The questions we most want to work on, what we know so far, and where each one connects to what we are building.
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How do you measure understanding in a person, not just knowledge?
- Why it matters
- Our whole thesis rests on understanding: that it leads to both happiness and a lighter footprint. If it cannot be assessed before outcomes are observed, the claim cannot be tested, only defended.
- What we know so far
- Madhyasth Darshan holds that understanding is verified by living it, not by explaining it. Our study design assesses understanding first, in year zero, and only then follows wellbeing, relationships, sufficiency and environmental impact.
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Can a written statement of what matters guide AI agents while people keep the final say?
- Why it matters
- Agents can analyse at machine scale. They cannot yet judge. If an organisation’s sense of what matters stays unwritten, the agent’s objective quietly takes its place.
- What we know so far
- K4M2 AI is built around this difference: analysis at machine scale, the organisation’s criteria written down plainly, and commitment kept with its people.
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How do you test whether a conversation ends in understanding, rather than in more engagement?
- Why it matters
- Most conversational products are measured by time spent and return visits. A conversation that resolves a question should end, and may never need a return visit.
- What we know so far
- Dhee’s companion for questions about life is testing whether a conversation can end in understanding rather than in endless engagement. CoSeeker is testing whether people can say what a discussion actually resolved.
- Connects to
- Dhee ↗ · CoSeeker ↗
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How can “enough” be built into climate models of demand?
- Why it matters
- Efficiency gains are often eaten by rising demand. A planet-scale plan needs a defensible idea of enough, not only better technology.
- What we know so far
- Our evidence review rates efficiency and rebound as supported with qualifications. Madhyasth Darshan treats physical needs as limited and countable, and we have worked out how a family can calculate its own enough.
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What does a measure of wellbeing at family level look like?
- Why it matters
- Wellbeing is usually measured per person or per country. Madhyasth Darshan treats the family as the first place where understanding is tested and prosperity shows.
- What we know so far
- We have proposed four measures of progress, one per layer, and Earth & Us is developing an assessment that includes human relationships and purpose alongside environmental impact.
- Connects to
- How do we measure progress? · Earth & Us
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How do you build order upward from families, resting on understanding rather than control?
- Why it matters
- Governance by control grows more expensive as trust falls. If order can rest on understanding, it needs less control as people understand more.
- What we know so far
- Madhyasth Darshan describes a family-based order of self-rule in ten levels, from a family to a world family, each formed from the level below.