DST — Symbol & Axis Legend

Domain and Scale Taxonomy · the two axes, all 64 sub-domains, and the scale of influence.
Hover any symbol to see what it means. Icons from Lucide (ISC). ⚠ marks a symbol still shared with another category — replacements are proposed in symbols-v0.2.

Axis 1 · Domain

D1 — Physical & Natural Systems

D1.1 Climate & Atmospheric Science

D1.2 Geology & Earth Systems ⚠

D1.3 Ecology & Biodiversity

D1.4 Space & Planetary Science ⚠

D1.5 Physics & Astronomy

D1.6 Chemistry & Materials

D1.7 Energy Systems

D1.8 Resource Management

D2 — Biological, Cognitive & Health

D2.1 Neuroscience & Cognition

D2.2 Genetics & Genomics

D2.3 Public Health & Epidemiology

D2.4 Clinical Medicine

D2.5 Biology & Life Sciences

D2.6 Psychology & Mental Health ⚠

D2.7 Developmental & Evolutionary Biology

D2.8 Pharmacology & Therapeutics

D3 — Engineered, Digital & Technological

D3.1 Artificial Intelligence

D3.2 Software Engineering

D3.3 Hardware, Robotics & Embedded

D3.4 Cybersecurity

D3.5 Digital Platforms & Networks

D3.6 Engineering & Infrastructure

D3.7 Materials & Manufacturing

D3.8 Data Infrastructure

D4 — Economic & Productive Systems

D4.1 Finance & Investment

D4.2 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚠

D4.3 Retail & Consumer Markets

D4.4 Supply Chains & Logistics

D4.5 Economic Theory & Analysis

D4.6 Labour Markets & Human Capital ⚠

D4.7 Corporate Strategy & Management

D4.8 Innovation Economics

D5 — Political, Legal & Institutional

D5.1 Governance & Politics

D5.2 Law & Justice

D5.3 Public Administration

D5.4 Military & Security Operations ⚠

D5.5 International Relations

D5.6 Public Policy Development

D5.7 Institutional Reform

D5.8 Civil Society & Advocacy ⚠

D6 — Cultural, Symbolic & Belief

D6.1 Religion & Spirituality

D6.2 Philosophy & Ethics

D6.3 Ideology & Social Movements

D6.4 History & Heritage

D6.5 Cultural Identity & Anthropology ⚠

D6.6 Narrative & Myth ⚠

D6.7 Intercultural Exchange

D6.8 Values & Worldview Formation

D7 — Expressive, Aesthetic & Performative

D7.1 Visual Arts & Design

D7.2 Music & Sound

D7.3 Film & Moving Image

D7.4 Literature & Narrative ⚠

D7.5 Photography & New Media

D7.6 Broadcasting & Media

D7.7 Dance & Embodied Performance ⚠

D7.8 Drama & Theatre

D8 — Kinetic, Embodied & Explorative

D8.1 Sport & Athletics

D8.2 Exploration & Adventure

D8.3 Craft & Making

D8.4 Military & Security Operations ⚠

D8.5 Dance & Embodied Performance ⚠

D8.6 Extreme Environments ⚠

D8.7 Aviation & Navigation

D8.8 Physical Training

Axis 2 · Scale of Influence

Still shared (proposed fixes in symbols-v0.2)

Duplicate labels: D5.4 = D8.4 (Military & Security Operations); D7.7 = D8.5 (Dance & Embodied Performance).

Shared symbols: Psychology / Labour Markets / Anthropology; the Kinetic domain with both Dance cells; Civil Society with Narrative & Myth; Space with Startups; Geology with Extreme Environments; the Cultural domain with Literature; and the Physical domain with the S3 scale.

Resolved this version: the Biological & Health domain now uses its own symbol (genetics keeps the double-helix); S4 is neutral grey, freeing amber for the Economic domain alone.