{"title": "NEWFORUM x METACRISIS RESEARCH", "logoImg": "bafkreif36iminegqkvqms3mcns75j2lcp3gssgfrzbmvy3myltfnpveonu", "website": "https://www.newforum.xyz/", "bannerImg": "bafkreif75gifydiijdbvnujjl4ocb34qglqejil2g3yah4b53hal6s2g3e", "createdAt": 1682057800190, "credentials": {}, "description": "A Taxonomy and Research Initiative for Addressing the Metacrisis\n\nNEWFORUM started as a hub for creators joining web3, developing meaning-making based conversations, and is now going deeper into the why by starting a research network to address the global challenges of the metacrisis through a comprehensive approach that combines research, education, and industry guidance. By hosting research seminars, producing research papers and reports, and engaging leading global researchers, academics, organizations, and practitioners, NEWFORUM aims to develop a taxonomy of the metacrisis and guide the development of web3 and new technologies, including AI, for a new economy that circumvents the metacrisis. NEWFORUM has a beta DAO and is, since its inception, created to become a fully community owned and governed resource with ethical, research foundation and brand guidelines for various forms of education, inclusion and research initiatives online and IRL globally.\n\nNEWFORUM SEASON 2, Community & Community Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXvc6L1-vk \nUse of Funds:\nThe funds raised through this grant application will be utilized to:\nRaise awareness and educate the public on the metacrisis and the importance of technological wisdom, collective sense-making, and pluralistic coordination.\nDevelop a public taxonomy and visual mapping of the metacrisis, synthesizing the knowledge and findings from the research seminars and collaborations, responding to the conversations and calls for action between Kevin Owocki and Daniel Schmachtenberger on the GreenPill podcast, and the subsequent activity on metacrisis.xyz. This visual mapping will be open sourced for further collaboration and reference collection in categories by experts and contributors. Particular emphasis will be given to problem-centric design, with a focus on discovering the breadth and depth of the metacrisis and the systemic nature of the matters, as well as engaging with both web3 and non-web3 technology studies in order to extrapolate how sectors and problems currently not using web3 technology may realistically and holistically benefit from the use of the web3 stack.\nOrganize research seminars, inviting experts from various fields to share their insights on addressing the metacrisis. For example, we have started first sessions with e.g. Scott Moore of Gitcoin and Yancey Strickler with live forum participation and the research session is to be published on NEWFORUM. Topics covering: planetary boundaries and regen, AI risk, economic ideology, coordination failure, growth, plausible deniability, digital privacy and surveillance, and evolving topics based on the taxonomy and research methodology deduced from #2.\nProduce public research papers, reports, and insights that will be shared with the broader community and inform the development of web3 technologies and the new economy beyond the metacrisis, and offer public access for further collaborative and open course development by community players off the basis of this shared public research.\nFacilitate connections between builders, solution creators, academia and industry leaders to drive innovation and progress towards addressing the metacrisis.\nImplement Gitcoin Passport or other web3 mechanisms for identity verification and community engagement where possible, fostering trust and collaboration among participants.\nEstablish and maintain the NEWFORUM online platform for research and collaboration, engaging in incoming requests from the community. \nImpact and Reach:\nNEWFORUM's approach to addressing the metacrisis aligns with the grant call criteria by focusing on both metacrisis verticals and horizontal topic areas/generator functions. The initiative aims to generate research, education, and industry guidance that promotes regenerative practices, technological wisdom, coordination, decentralized and gamified systems, and holistic long-term thinking.\nThe use of Gitcoin Passport and other web3 mechanisms will enhance the reach and impact of NEWFORUM by enabling decentralized collaboration, fostering trust among participants, and promoting the exchange of ideas, insights, and expertise within the global community.\nOutputs:\nA comprehensive taxonomy of the metacrisis that will guide the development of web3 technologies and the new economy.\nPublic research papers, reports, insights and interactive course structures that contribute to the body of knowledge on the metacrisis and its potential solutions in partnership with key communities, organizations and academic institutions, importantly, however, as a leader and driver of the end-to-end research cycle and publication of results and findings. \nA global community of engaged researchers, academics, organizations, and practitioners working together to address the metacrisis.\nConnections between builders and solution creators that drive innovation and progress towards addressing the metacrisis; resources for coordination and collaboration principles for this community, based off of the research outputs with additional focus on meaning making practices and systems thinking, self-awareness and co-creation philosophies as an enabler of coordination beyond research insight. \nIncreased public awareness and education on the metacrisis and the importance of technological wisdom, collective sense-making, and pluralistic coordination.\nBy addressing the metacrisis through a multidisciplinary approach that combines research, education, and industry guidance, NEWFORUM will contribute to the development of a regenerative future for humanity, fostering the growth of a third wave of humanity and working towards a world that prioritizes the well-being of all.\n\nNEWFORUM’s output will be produced by a diverse community of women, non-binary, multicultural and international contributors continuing our commitment to make web3 and the new economy a diverse landscape and contribute to the research agenda with a cohesive, diverse series of perspectives and expressions. In addition, NEWFORUM will produce outputs with creative and aesthetic sensibilities in order to maximize the ease of information sharing, comprehension and attractiveness of the research information in line with the NEWFORUM brand and ethos to support our community commitment to diverse and creative expressions of a new economy. \nThe support of the gitcoin and metacrisis communities and the shared ethos will be invaluable in our mission. \n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "newforum_nco"}