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Inference, recollection, public corroboration and unpublished theory remain distinguishable." }, "connections": [ { "id": "e_don_lineage_fullan", "source": "person_damian_allen", "target": "person_michael_fullan", "relation_type": "claims_lineage_from", "relation_family": "identity", "directed": "true", "dependency_kind": "", "confidence": "0.94", "claim_status": "accepted", "source_ids": [ "src_doncaster_interview_2026" ], "evidence_ids": [], "source_locator": "interview transcript, 11:00", "valid_from": "", "valid_to": "", "scope_conditions": "First-person lineage claim; it records Damian's intellectual development and does not independently prove direct causal influence.", "assertion_mode": "asserted", "inference_method": "", "claim_id": "", "reviewed_by": "Benjamin P Taylor", "reviewed_at": "2026-08-15", "notes": "Damian recalls Fullan's phrase as early validation of theory enacted through practice.", "plain_phrase": "claims lineage from", "public_review_label": "source-backed relationship" }, { "id": "e_don_lineage_behr", "source": "person_damian_allen", "target": "person_gregg_behr", "relation_type": "claims_lineage_from", "relation_family": "identity", "directed": "true", "dependency_kind": "", "confidence": "0.94", "claim_status": "accepted", "source_ids": [ "src_doncaster_interview_2026" ], "evidence_ids": [], "source_locator": "interview transcript, 36:24", "valid_from": "", "valid_to": "", "scope_conditions": "First-person lineage claim; 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