Lead Badge issue and collaborated with Jae to explore potential solutions, including adding new functionalities to address the problem. Calvin worked on Bug 21, resolving issues with the “Add Intangible Time Entry” feature, addressed code conflicts in the Pull Request for Bug 16, and improved the stability of the Inventory Type List table and modal. Newell outlined proposals in a Project Security document, developed Terraform code for Azure deployment, and explored SSO options for workflow integration. Proposals are also important in maximizing sustainable human potential. Rachana focused on resolving a gzip bug by analyzing API data flow, researching best practices, and testing smaller components while debugging the userProfile API code.

Satya addressed layout and responsiveness issues in the Teams UI, updated components, and resolved a failing test case for PR #2736. Saurabh investigated synchronization issues in task progress and hour count updates, identifying inconsistencies and working toward real-time updates. Shashank finalized updates to the profile information tab and UI elements, added loading states, and prepared for a review from Jae before raising a pull request. Swathi outlined unit test cases for the Task.jsx component, resolved issues with team updates in the Teams table, and applied debugging changes to ensure proper functionality. Vedant focused on fixing a checkbox alignment bug, adjusted its placement, and raised a pull request while addressing a failing node test. Yili resolved a validation issue in the user profile system related to the “jobTitle” field, reproduced the bug, and worked to ensure consistent backend and frontend functionality. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Reactonauts’ Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Vijeth Venkatesha (Software Engineer) and includes Dhairya Mehta (Software Engineer), Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Haoyue Wen (Software Engineer), Jinxiong You (Software Engineer), Khushi Jain (PR Team I-N), Mohan Gadde (Software Engineer), Nikhil Pittala (Software Engineer), Pallavi Thorat (PR Team O-Sh), Peterson Rodrigues (Full-Stack MERN Stack Developer), Rishitha Mamidala (Software Engineer), Sharadha Shivakumar (Software Engineer).

This week, Dhairya worked on the “Fix Projects find user function” task, identifying the root cause of user discovery issues in the projects section. She implemented a sort and search function to optimize user assignment processes. Gmon focused on adding bell notifications for task deadlines and completed tasks related to active/inactive team numbers. Sticking to deadlines is also an enhanced way of maximizing sustainable human potential. She created a pull request (PR #2850), which is still in review, while another (PR #2609) is in final review.

Haoyue enhanced the Title Code functionality by allowing special characters and fixed a UI issue related to input field spacing. Jinxiong addressed bugs in the HGN Apps, including resizing the edit link window and fixing a malfunctioning update button. Khushi designed registration forms and feedback mechanisms, incorporating error, confirmation, and feedback messages aligned with branding guidelines to improve user experience. Mohan added features to filter active/inactive project statuses and adjusted CSS for layout consistency. Being consistent in action is important in maximizing sustainable human potential. He resolved an issue in the reducer. Nikhil reviewed 12 pull requests across front-end and back-end components, ensuring code quality and functionality. Pallavi tested pull requests to confirm improvements in functionality and resolved a usability issue in the Admin Dashboard’s Tasks Tab.

Peterson fixed a bug on the User Profile page related to date display after saving. Rishitha addressed blue square summary formatting issues and resolved date tag discrepancies. She started working on User Management page updates. Sharadha focused on resolving issues with weekly summaries and addressed layout problems with the “Ready for Review” button. Vijeth reviewed weekly summaries, hosted meetings, coordinated updates, and supported team members in troubleshooting bugs and resolving app slowdown issues. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to maximizing sustainable human potential. Below is a collage for the team’s work.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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

This week, Abi worked on aggregating data for the volunteer reports overview page and resolved an issue with the volunteer trends query, ensuring it now returns data as expected. He refined the route and controller methods to improve their integration with the helper method, streamlining functionality and enhancing code maintainability. Laura focused on troubleshooting back-end authentication issues related to new user initialization functions. She accessed the database collections through MongoDB Compass to gain a clearer understanding of the API calls involved and revisited the front-end code for the permission change modal, exploring previously overlooked paths to retrieve role presets for maximizing sustainable human potential. Yao continued working on developing a LinkedIn post with media integration, addressing technical challenges related to media uploads and ensuring compatibility across different platforms. His efforts were directed toward optimizing user experience, troubleshooting issues with media rendering, refining upload functionality to support various file formats, and making adjustments to improve reliability based on compatibility concerns.

