nadiahopkins
commented
2 years ago Kenric and I met on Monday, March 3, 2022 to review CA prioritized problems. There are proposals in the works to address the challenge categorization issue, and there is a call for F9 to introduce normalization of proposals that run a longer timeframe so that each Fund has space to introduce new and differing projects.
We agreed that this problem has been responded to and should be closed.
Problem Definition
With the community now responsible for setting all of the challenge categories, there is a need to develop a mechanism to encourage some categories to have 3-4 quarters to develop their objectives.
Why a Solution is Needed
Part of why something like this is necessary is that voting is a very imprecise method of decision-making. If you consider the process that IOG utilized to select the categories for the first three rounds, this probably involved a committee negotiating and designing the categories. Once this was worked out, the categories were fairly stable for a few rounds. While IdeaScale provides some of this kind of challenge shaping, it’s a more difficult process to manage. So, some fine-tuning of the process may be helpful in achieving the right balance between stability and innovation in the challenge categories.
Example Solution
One way this could be accomplished is to allow a funded category to sustain its funding for the next 2-3 quarters with a) a lower voter margin for acceptance and/or b) prioritization in the ranking for a portion of the funding.