The Science of Differentiation Archive of the Human Design System

Archive

Research

This archive exists to hold an accurate, sourced record. These pages explain how to contribute to it.

The Science of Differentiation is an independent documentary archive, not an academic institution. The research mission described here is an invitation to structured contribution — not a peer-reviewed journal. All submissions are reviewed by the archive editor before publication. The archive’s editorial standard: primary sources only, every claim verifiable, no anonymous assertions published without corroboration.

Section 1 — What This Archive Collects

The archive actively seeks documented contributions in four categories:

  1. Institutional erasure accounts — First-person or witnessed accounts of removal from IHDS professional listings, national organization directories, or Jovian Archive authorized programs, with supporting documentation. See /erasure for the current record and the submission form.
  2. Teaching doctrine variations — Documented positions from Human Design teaching traditions, lineages, or derivative systems not yet represented in /doctrines. Submissions must include a primary source (published book, video, website, or course material attributable to the teacher or tradition).
  3. Historical corrections and additions — Documentary corrections to the timeline and institutional record on /history and /record. Submissions must include a primary source (document, photograph, newsletter, contract, correspondence, or other verifiable record).
  4. Research citations — Academic papers, statistical studies, or institutional research that bears on the Human Design System’s history, mechanics, or effects. This archive aims to be a citation resource for future academic work.

Section 2 — The Editorial Standard

Every entry in this archive must meet the following standard before publication:

  1. Sourced — Every factual claim must be traceable to a primary source: a published document, recorded statement, legal filing, corporate record, or firsthand account with identifying information retained by the archive.
  2. Verifiable — The source must be publicly accessible or independently verifiable. This archive does not publish claims that cannot be checked.
  3. Attributed — Every entry identifies its source. Anonymous accounts are accepted for erasure submissions but are published with a clear notation that the source is anonymous and the account is retained by the archive.
  4. Accurate — If a submission corrects existing archive content, it must demonstrate the error in the existing entry and provide the correct information with sourcing.
  5. Scoped — Submissions must be within the archive’s scope: the Human Design System’s institutional history, teaching lineages, trademark and corporate record, and the teachers who transmitted the knowledge. Personal testimonials, product reviews, and general Human Design education are outside scope.

Section 3 — How to Submit

Use the appropriate submission channel for your category:

Institutional Erasure Accounts

Use the submission form on /erasure, or email: Open Erasure Submission Email.

Teaching Doctrine Variations

Open Doctrine Submission Email.

Historical Corrections and Additions

Open Historical Submission Email.

Research Citations

Open Research Citation Email.

Section 4 — Academic Use

This archive is designed to be citable. Every claim is sourced. Every source is identified. The archive is indexed and its content is stable at permanent URLs.

Researchers working on the Human Design System, alternative knowledge systems, new religious movements, institutional governance of esoteric traditions, or related topics are welcome to use this archive as a primary source. The archive welcomes correspondence from academic researchers at scienceofdifferentiation@gmail.com.

The archive’s research priorities — institutional erasure, doctrinal divergence, and the corporate and trademark record — are underserved in academic literature. The documented erasure cases, the Florence ruling, and the 2000 Standards Board formation represent primary source material not aggregated elsewhere.

This archive is not a peer-reviewed publication and does not offer endorsements or academic partnerships. It documents the public record.