Systems and methods for learning-based network

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium, having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, comprising:

• displaying, on a display of an electronic device by an application executing on the electronic device, a first user interface having one or more search fields for receiving a search query;
• receiving, at the one or more search fields of the first user interface displayed on the display, a first search query, wherein the first search query identifies a career selected by the first user;
• in response to receipt of the first search query, accessing, by the application via a communications network a repository system, and searching the database by the application, wherein the database is communicatively coupled with the application through the repository system, and the database stores data identifying:
• a plurality of topics, including the first topic, a second topic different to the first topic and a third topic different to the first and second topics;
• one or more sub-topics associated with the first topic and the second topic;
• a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user different to the first user;
• an association between the career and the plurality of topics;
• an association between the first topic and the first user;
• an association between the career and the plurality of users;
• a plurality of learning chains, including a first learning chain that includes the first topic and the second topic and not the third topic and wherein the learning chain indicates that the second topic is associated with the first topic as adjacent topics in the first learning chain and a second learning chain including one or more sub-topics associated with the first topic;
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• an association between the first learning chain and the first user;
• displaying, by the application in the first user interface, search results, the search results including a plurality of users having learning chains associated with the career, including the first user responsive to the stored association of the first topic to the first user and the stored association of the career and the plurality of topics;
• receiving, by the application in the first user interface, a selection of the first user from the plurality of users;
• in response to receiving selection of the first user, displaying, by the application in the first user interface, the first learning chain of the first user for the selected career, wherein the first learning chain includes a graphical representation of the first topic, a graphical representation of the second topic and a graphical representation of the association between the first topic and the second topic;
• while displaying the first learning chain, receiving a selection in relation to the first topic;
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• in response to receiving the selection in relation to the first topic, replacing the display of the first learning chain with the second learning chain including the one or more sub-topics associated with the first topic.

A system, comprising:

• a non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon;
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• one or more processors, coupled with the non-transitory machine readable storage medium, configured to execute the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform a method, comprising:
• displaying, on a display of an electronic device by an application executing on the electronic device, a first user interface having one or more search fields for receiving a search query,
• receiving, at the one or more search fields of the first user interface displayed on the display, a first search query, wherein the first search query identifies a career selected by the first user,
• in response to receipt of the first search query, accessing, by the application via a communications network a repository system, and searching the database by the application, wherein the database is communicatively coupled with the application through the repository system, and the database stores data identifying:
• a plurality of topics, including the first topic, a second topic different to the first topic and a third topic different to the first and second topics,
• one or more sub-topics associated with the first topic and the second topic;
• a plurality of users, including a first user and a second user different to the first user,
• as association between the career and the plurality of topics;
• an association between the first topic and the first user,
• an association between the career and the plurality of users;
• a plurality of learning chains, including a first learning chain that includes the first topic and the second topic and not the third topic and wherein the learning chain indicates that the second topic is associated with the first topic as adjacent topics in the first learning chain and a second learning chain including one or more sub-topics associated with the first topic, and
• an association between the first learning chain and the first user,
• displaying, by the application in the first user interface, search results, the search results including a plurality of users having learning chains associated with the career, including the first user responsive to the stored association of the first topic to the first user and the stored association of the career and the plurality of topics,
• receiving, by the application in the first user interface, a selection of the first user from the plurality of users, and
• in response to receiving selection of the first user, displaying, by the application in the first user interface, the first learning chain of the first user for the selected career, wherein the first learning chain includes a graphical representation of the first topic, a graphical representation of the second topic and a graphical representation of the association between the first topic and the second topic;
• while displaying the first learning chain, receiving a selection in relation to the first topic;
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• in response to receiving the selection in relation to the first topic, replacing the display of the first learning chain with the second learning chain including the plurality of sub-topics associated with the first topic.