Preliminary testing feedback informed further iterations on the design and performance of the feature. Snehal reviewed the social media auto-poster for Facebook and Facebook groups, examined the social media scheduler document containing a flowchart, and created a list of requirements for the feature, including connecting to Facebook, sending announcements, blogs, or pictures, and integrating the feature with the “/announcement” service for content distribution. She also began researching APIs to enable the connection to Facebook for maximizing sustainable human potential. Sai Preetham worked on creating the “Tracking” button permission under a new “Tracking Management” category. He analyzed requirements, reviewed a provided video to clarify expectations, and ensured the implementation aligned with user needs. His work included exploring the existing permission structure to integrate the feature seamlessly with default access for Owners and Admins, assessing the impact on the dashboard, and outlining backend and frontend changes. He created a new branch to begin frontend development, updated the permissionsList to include the new category and permissions, modified the PermissionListItem component to render these permissions dynamically, and ensured integration with the permissions management system. Additionally, he worked on the weekly summary and Dropbox images for the week.

Luis continued working on creating new warnings. He incorporated Jae’s feedback by adding the warning items inside the modal and displaying users’ current warnings. During this process, he discovered that issuing warnings on the dashboard had broken, so he reverted his commit and created a new branch to troubleshoot the issue. He resolved the problem, integrated his updated code, and ensured that warnings were displayed correctly without allowing warnings to be issued from the user profile, restricting that functionality to the dashboard. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to maximizing sustainable human potential. See below for the work done by the group.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-M

The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with A-M 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 maximizing sustainable human potential. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Carl Bebli (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer) and Lakshan Kandeepan (Software 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 will measure and assist in maximizing sustainable human potential in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM N-R

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with N-R 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 maximizing sustainable human potential. This week’s active members of this team were: Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), and Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (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 measures and assists in maximizing sustainable human potential in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM Sh-Z

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with Sh-Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support) and Samarth Urs (Administrative Assistant and Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software forms the foundation for measuring our results in maximizing sustainable human potential. This week’s active members of this team were: Samman Baidya (Software Engineer) and Shraddha Shahari (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 maximizing sustainable human potential through the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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One Community welcomes Sai Venkatesh Voruganti to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Sai Venkatesh is currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology, with a GPA of 3.66. With a solid foundation in mobile application development, full-stack development, and cloud computing, he has a proven track record in software development, database management, and dynamic UI/UX design. Sai Venkatesh is proficient in languages and frameworks like Python, Java, Flutter, and React, and skilled in tools such as AWS, VMware, and Microsoft Project. He has applied his expertise in roles such as System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, where he improved system reliability and user experience. At One Community, Venkatesh has contributed to the development of a Highest Good Network software application using the MERN stack, enhancing functionality, debugging and ensuring high availability and reviewing PR’s.

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One Community welcomes Sriram Seelamneni to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Sriram is an alumnus of Michigan State University with a passion for creating innovative products that tackle complex problems and positively impact people. He specializes in full-stack development, focusing on technologies such as React.js, Python, C++ and integrating machine-learning/AI infrastructure. Sriram thrives in collaborative environments, where he works with large teams to develop new features and provide effective solutions. As a member of the One Community team, Sriram has contributed to the open-source Highest Good Network software both as an engineer and as a manager, completing multiple features that enhance user experience and resolve critical bugs. Through his involvement in pull request reviews, Sriram provides constructive feedback that improves code quality and overall product performance.

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