Research and Learning

We Learn in Public

846s documents what happens, reflects on it honestly, and shares what we are still figuring out. Learning is not a finished product.

Where we are focusing our learning

  • Emotional Intelligence and technical learning
  • Culturally grounded human development
  • Barriers to FAA certification
  • BIPOC participation in aviation
  • Women and girls in emerging technology
  • Community workforce development
  • Mentoring and academic confidence
  • Technology access
  • Violence prevention through belonging and opportunity
  • Employment and entrepreneurship pathways
  • Responsible community drone applications
  • Human centered approaches to AI and emerging technology
These are areas of active inquiry, not claims of completed research. AIEI is a developing framework informed by practice, reflection, existing Emotional Intelligence knowledge, and community learning.

Ten questions every community mission must answer

  1. 01What problem are we trying to understand?
  2. 02Who is affected?
  3. 03What does the community want to know?
  4. 04Is a drone appropriate?
  5. 05What permissions are required?
  6. 06How will safety and privacy be protected?
  7. 07What information will be collected?
  8. 08Who will interpret the results?
  9. 09How will findings be returned to the community?
  10. 10What human benefit should the mission create?

A drone is a tool, not a purpose. If a mission cannot answer these questions, it is not ready to fly.

How we handle evidence

  • We publish what is verified and label what is proposed.
  • We do not claim clinical, diagnostic, or globally validated outcomes.
  • We do not promise employment, income, or financial returns.
  • We publish corrections when we get something wrong.