Please describe your proposed solution.
Project Catalyst faces the challenge of effectively onboarding Cardano community members into the Catalyst process, encompassing Community reviewers, dReps, and Proposers. We propose a comprehensive solution to streamline the onboarding experience, engage Cardano community members, and demonstrate a tangible impact on the Cardano ecosystem.
Our solution entails the implementation of a project-based learning platform tailored to onboard Cardano community members into the Catalyst process and to participate as a contributor to the community. This platform will serve as a comprehensive educational resource, guiding community members to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge relevant to their desired roles, such as becoming a Project Catalyst Community Reviewer and adjusting as some required skills evolve.
Fig 1. The PBL Framework. A high overview description of a PBL module.
Upon acquiring the requisite skills, community members can contribute as Community Reviewers, leveraging their expertise to review proposals. To ensure transparency of skills acquired and recognition for their contributions, we will establish an on-chain tracking system that registers and records their accomplishments, such as successfully checking a certain number of proposals and incentivizing continued engagement with the Catalyst process.
We will introduce a treasury system that automatically compensates Catalyst contributors for their work to ensure prompt and fair compensation.
By providing an accessible, user-friendly platform with automated compensation systems, we aim to attract a broader range of community members to participate in Project Catalyst and be able to recognize the more active ones. This approach will enhance the diversity of perspectives, improve the quality of proposals, and contribute to the growth and sustainability of the Cardano ecosystem.
Our proposed solution addresses the need for efficient onboarding to Project Catalyst. Empowering community members through skill acquisition, rewarding their contributions, and facilitating transparent governance will benefit both the individuals involved and the broader Cardano community.
How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?
One of the areas the challenge seeks to improve is "Systemic improvements (Technical or Procedural) that streamline or otherwise enhance Project Catalyst processes."
Our solution directly tackles this objective by improving the onboarding process for Project Catalyst participants. By providing comprehensive educational material, we enable contributors to acquire the necessary skills to participate in Project Catalyst and the various contribution opportunities around the project. This approach will enhance the quality and diversity of contributions. Our solution also incorporates skill and contribution tracking, creating a positive feedback loop that promotes skill-building, increased contributions, and community growth. This feedback loop ensures a continuous cycle of learning and engagement, strengthening the Cardano ecosystem.
Our solution will attract new participants, increase overall engagement within Project Catalyst, and create more transparency about the skills and contributions of community members. This approach will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Catalyst processes and contribute to the Cardano ecosystem's growth, sustainability, and long-term success.
How do you intend to measure the success of your project?
In the short term
- We will measure the number of users accessing the platform.
- We will gather community feedback to evaluate the recognition of the value of emergent reputation gained by having an on-chain record of acquired skills and contributions made within Project Catalyst.
Quantifying the impact of our solution, we will measure the following areas of improvement:
- Number of community reviewers onboarded to Project Catalyst through the successful completion of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) module.
- The number of proposers onboarded to Project Catalyst through completing the PBL module.
- Number of skills acquired by participants of Project Catalyst PBLs.
- Number of contributions made by participants of Project Catalyst PBLs.
- Number of Milestone reviewers and their contribution
- Amount of Ada distributed as a reward for contributions made by participants of Project Catalyst PBLs.
In the mid-term
- We expect the adoption of this approach into other areas of Project Catalyst technology, such as onboarding new users to the Jormungandr Node.
- We will track the amount of new users onboarded to Project Catalyst as a result of the availability of this platform.
Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?
The Andamio platform provides an on-chain record of usability, skills acquired and contributions made by users of the platform, you can see an example here: <https://plutuspbl.io/contributors>.
This record is publicly available and can be audited by anyone.
This is an open-source project which will be made available through a Gitlab repository and all materials created will be available to the public via the Project Catalyst’s instance of the Andamio LMS.