F6 Oversight of Catalyst Circle
Distributed decision making - Oversight of Catalyst Circle
| Title | Project Catalyst Fund 6: Distributed decision making |
|---|---|
Subject | Oversight of Catalyst Circle |
Author | Stephen Whitenstall |
Published | 01/09/2021 |
Version | Alpha Version 1.0 |
Creative Commons Attribution
Problem statement :
A community maintained oversight of Catalyst Circle requires support to be sustainable.
Describe your solution to the problem
Resource an active site that documents the activities of the Catalyst Circle
Relevant experience (identifying information)
Stephen has 30 years' experience in organizing academic, community and business projects
Website/GitHub repository (not required)
Detailed plan (not required) - Fill in here any additional details
Presentation / tracking
A more readable GitBook version of this proposal can found here.
The text of this proposal is version controlled here and tracked here .
Community Oversight
How can we help the Catalyst community to get better at distributed decision making within the next two Catalyst rounds?
The Catalyst Circle Oversight GitBook documents and tracks the activities of the Catalyst Circle a initiative started by IOHK to advance governance in Project Catalyst. The aim of the Catalyst Circle Oversight GitBook is to improve distributed decision making by making the activities, discussions and decisions of Catalyst Circle accessible to all.
This site is maintained by QA-DAO in collaboration with the Cardano and Project Catalyst communities. All content recorded is open source, licensed under Apache 2.0.
The Catalyst Circle Oversight GitBook has been maintained since July 11th 2021.
Secretary / Facilitator
This proposal is separate from the Catalyst Circle Secretary / Facilitator roles. And does not include any associated costs. All documentation and tracking described in this proposal is independent of Catalyst Circle resources.
Relevant experience
Stephen Whitenstall: Stephen Whitenstall has 30 years' experience in organizing academic, community and business projects. He develops, maintains documentation and provides technical project management support for Catalyst Swarm. As QA-DAO he tracks and documents the Catalyst Circle and maintains 'Ekphrasis' a repository of academic content from across the Cardano community.
A live record of additions to the GitBook
A live record of additions to the GitBook back end GitHub repository can be seen here :
Tracking the time spent on maintaining the GitBook
QA-DAO ( https://stephen-rowan.gitbook.io/quality-assurance-dao/ ) has been tracking the time spent on maintaining the GitBook.
The raw Clockify data to 30th August 2021 can be found here :
A total of 27:40 hours have been spent to the 30th August 2021. Approx 18 hours were spent documenting and tracking in July 2021 and 9 hours in August 2021. More time was spent in July 2021 setting up the GitBook and documenting an extensive problem sensing exercise conducted by Catalyst Circle.
A shift to note-taking on a proprietary platform inhibited documentation and tracking for Circle Meetings 3 and 4. More time may be allocated in September 2021 to resolve this issue. Documented here ( Barriers to tracking and documenting the content of Catalyst Circle Meetings - https://github.com/Catalyst-Swarm/Catalyst-Circle-Co-ordination/issues/20)) and discussed here (https://catalyst-swarm.gitbook.io/catalyst-circle/commentary/commentary-on-catalyst-circle ).
Weekly Breakdown
| Week beginning | Event(s) | Hours Worked |
|---|---|---|
Monday 12th July 2021 | 06:40 | |
Monday 19th July 2021 | 08:25 | |
Monday 26th July 2021 | 02:58 | |
Monday 2nd August 2021 | 03:24 | |
Monday 9th August 2021 | 02:15 | |
Monday 16th August 2021 | 00:44 | |
Monday 23rd August 2021 | 02:17 | |
Monday 30th August 2021 | 00:55 | |
Total hours to date | **** | 27:40 |
Roadmap ( Definition of success after 3, 6 and 12 months)
Prior to funding
Catalyst Circle Version 1 - July 2021 to September 2021
Documentation and tracking can be completed and is live.
3 months
Catalyst Circle Version 2 - October 2021 to December 2021
Catalyst Circle Version 2 roughly coincides with the release of Fund 6 ADA. (November 2022).
Once funded Catalyst Circle Oversight will aim to communicate its documentation and tracking via social media in order to reach a wider audience. Documentation and tracking will be supplemented with commentary. Sponsorships will be sought.
6 months
Catalyst Circle Version 3 - January 2022 to March 2022 (?)
If Catalyst Circle Version 3 proceeds it will roughly coincide with the release of Fund 7 ADA (February 2022).
But this would require a new Fund 7 proposal.
12 months
Catalyst Circle Version 4+ - April 2022 to September 2022 (?)
In the long term any oversight should be self-sustaining and sponsorships will be sought to achieve this aim.
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Draft Budget
Given the commitments outlined in the roadmap above it is estimated that 20 hours per month will be spent for 3 months.
A total of 60 hours at $35 an hour = $ 2,100
Checklist
Received emails from communications@iohk.io
Submitted this proposal to only one challenge
Included identifying information about all proposers
Which of these definitions apply to you? Developer, Teacher, Other/Prefer not to say
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