Collaborate
TEG-Blue is open access under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0. The frameworks, models, datasets, and methodology are available for independent use. Here is how to work with us.
Before engaging, please read our ethics and principles. Collaboration with TEG-Blue means accepting both the license terms and the ethical commitments described there.
What we're looking for
TEG-Blue is a working hypothesis. It needs testing, critique, and independent verification more than it needs agreement. The following types of collaboration are particularly valuable:
Validation studies
Independent replication of the Four-Mode Gradient detection, testing in new contexts (clinical, educational, organizational), cross-cultural validation.
Cross-disciplinary research
The framework proposes connections across neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and trauma studies. Researchers in any of these fields can test specific propositions within their own methods.
Translation and adaptation
Adapting the framework for specific populations, clinical contexts, or educational settings. Building on TEG-Blue's architecture for new applications.
Critique and challenge
Identifying where the framework overclaims, where the theoretical connections are weakest, or where alternative explanations are stronger. Rigorous disagreement is welcome.
How to engage
There is no application process. The work is open. You can start by reading the research entry point, reviewing the methodology, and exploring the framework architecture.
If you want to discuss potential collaboration, coordinate on a specific research direction, or have questions about the framework:
research@teg-blue.orgCitation formats for the framework, validation study, and individual components are available on the citations page.
Ethical expectations
Collaborating with TEG-Blue means engaging with a framework that maps emotional vulnerability. That carries specific responsibilities:
- The framework will not be used for surveillance, manipulation, or coercive applications.
- Research involving human participants follows standard ethical review processes.
- Findings are published openly — not shaped to serve commercial interests.
- Attribution is maintained. The CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 license applies to all derivative work.
Full ethical principles are documented on the ethics page.
Current status
TEG-Blue is in active development. The framework architecture (12 frameworks, 3 models) is complete. The first validation study is published. Five open research questions are documented.
What the framework needs most is a lead researcher or institution to carry the next phase — systematic validation, replication across contexts, and dissemination into established research channels.