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None of the ideas gathered here is a total innovation, and none is zero innovation. Each one is inspired by others: this work belongs to the mix culture, and what becomes interesting is the assembly of the whole. Sometimes an idea is simply better calibrated, better highlighted or better deployed here, or the context is favourable to test it.

The process is iterative: test, collect feedback through qualitative and quantitative analyses, and improve ~~progressively~~, ~~learning~~ while doing, keeping a balance between overall coherence and going to the essentials. Some innovations are planned for testing and not yet deployed.

The process is an '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterative_design iterative process]''': each innovation moves forward in short cycles (design, test, collect feedback through qualitative and quantitative analyses, adjust, test again), so that every cycle produces a version slightly better than the previous one. This is the logic of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_research action research] and of successive refinement, and it is at the heart of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki culture] that produced Wikipedia: publish early, improve continuously, keep every version, learn while doing, keeping a balance between overall coherence and going to the essentials. Some innovations are planned for testing and not yet deployed.

The innovations form '''two parts''', both listed on this page to give a global vision: the '''core''', meaning the innovations that concern the WikiDeal ecosystem at large, and the innovations '''specific to the marketplaces'''. The majority of the innovations are expected to appear progressively in the different marketplaces.

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The list is '''open and unlimited''': the count does not matter, only the innovations do. These are intended as '''citizen-initiated innovations''': ideas stemming from citizen initiative, proposed and refined in the open. The methodology envisaged to move them from idea to prototype and deployment (five work profiles combined with open calls) is described on the [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:AI Supported Deployment|AI Supported Deployment]] page.

Two foundational principles carry all the others. '''Innovation number one: a double platform'''~~, contract~~ models '''endorsed by lawyers''' on one side, smartphone applications built on those models on the other; the contracts are intended to be '''fair, balanced and consumer approved''', serving the interests of users and providers, not the interests of third-party structures. '''Innovation number two: the same governance as Wikipedia''', applied to deals and marketplaces instead of encyclopedic knowledge. Both appear as rows in the Foundations table below, with their dedicated pages.

Two foundational principles carry all the others:

* '''Innovation number one: a double platform.''' Contract models '''endorsed by lawyers''' on one side, smartphone applications built on those models on the other; the contracts are intended to be '''fair, balanced and consumer approved''', serving the interests of users and providers, not the interests of third-party structures.

* '''Innovation number two: the same governance as Wikipedia''', applied to deals and marketplaces instead of encyclopedic knowledge.

Both appear as rows in the Foundations table below, with their dedicated pages.

== Innovation criteria ==

What qualifies an idea as an innovation worth listing here? The criteria below guide the selection. The first five reflect the current working basis; the last three are additional proposals, offered as a basis for discussion.

What qualifies an idea as an innovation worth listing here? The criteria below guide the selection. The first five reflect the current working basis; the last three are additional proposals, offered as a basis for discussion. These criteria are intended to be revisited in connection with the [[Gov/en/Portal:Vision/Main|Vision portal]].

# '''It answers a real need.''' An innovation is retained because it addresses a concrete problem, not for the pleasure of studying it.

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# '''A new field of application.''' Applying an existing mechanism to a field where it is not common counts as innovation: for example, applying the free licences of the software and knowledge world, such as CC BY-SA, to contracts is not common practice.

# '''Anonymous, privacy-respecting data collection.''' The innovation allows qualitative and quantitative analyses without exposing personal data.

# '''~~A social and ecological role~~.''' The innovation contributes to equity of chances and to reducing the weakening of life on Earth, in a context where the United Nations and scientific bodies document the beginning of a mass extinction: see the [https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment IPBES 2019 Global Assessment], the [https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/ IPCC Sixth Assessment Report] and the [https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/biodiversity United Nations overview on biodiversity and climate].

