TL:DR
This is a list of issues and thoughts that I’ve discovered and compiled in the last month while following up on the FairSharing product. During this month, I’ve summarised the thoughts I’ve gained through the actual use of the FairSharing product, analysis and contact with other competing teams, as well as the issues revealed by other Grants’ distribution processes, and I’d like to launch a project about the FairSharing’s next iteration plan!
Problems exposed by the FairSharing product
- Practicality of contributing volume registration
Flexibility in the amount of contributions brings with it a high degree of autonomy in registration, as well as some inevitable ‘show’ contributions, e.g., registering too many contributions for a higher amount of time
- The actual turnout is too low
Users are more likely to register contributions, but the low number of votes for, against, and abstaining by members of the same Cycle group reflects actual indifference to other people’s contributions, and perhaps a governance issue
This is actually a reflection of indifference to other people’s contributions, and perhaps a governance issue. image|690x325
- Potential contributions are difficult to register*
Some research, cross-team coordination, thinking, and marketing contributions are immeasurable and fragmented, making them difficult to present and register on FairSharing.
Common ways to register contributions
In thinking about solutions to the above problems, let’s think about how contributions are currently registered.
When considering how contributors submit contribution logs to showcase their recent efforts, there are three main approaches that can be compared:
- [contribution logs based on task milestones] - Contribution logs record the completion of milestone tasks involved in a project. (Chamverse, Krama, common in various Foundation Grants application processes)
- [Project time-based contribution logs] - Contribution logs record the output of project execution after a specified period of time. (Commonly used for staged output versions of various products)
- [Personal time-based contribution logs] - contribution logs record the execution output of an individual after a specified period of time (FairSharing, common to various mutual reviews of DAO organisations as well as registration systems)
[To compare these contribution validation methods, we considered] a number of factors, which were then applied to each method in an attempt to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each.
Whereas FairSharing is currently a process of self-registration, with members voting with each other to determine contributions, favouring a log of contributions based on individual time (in other words, in the right direction!)
Core user groups
- LXDAO and partner organisations users
LXDAO workgroups, partners, use functions including registration of contributions, voting, Claim Token, distribution of incentives, treasury calls, etc.
- Core contributors of major ecosystems **Core contributors of OP Stack, GLXDAO and partner organisations
OP Stack core contributors, Github open source project contributors, etc.
- Grants Issuer/Recipient **Grants Issuer/Recipient
Various ecological Grants issuers/recipients
Potential for Success
**Market Demand
In the rapidly evolving Web3 ecosystem, there is a growing need for standardised, efficient and transparent collaboration processes. Key issues include.
- No standardised methodology for harmonising contributions
- No credit system for mutual evaluation of contributions
- Sovereign profiling of individuals based on their contributions
- Balancing decentralisation with efficient resource allocation
- Aligning contribution outcomes with broader ecosystem goals.
Competitor opinion gathering and differentiation
[Individual Contribution Logs]
After examining the problems and opportunities of producing group-based contribution logs as well as individual contribution logs, we found that individual contribution logs are the most promising approach to consider. In addition to validating contribution efforts, there are many other use cases for the personal contribution log approach that are valuable to contributors and the Web3 ecosystem.
OP Passport
The OP Passport project aims to develop an open source platform for governance participants on Optimism, utilising Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology for privacy-preserving proofs and on-chain identity passports. The platform enhances privacy, security and active participation in governance by allowing participants to publish and manage their on-chain identity passports.
Reclaim Protocol
The Reclaim Protocol creates digital signatures, zero-knowledge proof of a user’s identity and credibility on any website. These digital signatures are computed entirely on the client side. That means it is private and secure. When a user shares this proof with your application, you can be sure that its authenticity and integrity have not been compromised.
Meanwhile, we contacted the above 3 teams for communication and product exchange and got the following comments
- don’t make it too complicated to register the length of the contribution: more than 30 minutes a month, and many people stop registering
- find the motivation to actually use the product: L1/L2 funding use case
- find the core value contributors who are the core of the product, e.g. Optimism Nerd or committee.
- be good at integrating other contributions: e.g. Github, etc.
Direction of product transformation
- Actual Contribution Data
Currently, there are three mainstream ways to confirm contribution, based on task milestones (chamverse), based on project time, based on personal time (FairSharing), to determine the core contribution data, so that more people can register effective contributions, and reduce the number of ‘performance’ nature of the contribution.
- **Combination of governance data and contribution data
The more contributions, the higher the trust in governance. Combine the contribution data to form Member Profile and combine it with the governance level.
- Contribution data and Grants analysis
Combining contribution data provides a comprehensive assessment of past grant programmes, providing practical insights and a powerful framework for evaluating the effectiveness of grants. This will help improve their grant process and ensure a more efficient and successful grant cycle, while supporting other projects in their grant review programme
Additional Product Thinking Points
- how to increase the level of interaction between users and the product even more
Follow-up plan
I propose to start a group to hold weekly FairSharing product brainstorming and iteration sessions, with common areas of research including Governance Identity, Grants Analysis, Personal Identity Proofing, Contribution Logging, and more!
Weekly product brainstorming sessions and 2-weekly product iteration plans will be announced to the community or in this thread.
