# KAMMELS Shape Grammar (Draft v0.1)

#### 🔵 Circles & Nests — *Safety & Belonging*

* Inner child
* Regulation
* Care
* “I am held”

Used when:

* emotions are high
* stories involve harm
* learners need grounding

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#### 🌀 Spirals — *Learning & Transformation*

* growth over time
* revisiting ideas
* healing trajectories

Used when:

* exploring media influence
* reflecting on past choices
* showing kindness spreading non-linearly

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#### 🪞 Frames & Masks — *Media & Power*

* portrayal vs reality
* public image
* narrative construction

Used when:

* analyzing stories, films, headlines
* discussing influence without targeting individuals
* holding mystery without accusation

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#### 🧭 Compasses & Rivers — *Decision & Flow*

* information movement
* choice points
* guidance without control

Used when:

* introducing AI
* mapping “what is / what is needed”
* designing dashboards or indicators

### Color Language (Developmentally Tuned)

You already gestured toward this—here’s a clean way to formalize it without freezing creativity:

* **Earth tones** → regulation, safety, early childhood
* **Blues & golds** → narrative, ethics, media literacy
* **Greens & neutrals** → systems thinking, stewardship, futures

Important note (and this matters philosophically):

> Colors are **signals**, not categories.\
> Learners can move freely between them.

That keeps the system non-hierarchical.

In KAMMELS, **“the army” is not people**\
It is **capacities**.

* attention
* care
* discernment
* repair
* imagination

This allows:

* children to feel empowered, not militarized
* adults to engage without ideological defensiveness
* public figures to see themselves as *potential contributors*, not targets

### AI’s Role in KAMMELS

> **In KAMMELS, AI helps us notice patterns — it never tells us who to be.**