# '''Societal good.''' In synthesis: fairness and preservation. The innovation contributes to societal fairness (equity of chances) and to the preservation of common non-renewable resources, material as well as immaterial, reducing the weakening of life on Earth, in a context where the United Nations and scientific bodies document the beginning of a mass extinction: see the [https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment IPBES 2019 Global Assessment], the [https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/ IPCC Sixth Assessment Report] and the [https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/biodiversity United Nations overview on biodiversity and climate].

# '''Reversibility (proposed, basis for discussion).''' An innovation should be testable and measurable, and it should be possible to roll it back without harming the people who tried it.

# '''Transferability (proposed, basis for discussion).''' An innovation should work across countries and legal systems, or at least clearly document the adaptations it needs.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement|Peer Endorsement]] || Under study || Lawyers endorse contracts: a named accountable responsibility, with additional paid services in case of adaptation or dispute.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Rating ~~Balancing Policy~~|Rating Balancing Policy]] || Under study || Proactive balancing of marketplace ratings, keeping feedback honest, calibrated and diversified.

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Rating Balance|Rating Balancing Policy]] || Under study || Proactive balancing of marketplace ratings, keeping feedback honest, calibrated and diversified.

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~~| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Incentivized Feedback|Incentivized Feedback]] || Under study || Detailed feedback earns incentives, never money: credits, rights, direct advantages from providers.~~

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~~=== Funding ===~~

~~The funding innovations aim at a donation-based, non-speculative model; the explanations, including all illustrative figures, live on the dedicated pages.~~

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~~! Innovation !! Deployment status (July 2026, proposal) !! Summary~~

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Bonding Curve|Bonding Curve]] || Under study || Transparent algorithm converting funding contributions into Credits; early funders get more per CHF.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Exit To Community|Exit to Community]] || Deployed (written into the contracts) || Progressive transfer of governance, ownership and value to the user community; donation-based, legally non-speculative.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Dual Credits|Dual Rewards]] || Under study || Two Credit types: Rewards (CHF-convertible, no guarantee) and ~~WIL~~ tokens (functional, targeting unexploited resources).

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Dual Credits|Dual Rewards]] || Under study || Two Credit types: Rewards (CHF-convertible, no guarantee) and Karma tokens (functional, targeting unexploited resources).

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Time Resource Bank|Time and Resource Bank (~~WIL~~ tokens)]] || Under study || Exchange of unexploited resources via ~~WIL~~ tokens: not a currency, facilities comparable to discounts. ~~"WIL" stands for "WikiDeal Inner Life":~~ a ~~token reflecting the will~~ to ~~share vital community dynamics~~ (initial hypothesis). ~~The name~~ is a working name and may change.

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Time Resource Bank|Time and Resource Bank (Karma tokens)]] || Under study || Exchange of unexploited resources via Karma tokens: not a currency, facilities comparable to discounts. By sharing unused resources and/or contributing as a volunteer, you can earn Karma tokens, usable within your Rings of Trust to get access to services and goods such as housing, transportation or food (initial hypothesis; not a currency in the legal sense). "Karma token" is a working name and may change.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Subscription|CHF 1/Month Subscription]] || Under study || Solidarity-priced membership; one month of usage = CHF 1 nominal.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Subscription-or-Membership|Subscription or Membership]] || Under study || Naming reflection: subscribers would also be members with voting rights; "subscription" chosen as the more inclusive term.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Civic-Incentive|Civic Incentive (Civic Flex Pricing)]] || Under study || Better prices and other advantages rewarding civic participation (voting, volunteering, workshops), applied through flexible pricing; the average discount is the subject of a draft [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Open-Call:Civic-Flex-Pricing|Open Call]].

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Truth Reconciliation|Commercial Truth & Reconciliation]] || Under study || Formal process to repair distrust and prevent forks caused by personal conflict.

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| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Rings Of Trust|Rings of Trust]] || Under study || Inter-User-Group agreements enabling ~~WIL~~ token interoperability.

| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Rings Of Trust|Rings of Trust]] || Under study || Inter-User-Group agreements enabling Karma token interoperability.

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