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TL:DR
这是我最近一个月在跟进 FairSharing 产品时发现的问题和整理的一些思考,在这一个月时间,我通过对 FairSharing 产品的实际使用情况,其他竞品团队的分析和联系,以及其他 Grants 发放过程所暴露的问题所总结的思考,并且我想发起关于 FairSharing 的下一次迭代计划
FairSharing 产品所暴露出的问题
- 贡献量登记的实际性
灵活度的贡献量带来的是高度的自主登记性,同时也会出现一些不可避免的‘表演’性质的贡献,如,登记过多贡献,更高数量的时间
- 实际投票率过低
用户更多是用于登记贡献,但是同一个 Cycle 的组员的赞成,反对,弃权票比较低,这反应的实际上是对其他人的贡献漠不关心等问题,也或许是一个治理问题
- 潜在的贡献难以登记
一些研究,跨小组协调,思考,Marketing 的贡献难以估量且细碎,难以在 FairSharing 上呈现以及登记
常见的贡献登记的方式
在思考以上问题解决办法的时候,我们先思考一下目前的贡献登记方式有哪些
在考虑贡献者如何提交贡献日志来展示他们最近的努力时,有三种主要方法可以被比较:
- 基于任务里程碑的贡献日志** —— 贡献日志记录项目所涉及的里程碑任务的完成情况。(Chamverse, Krama, 常见于各种基金会 Grants 申请流程)
- 基于项目时间的贡献日志——** 贡献日志记录一段规定时间后的项目执行输出。(常见于各类产品的阶段性输出版本)
- 基于个人时间的贡献日志——贡献日志记录个人在一段特定时间之后的执行输出(FairSharing,常见于 DAO 组织的各种互评以及登记系统)
为了比较这些贡献验证方法,我们考虑了许多因素,然后将其应用于每种方法,以尝试确定每种方法的优缺点。
而 FairSharing 目前是自主登记,成员相互投票,确定贡献的流程,偏向于基于个人时间的贡献日志(换句话说,方向没错!)
核心用户群体
- LXDAO 以及合作组织用户
LXDAO 各工作组,合作方,使用功能包括登记贡献,投票,Claim Token,分发激励,国库调用等
- 各大生态核心贡献者用户
OP Stack 核心贡献者,Github 开源项目贡献者等
- Grants 发放者/接受者
各种生态 Grants 发放者/接受者
成功潜力
市场需求
在快速发展的 Web3 生态系统中,对标准化、高效和透明的协作流程的需求日益增长。关键问题包括:
- 没有统一贡献的标准方法
- 没有相互评价贡献的信用体系
- 基于贡献的个人身份主权画像
- 平衡权力下放与有效资源配置
- 将贡献成果与更广泛的生态系统目标相结合
竞品意见收集和差异化
Individual Contribution Logs
在研究了制作基于群组的贡献日志以及个人贡献日志的问题和机会之后,我们发现个人贡献日志是最有前途的方法,值得考虑。除了验证贡献努力之外,个人贡献日志方法还有许多其他用例,这些用例对贡献者和 Web3 生态系统非常有价值。
OP Passport
OP Passport 项目旨在为 Optimism 上的治理参与者开发一个开源平台,利用零知识证明 (ZKP) 技术进行隐私保护证明和链上身份护照。该平台通过允许参与者发布和管理他们的链上身份护照,增强了治理的隐私、安全性和积极参与度
Reclaim Protocol
Reclaim Protocol 可创建数字签名,即用户在任何网站上的身份和信誉的零知识证明。这些数字签名完全在客户端计算。也就是说,它是私密和安全的。当用户与您的应用程序共享该证明时,您可以确定其真实性和完整性没有受到损害。
同时,我们联系了以上 3 个团队进行沟通和产品交流,得到了以下意见
- 登记的贡献时长不能太复杂:一个月超过 30 分钟,很多人就不登记了
- 找到产品实际使用的动力:L1/L2 funding use case
- 找到核心价值贡献者才是产品的核心,如 Optimism Nerd 或者委员会
- 善于集成其他贡献数据:如 Github 等
产品改造方向
- 实际贡献数据
目前市场上有三种主流的贡献确认方式,基于任务里程碑的贡献(chamverse),基于项目时间的贡献,基于个人时间的贡献(FairSharing),确定核心贡献数据,让更多的人登记有效贡献,减少更多’表演’性质的贡献
- 治理数据和贡献数据相结合
将贡献数据进行拆解和量化,贡献越多,治理的信任度越高,结合贡献数据形成 Member Profile 画像,并结合到治理层面
- 贡献数据和 Grants 分析
结合贡献数据,对过去的资助计划进行了全面评估,提供了切实可行的见解和评估资助效果的强大框架。这将有助于改进其资助流程,确保更高效、更成功的资助周期,同时支持其他项目的资助评审计划
产品额外思考点
- 如何更多增加用户和产品之间的交互程度
后续计划
我建议发起一个小组,举行一周一次的 FairSharing 产品脑暴和迭代会议,常见的研究方向包括治理身份,Grants 分析,个人身份证明,贡献日志等
一周一次的产品脑暴会议,2 周一次的产品迭代计划书向社区公示,或在此帖子进行公示