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Wisdom Weight

Votes weighted by proven expertise on the topic, not by wallet size.

A research collective debates a lab protocol. Wisdom Weight lets members attach credentials (published papers, peer attestations), and votes on lab questions weigh the biologists more while budget votes stay one person one vote.

Built for

The jobs it does

Own my identity and reputationRally a communityTurn what I know into income
Blueprint

How the vessel is built

Mission

Let communities give knowledge a fair voice on the questions it fits, without turning it into a crown or letting money buy it.

The need

Research collectives, open source groups and professional communities make technical decisions by token or headcount, so a lab protocol can be set by whoever holds the most tokens. Pure expert rule is no better: it hands the purse to a few. Groups need expertise to count on the questions it fits, and only there.

What it will never do

  • Set or change anyone's weight on its own
  • Turn donations or token holdings into topic weight
  • Reveal who voted which way
  • Weight money questions unless the members voted for that rule
Owner playbook

Pick your voyage

Token voting hands decisions to whoever holds the most coins, even on questions only experts can judge. Wisdom Weight lets members attach credentials and peer attestations, weighs votes by proven expertise on each topic, and keeps budget votes one person one vote. Owning it means you run the governance tool for research collectives, guilds and clubs: your weighting templates, your clients and your subscription revenue.

Straight answers

Before you own it

I can't code. Can I run governance software?

Yes. Credential linking via EAS, topic categories, per topic weighting rules, proposal and vote UI and transparency report are built. You configure topics and caps and deploy from your wallet with the guide.

Isn't weighting by expertise elitist?

It can be, which is why it applies only to topics where expertise matters and budget or values votes stay one person one vote. Weight caps stop any single expert dominating. Publish the rules.

How do you prove expertise?

Linked credentials (papers, certifications) and peer attestations from other members. It is not perfect; let members challenge a credential and review weights each season.

Will groups actually switch tools?

Not easily. Start with a new decision, not a migration: one technical question run in Wisdom Weight alongside the usual vote.

Is it really mine?

Yes: contracts and schemas deploy from your wallet and every collective you onboard runs on your instance.

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