A working proof of concept has been completed. A local copy can be ran but requires the local installation of the the Cardano DB. A few minor UI updates will also be undertaken.

Due to internal workload we have engaged and on-boarded an additional dev to continue the work of developing and implementing the the on-chain and web proof of concept prototype of the PA-tool. Since last reporting we have implemented the draft specification of the protocol and have created a working prototype for internal testing. It is a functional on on the test net and it recording entries to the IPFS. Things are on track to achieve a public test within a month.

The project was soft launched in the last weeks and it's available at https://tales.intheblock.xyz Try it! The close out report will follow in the next days to mark the project as completed!

This report is referred to the June report - sorry for submitting it late.

The proposed protocol is completed and will be published approximately in the next month, when the project will be completed and the PoC published. The first main part of the implementation of the protocol (related to the connection between the tools front-end and the wallet) is completed. We're proceeding with the implementation of assessments submission through the submission of transactions with metadata.

Mobile design are approved. All the frontend and the backend implementation is complete and working on testnet. Test users are able to add their sentences and illustration directly from the browser, thanks to the integration to multiple wallets - this was a major change compared to the original plan because such integration was not available at the time of proposal submission. The minting engine for the NFTs is the last part we're working on, specifically with the integration of the backend of the dapp. As soon as it is finished we'll proceed with the final refinements and the public launch.

In May, we had our second convening of the Leadership Academy Book Club. The book we read and discussed was "Thinking in Systems" by Donella Meadows. We covered the basics of Systems and how they work, discussing flows and stocks. Then we started looking at the systems traps. We ran out of time, and continued the discussion the following week where we dived deeper into Systems Traps and how systems thinking might be relevant and important to Project Catalyst. The link to our Miro board here: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOFmDVoY=/?share_link_id=319499334280

IN June, we will be discussing the book, "Change by Design" by Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO.

https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/394930448/Change-by-Design-How-Design-Thinking-Transforms-Organizations-and-Inspires-Innovation-Revised-and-Updated

In April, the Leadership Academy Book Club read the book Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows. We captured the discussion at our zoom meeting on two different 90 minutes sessions at Catalyst Swarm on April 16 and April 23. The notes and videos are captured here: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOFmDVoY=/

In May, we will be reading and discussing a book on Design Thinking.

The mobile design are almost complete (but not approved yet, so not published). We switched the software architecture we started at the beginning (Vue.js frontend + Laravel API) to a monolithic approach that uses Inertia.js, that basically combines the same technologies into a single project, but leaving out the need to maintain and develop a specific API and the interface to it. The transition is not complicated (we are using Inertia.js with the same frameworks used separately before) but it slowed down a bit our original timeline.

The first draft protocol is almost complete and documented (not public yet) and we're collecting feedback about it. In parallel we're starting working on the implementation of connection between the front-end and the wallet - that will allow us later to submit transactions with the metadata to store assessments submissions on-chain.

Project on track, we are working on the integration of the wallets within the dApp and in parallel the design studio is working on the mobile version of the interface.

In the first month from funding we focused on the research part of the project, and after collecting various type of information and different implementation we are proceeding in the definition of our own protocol.

We read our first book and held the book club meeting on March 12, 2022. This is the miro board of notes: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOFmDVoY=/ and this is the recording of the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYF_0CagCW8&list=PLYueNF0lzhQ1cYjJ8DYvenOiSrOplS4Pb