# Mechanism Design **URL:** https://discuss.octant.app/c/design/2.md [Latest](https://discuss.octant.app/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.octant.app/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.octant.app/tags.md) --- ## [New Idea Discussion: Exploring Innovative Concepts for Governance](https://discuss.octant.app/t/new-idea-discussion-exploring-innovative-concepts-for-governance/1)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.octant.app/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/new-idea-discussion-exploring-innovative-concepts-for-governance/1 "2023-07-06T17:16:56Z")
Welcome to the mechanism design category! This is a space dedicated to exploring and brainstorming both current design as well as fresh ideas that can shape the future within Octant. Here, we encourage open dialogue and… --- ## [Making Snapshot for Epoch Eligibility into Quadratic Voting](https://discuss.octant.app/t/making-snapshot-for-epoch-eligibility-into-quadratic-voting/555)
**Author:** [@thedevanshmehta](https://discuss.octant.app/u/thedevanshmehta)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/making-snapshot-for-epoch-eligibility-into-quadratic-voting/555 "2026-02-04T21:31:37Z")
We’ve been having many brainstorming sessions here at the Funding the Commons residency around Octants mechanism, with @revmiller & @artem Something we were discussing is how epoch rounds are more resilient than the sna… --- ## [Write Up for Models Predicting Sybil Scores of Wallets](https://discuss.octant.app/t/write-up-for-models-predicting-sybil-scores-of-wallets/696)
**Author:** [@thedevanshmehta](https://discuss.octant.app/u/thedevanshmehta)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/write-up-for-models-predicting-sybil-scores-of-wallets/696 "2025-08-03T17:00:07Z")
Hello Modeloors, Consider this thread as your home for sharing all things related to your submissions in the Octant Sybil analysis challenge where you need to predict sybil scores of wallets. Your write-up here is requ… --- ## [Incentivizing impact evaluation](https://discuss.octant.app/t/incentivizing-impact-evaluation/688)
**Author:** [@Abundance](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Abundance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/incentivizing-impact-evaluation/688 "2025-07-14T09:27:10Z")
Following up on our discussion on incentivized impact evaluation; I wrote an article a few months back on how we can have a system where participants identify the most impactful projects and assign value to them accordin… --- ## [Ecosystem-wide collaboration on public goods value capture](https://discuss.octant.app/t/ecosystem-wide-collaboration-on-public-goods-value-capture/785)
**Author:** [@Abundance](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Abundance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/ecosystem-wide-collaboration-on-public-goods-value-capture/785 "2025-06-05T08:13:08Z")
Hi everyone, We’re starting an ecosystem-wide initiative to realize value capture for public goods. Why value capture? Public goods funding without value capture is like funding car production with cookie sales; if yo… --- ## [Public Goods FlyWheel](https://discuss.octant.app/t/public-goods-flywheel/368)
**Author:** [@lanzdingz](https://discuss.octant.app/u/lanzdingz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/public-goods-flywheel/368 "2024-10-01T16:48:13Z")
We recently were one of the selected grantees for Octant’s Community Fund, for our Public Goods FlyWheel growth campaign. We wanted to get our proposal up here in hopes of some cross-pollution and experimentation. TLDR; … --- ## [Project Eligibility From One Round To The Next](https://discuss.octant.app/t/project-eligibility-from-one-round-to-the-next/487)
**Author:** [@james](https://discuss.octant.app/u/james)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/project-eligibility-from-one-round-to-the-next/487 "2024-08-30T15:12:49Z")
Project Eligibility From One Round To The Next We just hosted the first Octant Town Hall, where we focused our discussion primarily on a crucial topic: the handling of project eligibility, rollover, and the overall proce… --- ## [Octant Community Growth Strategy](https://discuss.octant.app/t/octant-community-growth-strategy/366)
**Author:** [@Abundance](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Abundance)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/octant-community-growth-strategy/366 "2024-07-03T15:31:55Z")
I wanted to share some thoughts on what I see as a great potential for Octant’s growth, and get input from the Octant team and broader community on strategy etc. What I mean by “growth” is: (1) more people familiar with… --- ## [Proposing Gitcoin Tools for Enhanced Funding Mechanisms in the Octant Community Fund](https://discuss.octant.app/t/proposing-gitcoin-tools-for-enhanced-funding-mechanisms-in-the-octant-community-fund/302)
**Author:** [@Sov](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Sov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/proposing-gitcoin-tools-for-enhanced-funding-mechanisms-in-the-octant-community-fund/302 "2024-05-22T23:45:57Z")
Hello Octant Community, We are thrilled to see the recent announcement regarding the Octant Community Fund and the availability of 50 ETH in grants across various categories. The commitment to continued growth in our ec… --- ## [Sybil and Collusion Resistance via Community Graphs](https://discuss.octant.app/t/sybil-and-collusion-resistance-via-community-graphs/249)
**Author:** [@Leo](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Leo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/sybil-and-collusion-resistance-via-community-graphs/249 "2024-03-20T09:44:36Z")
We need to talk about the ‘C’ word getting thrown around lately. Yes, I’m talking about Collusion. It’s messing with our voting mechanisms and our quadratic funding rounds. But what exactly is collusion? It has a wel… --- ## [What should be eligible for funding under the Octant community fund?](https://discuss.octant.app/t/what-should-be-eligible-for-funding-under-the-octant-community-fund/218)
**Author:** [@james](https://discuss.octant.app/u/james)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/what-should-be-eligible-for-funding-under-the-octant-community-fund/218 "2024-03-05T00:02:00Z")
Hello everyone! As we venture deeper into the exploration of Octant governance and our community fund, one thing I see looming is the understanding of what should be eligible for funding? Theoretically, anything that i… --- ## [The Potential Log-Jam for Epoch 3](https://discuss.octant.app/t/the-potential-log-jam-for-epoch-3/155)
**Author:** [@james](https://discuss.octant.app/u/james)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/the-potential-log-jam-for-epoch-3/155 "2024-02-22T16:49:20Z")
Hello everyone!! :wave: As Octant continues to evolve, we’re keen on fine-tuning our processes based on community feedback. Today, I’d like to open a discussion about projects rolling over into the next funding round an… --- ## [Does Octant want to be an Ecosystem or a Project/DAO?](https://discuss.octant.app/t/does-octant-want-to-be-an-ecosystem-or-a-project-dao/211)
**Author:** [@Abundance](https://discuss.octant.app/u/Abundance)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/does-octant-want-to-be-an-ecosystem-or-a-project-dao/211 "2024-02-20T19:46:49Z")
Since Octant is moving toward greater community participation in its governance, and thinking about how to define its mission, I wanted to bring up this topic for the Octant community to discuss: The question is whether… --- ## [Delegating votes/allocations at Octant](https://discuss.octant.app/t/delegating-votes-allocations-at-octant/200)
**Author:** [@thedevanshmehta](https://discuss.octant.app/u/thedevanshmehta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/delegating-votes-allocations-at-octant/200 "2024-02-05T15:49:17Z")
I wanted to kickstart the conversation around being able to delegate my rewards to trusted members of the community, so that they get allocated to projects in the same manner as the delegate i choose. We are seeing dele… --- ## [Adding changelogs & stats](https://discuss.octant.app/t/adding-changelogs-stats/109)
**Author:** [@petheth](https://discuss.octant.app/u/petheth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/adding-changelogs-stats/109 "2023-10-26T15:01:22Z")
Octant has probably the best design I’ve seen in any funding app, so it’d be a shame to add more unnecessary stuff - but I can’t help suggesting these two features :joy: Total raised: as more rounds go by, it would be …