The current iteration of u4u (4u.io) stopped at creation of input with a return of filtered lists of results.
u4u bug
The website, u4u.io, currently is having “backend” issues, however demonstrates unique semantic screen interface.
The time has come to expand deliberative tools to include connections, with their potential to display comparisons, weights and the ushering of relationships. Help users and hosts rank results by one’s own metrics for control of what we see on our screens, from different perspectives over time. Explore calculations to aggregate ongoing input.
The following two examples are envisioned to demonstrate different aspects of the project as well as follow actionable storylines. The first is mocked up in a libreoffice presentation of the deliberation about a song on Imbue to both explore the semscreen and introduce basic merit calculations and basic views of results. The second example harkens back to the original vision of ushin, a collection of health information. The DMSO example is conceived to usher a collection of information about a single compound to deepen the potential for meaningful connections.
See prior websites and presentations for mockups of ushin for osteoporosis,
1. Deliberating a u4u WordPress PlugIn
See dev.ushin.net/semscreen for the latest build – still creating a working MVP.
Current Feedback:
Slide mockups for plugin development
New deck:
Semscreen Response to Panel Openings
New deck July 2, 2026:
Semscreen region resizing – e.g. upper mid
4 slides incl this one
Semscreen elongation bug
-> try limiting the right panel content after so many points and offer a scrolling handle
Screenshot u4u.io on desktop
See content of screenshot:
Remember – future features here just to show need for intact semscreen going forward – ignore the part about pasted images, a feature of a separate plugin. Note: whole semscreen view is needed in the modular interface.
End of slides about the plugin for now.
2. Deliberating a song’s speed – NEW FEATURES – SEMSCREEN INTERFACE
The following slides show a mockup of a deliberation about a song. Deliberations to be hosted by a collaborative docu-musical website, Imbue.im which is experimenting with upcoming online ushin deliberation tools.
The deliberation features will extend the interface modeled by the browser app u4u.io.
Starting an ushin deliberation
Mockup: Starting deliberation about a song
- Using a semscreen to create, edit and submit for publication
- Replying to a published semscreen on the same site
- Using host-curated tags for semscreen points
- Adding sources
- Packaging with merits
https://dev.ushin.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Deliberation-Example-1-3.pdf
Extended deliberation data and displays
Mockup: Extended deliberation data and displays
- Mind map view of published user points rolated to semscreen
- Mind map user experience
- Merit calculations and parameters curated by publishing host
- Example merit calculations
- View calculation and parameters in context
- Map view of merit scores and options
- Outline and list views
- Potential displays of multiple semscreens list
https://dev.ushin.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Example-Deliberation-2-Merits-1.pdf
Merit settings
See example merit calculations for the Imbue project deliberation: https://imbue.im/imbue-merit-calculations/
3. Deliberating a compound for human use – USHIN ANNOTATION
DMSO was recently evaluated by a physician in his blog with copious citations.
The results to show on shape-tagged semscreens built around a root topic, DMSO. For ease this will start with ushering one readily-cited document, “Ushering DMSO”, using the u4u.io instance and other ushin tools as they develop. The topic was selected as a test topic because it is an emergent concern with a single source holding adequate citations to online deliberation tools. The team is also new to the topic, so will be adding no original content beyond ushering existing content from a recent. Once ready, the team will invite community participation to publish your own points and queries with open deliberation.
Annotate blog content with ushin tags
The image demonstrates simple annotation, using Libre Office Draw, without ushin shapes. Until there is ushin software to annotate with shapes our process to mock up the example will be to copy the text into u4u.io for tagging.
The source:
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/early-health-innovators-and-dmso
The following sreenshot shows a handful of typical blog testimonials found on the site, which supplement numerous kudos awarded this author and publisher of rigorously scientific analyses and heartful introspection:
