Please describe your proposed solution.
What we will do: We will research and experiment with transferring emergent reputational value between communities in the Cardano ecosystem and understand which points of metadata are crucial for the transitive passing of reputational trust between ecosystems. Taking this experimentation and research, we will draft a CIP proposal for the community to create a metadata standard for all communities to use to transfer reputational data between each other.
Community building and the shaping of collaborative spaces will be bridges that will link the needs of the real world with the technological offering of the blockchain industry. The blockchain, being essentially human technology, will extend into society by deepening its everyday life. Communities and collaboration will be the common language between these two worlds. The members of the Cardano ecosystem have created a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of community building and shaping collaborative spaces that can put it in a place of privilege. This knowledge and experience is what has given rise to recognized ecosystem organizations: Littlefish, Swarm, Cardano4Climate, Gimbalabs, WADA, Edify, D.CYPHER, among others, each developing their own models of open and self-directed participation and collaboration by individuals and inspiring people to take an active part in solving important problems.
Each of these organizations has reached a point of maturity where the internal energy they have created (thanks to their own scaffolding), needs to flow in an orderly fashion to organizations with a similar purpose of community building and shaping collaborative spaces that promote the resolution of important issues: climate change, equality, education, access to opportunity, sustainable development goals, among others. Such an exchange would potentially create powerful synergies that would contribute considerably to the evolution of the Blockchain industry and, consequently, directly impact Cardano's market share.
For the Cardano ecosystem, the time has come to explore the beneficial possibilities that can be generated by a network of organizations that have consistently demonstrated their expertise in community building and the construction of collaborative spaces. Being aware of the complexities that building a network that effectively exchanges value can have when we have built our own individual networks from scratch, we have come to the conclusion that truly novel and cutting-edge concepts must be implemented. Within the framework of evolutionary organizations, the following are the pieces we seek to interact:
- Space Trains
- Metadata On-Chain
We will also collaborate with and use the Andamio DAO Infrastructure as an initial platform for testing these ideas and publishing this metadata on-chain.
As a simple mental exercise, imagine a railway network composed of stations, of which the value that enters and leaves them is transported by the trains of the network, and whose infrastructure in general (stations, trains, tracks) is built on a reliable platform. Well, in our case:
- Stations: community-building and collaborative space shaping organizations.
- Value entering and leaving the stations: Metadata On-Chain (information)
- Value transport medium: "Space Trains".
- Infrastructure on which the network is supported: Andamio DAO Infrastructure by Gimbalabs
In this framework, the concept of "Space Trains" is what keeps the learning and collaboration relationships flowing between the various nodes of the network. It is what makes the energy produced by each of these nodes feed back into the flow produced by the network. It’s about the flow of emergent reputational value and transitive trust structures to allow people and value to move from one community to the next.
Let’s Talk About Space Trains
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“Stacking Strangers” to scale has come at a price - we’ve lost our sense of meaning and belonging
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Spaces are places where we can find greater meaning and community
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Values-based metrics, not goal-oriented KPIs: Sources of meaning like honesty and courage are about process, whereas fears (like the fear of rejection) are about outcomes. Focus on the process.
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Space Trains are a way to connect a “train” of spaces so value moves from space to space
See: Redesigning Society on Meaning.
How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?
The process we are going through now will be relevant for individuals and companies around the world for their accounting reporting.
Likewise, the research that will be conducted and that will result in the development of a CIP proposal, will provide structure that will leverage the onboarding work that community-building organizations (Swarm, Cardano4Climate, Gimbalabs, among others) are executing, successfully bringing to the ecosystem important companies and real-world projects.
How do you intend to measure the success of your project?
We aim to demonstrate the project's positive impact on the Cardano ecosystem, fostering collaboration, innovation, and the exchange of value within a network of community-building organizations. While not limited to numerical performance indicators, we will employ both quantitative and qualitative measures to assess our success.We believe these measures are realistic in assessing the project's success and its contribution to Cardano's productivity and growth, both in the short and long term.
Research and experimentation:
- Measure the effectiveness of transferring emergent reputational value between communities through experimental data analysis.
- Evaluate the relevance and impact of metadata points on the transitive passing of reputational trust.
- Assess the level of community engagement and feedback on the research findings.
- CIP proposal drafting:
- Measure the adoption and acceptance of the proposed metadata standard by the Cardano community.
- Assess the level of community involvement and collaboration in shaping the proposal.
- Evaluate the alignment of the proposal with the needs and considerations of various communities.
Community building and collaborative spaces:
- Measure the growth and participation of ecosystem organizations in community building and collaborative spaces.
- Evaluate the impact of these organizations in addressing important problems such as climate change, equality, education, and sustainable development goals.
- Assess the creation of synergies and collaborations among ecosystem organizations and their impact on Cardano's market share.
Space Trains and metadata on-chain:
- Measure the adoption and utilization of the Space Trains concept by community-building organizations.
- Assess the flow of emergent reputational value and transitive trust structures within the network.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of Andamio DAO Infrastructure as a platform for testing and publishing metadata on-chain.
Meaningful spaces and values-based metrics:
- Measure the sense of meaning and belonging experienced within spaces created by ecosystem organizations.
- Assess the impact of values-based metrics on community engagement and collaboration.
- Evaluate the process-oriented focus and its influence on the overall project outcomes
Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?
Our goal is to ensure that the impact and opportunities resulting from the completed project reach as many people as possible. Here are our plans for sharing the outputs over a reasonable timescale:
Community Engagement:
- We will actively engage with the Cardano community through social media platforms, forums, and community-driven events.
- Regular updates, progress reports, and announcements will be shared to keep the community informed about the project's outputs, impact, and opportunities.
- We will encourage community participation and feedback, inviting their perspectives on the project's results and implications.
Collaboration with Ecosystem Organizations:
- We will collaborate with recognized ecosystem organizations such as Littlefish, Swarm, Cardano4Climate, Gimbalabs, WADA, Edify, and D.CYPHER, among others.
- Through partnerships and joint initiatives, we will leverage their networks and channels to share our project's outputs and impact.
- Collaborative workshops, webinars, and knowledge-sharing sessions will be organized to disseminate the results and engage with a broader audience.
CIP Proposal:
- Based on our research and project outcomes, we will develop a CIP proposal outlining the metadata standard for transferring reputational data between communities.
- The CIP will detail the specifications, guidelines, and protocols necessary to implement the proposed metadata standard.
- By submitting the CIP, we aim to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the Cardano ecosystem.
- The CIP will highlight the various use cases and impact of the proposed metadata standard.
- We will provide concrete examples and scenarios where the metadata standard can enhance community collaboration, reputation transfer, and ecosystem growth.
- By illustrating the practical applications and benefits of the metadata standard, we aim to generate interest and support from the Cardano community.
- Upon CIP approval, efforts will be made to integrate the proposed metadata standard into the Cardano ecosystem, leveraging the existing infrastructure and protocols.