diff --git a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.css b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.css index 18b224e44..ea92a35c1 100644 --- a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.css +++ b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.css @@ -219,6 +219,39 @@ font-size: 0.875rem; } +.lamad-footer p { + margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0; +} + +.footer-links { + display: flex; + gap: 0.5rem; + align-items: center; + justify-content: center; + flex-wrap: wrap; +} + +.footer-link { + color: var(--lamad-text-secondary); + text-decoration: none; + font-size: 0.875rem; + transition: color 0.2s; + background: none; + border: none; + cursor: pointer; + padding: 0; + font-family: inherit; +} + +.footer-link:hover { + color: var(--lamad-accent-primary); +} + +.footer-separator { + color: var(--lamad-text-muted); + user-select: none; +} + /* Responsive */ @media (max-width: 768px) { .lamad-header { diff --git a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.html b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.html index 93a0de385..c1e2d077d 100644 --- a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.html +++ b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.html @@ -49,5 +49,12 @@

đź“š Lamad

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.ts b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.ts index cb87ca2a8..335c8db2f 100644 --- a/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.ts +++ b/elohim-app/src/app/lamad/components/lamad-layout/lamad-layout.component.ts @@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ export class LamadLayoutComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy { }); } } - + + navigateToAbout(): void { + // Navigate to the About content in the knowledge graph + // The ID is generated from the filename: lamad-about.md -> lamad-about + this.router.navigate(['/lamad/content', 'lamad-about']); + } + private checkIfHomePage(): void { this.isHomePage = this.router.url === '/lamad' || this.router.url === '/lamad/'; } diff --git a/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/lamad-about.md b/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/lamad-about.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab1608239 --- /dev/null +++ b/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/lamad-about.md @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@ +# About Lamad + +## Sacred Learning Infrastructure for Human Flourishing + +Lamad (למד) is the learning and knowledge layer of the Elohim Protocol—infrastructure that treats education as a sacred process of transformation, not extractive data collection. The word "Lamad" comes from Hebrew, meaning "to learn" or "to teach," representing humanity's fundamental capacity for growth through knowledge and understanding. + +## The Problem with Learning Technology Today + +Current learning management systems and educational platforms suffer from the same architectural failures as other digital infrastructure: + +- **Surveillance-based assessment** - Learning data extracted to serve institutional control rather than learner growth +- **Passive consumption** - Content delivery optimized for completion metrics, not genuine understanding +- **Disconnected knowledge** - Information presented in isolated silos rather than interconnected meaning +- **External measurement** - Achievement defined by standardized tests rather than demonstrated mastery +- **Institutional capture** - Student data locked in proprietary systems, weaponized for profit + +We've built systems that measure compliance, not comprehension. Systems that optimize for engagement metrics, not enlightenment. Systems that serve institutions, not learners. + +Lamad proposes a fundamentally different architecture. + +## Core Principles + +### Learning as Transformation + +Genuine understanding cannot be passively consumed—it must be actively constructed through engagement, reflection, and connection. Lamad treats learning as sacred transformation, honoring the profound human capacity to grow beyond current limits. + +### Measurement with Agency + +Assessment should serve the learner, not surveil them. Lamad measures understanding through affinity—your demonstrated relationship with concepts over time—rather than extractive data collection. You own your learning data. You control who sees it. You decide how it's used. + +### Knowledge as Living Network + +Ideas don't exist in isolation—they form webs of meaning. Lamad organizes content as a knowledge graph where concepts connect to related ideas, creating natural pathways for exploration and discovery. + +### Data-Informed Development + +Lamad provides honest, privacy-respecting analytics to support growth. Not to rank and sort learners, but to illuminate patterns, reveal blind spots, and guide development toward mastery. + +## What Lamad Is Now + +The current implementation focuses on the Elohim Protocol's own knowledge base: + +### The Knowledge Graph + +Rather than presenting information in isolated documents, Lamad organizes content as a living network: + +- **Nodes** represent individual pieces of content (concepts, stories, protocols, specifications) +- **Edges** connect related ideas, forming meaningful pathways +- **Categories** group content by theme (Vision, Technology, Governance, Stories) +- **Affinity** tracks your engagement and mastery of each concept + +### Learning Through Epics + +Content is organized into "Epics"—major narrative arcs that tell the story of the Elohim Protocol: + +- **The Manifesto**: The foundational vision for love-centered technology +- **Observer Protocol**: How autonomous AI guardians serve human flourishing +- **Social Medium**: Reimagining digital infrastructure for connection +- **Value Scanner**: Economic systems that reward care and stewardship +- **Global Orchestra**: Coordinating collective intelligence at scale +- **Autonomous Entity**: AI agents aligned with human flourishing +- **Hardware Specifications**: The physical infrastructure for distributed systems + +### Your Learning Journey + +As you explore, you build affinity with concepts through: + +- **Reading** content thoroughly +- **Navigating** between related ideas +- **Returning** to reinforce understanding +- **Exploring** different perspectives and pathways + +Progress is visualized through: + +- **Hexagon Grids**: Each node represented by a colored hexagon reflecting your affinity level +- **Mastery Circles**: Overall progress indicators +- **Position Tracking**: Know where you are in each learning path + +## The Broader Vision + +Lamad represents more than a documentation browser. It's a proof-of-concept for sacred learning infrastructure that could transform education: + +### Measurement That Matters + +Moving beyond grades and test scores to track: + +- **Skill Development**: Demonstrated competencies over time +- **Knowledge Integration**: How concepts connect in the learner's mind +- **Growth Patterns**: Learning velocity, retention, transfer +- **Authentic Understanding**: Application and synthesis, not memorization + +### Learning Analytics for Flourishing + +Using AI to illuminate, not surveil: + +- **Pattern Recognition**: Identifying learning styles and optimal pathways +- **Blind Spot Detection**: Revealing gaps in understanding +- **Growth Guidance**: Personalized suggestions for development +- **Impact Assessment**: How learning translates to real-world capability + +## How Lamad Differs from Extractive Platforms + +### Data Sovereignty +**Extractive Platforms**: Your learning data is their product, sold to advertisers and exploited for profit. +**Lamad**: You own your data. You control access. You decide how it's used. + +### Measurement Philosophy +**Extractive Platforms**: Optimize for engagement metrics and institutional compliance. +**Lamad**: Measure genuine understanding and support autonomous growth. + +### Knowledge Architecture +**Extractive Platforms**: Content silos designed for consumption and completion. +**Lamad**: Knowledge graphs designed for exploration and connection. + +### Purpose Alignment +**Extractive Platforms**: Serve institutional control and shareholder value. +**Lamad**: Serve human flourishing and learner agency. + +## Sacred Stewardship of Potential + +Traditional educational infrastructure asks: "How do we measure and sort students?" + +Lamad asks: "How do we illuminate the path toward each person's fullest potential?" + +This is learning infrastructure that: +- **Honors agency** - Learners direct their own journey +- **Respects privacy** - Data serves the individual, not institutions +- **Measures meaning** - Assessment reveals understanding, not compliance +- **Enables growth** - Systems designed for transformation, not extraction +- **Builds connection** - Knowledge as network, not hierarchy + +## The Technical Foundation + +Lamad is built on the same principles as the broader Elohim Protocol: + +- **Distributed Architecture**: No single entity controls learning infrastructure +- **Cryptographic Sovereignty**: Learners own their educational identity and data +- **Privacy-Respecting Analytics**: Measurement without surveillance +- **Community Governance**: Learning communities set their own standards within global bounds +- **Values Alignment**: AI assistants trained to support flourishing, not optimize engagement + +## Current State and Future Directions + +**Now**: Lamad serves as the knowledge base for the Elohim Protocol itself, demonstrating how learning infrastructure can honor both rigor and agency. + +**Vision**: A learning infrastructure that could: +- Track authentic understanding, not compliance +- Enable peer learning and skill-sharing +- Provide assessment without surveillance +- Support growth across contexts and time +- Honor learning as sacred transformation + +## Start Exploring + +Begin your journey through the Elohim Protocol. Choose an Epic from the home screen, or navigate freely through the knowledge graph. Each concept you engage with builds your understanding and contributes to your learning path. + +This is the future of educational infrastructure: measurement with meaning, assessment with agency, learning as it should be. + +**Welcome to Lamad—where understanding is earned, and the sacred nature of human growth is honored.** + +--- + +*"The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it."* — Deuteronomy 30:14 + +*Lamad (למד): To learn, to teach, to grow.* diff --git a/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/manifest.json b/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/manifest.json index 12529aa2c..2464f3595 100644 --- a/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/manifest.json +++ b/elohim-app/src/assets/docs/manifest.json @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ "path": "hardware-spec.md", "type": "epic" }, + { + "path": "lamad-about.md", + "type": "article" + }, { "path": "elohim-observer-protocol.md", "type": "epic"