As an open framework, selfdriven as a community and protocol works well with other communities, including with decentralised premissionless on-chain communities and associated services.

The following conceptual example shows how in the future, using book NFTs generated by the book.io service as an example, a learner's on-chain reading activity can be linked to on-chain selfdriven achievements e.g. SDA token.

Governance decisions are made by the holders of the SDF token, which includes the foundation advisory team and members of the community.

Progessively the process of community decision-making will be managed via the on-chain selfdriven OctoDAO - see the roadmap for timelines.

The selfdriven community actively collaborates with state/sovereign based governance and their initiatives e.g. Department of Education "Education Wallets/Passports" etc - aligning selfdriven protocols & framework components like identity, trust, skills etc to work with standards as they emerge.

Energy is an key part of any community/eco-system, and within the selfdriven community there a number of funding mechanisms.

During the start up stage, app services are funded by the entityOS Better Outcomes Fund - overtime they will be funded by learning community subscriptions, i.e. per learner $/mo.

Team members are self-funded and their effort is recognised in the allocation of SDF tokens.

On-chain development is currently self-funded. We are also funded by Cardano Catalyst & Intersect. community.

Supporters of the project can purchase art NFTs by Octo using artomics.io @ Support the selfdriven Project - all funds go to selfdriven Treasury for funding development and community engagement i.e pilot programs with learning communities.

The foundation works to engage younger members of our community to work within the foundation and learning communities.

Some examples include; becoming a foundation advisory team member, work-experience with the foundation, becoming a selfdriven Ambassador.

Work Experience

Work within the foundation for up to 10 days,
gaining experience on what it takes to run a project like selfdriven.

General example experiences include;
Developing FAQs, testing help instructions, engaging in pilot programs,
working with teams to bring a "young person" perspective.

Other experiences/tasks are developed based on the skills/interests of young person doing the work-experience.

Some of the experience outcomes include;
A sense of what it takes to start and build a project / organisation / community,
Gain the "selfdriven Foundation Work-experience" skill.
The option to join the foundation "young person" advisory team.
Awareness of the Cardano blockchain and its value to society.