Research & development

  • Edgeware logo & identity

    A collaborative design project involving members of the Edgeware community and a designer who collectively shaped a new identity together through open and emergent processes, discussion and on-chain funding.

  • MetaDAO

    Research focused on issues facing on-chain governed economies that that aim to escape centralisation vectors and the development of a a 'MetaDAO' that benefits from ongoing investment from a range of projects.

  • Story of a DAO

    How do you bring a protocol to life? By telling the story of the network from the inside out - giving voice to the people figuring out how to contribute in this experimental new paradigm.

  • GMI Crypto Media

    A (network) public service media audio documentary bringing transparency to the emerging crypto media industry, guiding the influx of talent, energy and capital towards progressive new models. Listen to season 1 now.

  • New Futures

    An emerging collective of artists, musicians and directors, with a shared mission to empower creators of beauty, explore new paradigms of culture and inspire social change.

  • Treasury interface

    Visualising the main income and output items for Edgeware’s public treasury, making it easier for the community to understand the structure, income and outgoings of the network.

  • Kabocha Network

    Kabocha is a Kusama parachain incubated by the Edgeware community. Built around a novel approach to identity, the network exists to advance the organistion and sustainable funding of creative collectives.

  • Seeds

    Developed on Kabocha’s network, Seeds is a novel take on ‘self-sovereign identity’ that rethinks the whole concept of identity from a first principles perspective. It starts by posing the question what exactly is ‘identity’?

  • ParaNotes

    Substrate native regenerative financing mechanism that aligns the long term interests of a relays, parachains and importantly on-chain organisations that currently play no part in the core value accrual of blockchain protocols.

  • The state of Dotsama

    Analysis of the Polkadot project with a focus on the emerging relationship between relays, free market and common good or system parachains in terms of their development, onboarding and incentive alignment.

  • Root

    A decision making game that uses a composable voting system inspired by the 15th century technology of Borda Count to enable the preferendums that transform proposers and voters into project co-creators.

  • OpenGov Incubator Fund

    A Kusama proposal aiming to kickstart an on-chain collective for the purpose of experimenting with Polkadot’s second generation on-chain governance system OpenGov.

  • The past, present and future of network services

    Blockchain based operating systems that are dependent on sourcing creative contributions requires a new framework for understanding, defining and indeed separating the interests of key network participants.

  • NGU: [network] public media

    Number Go Up is a borderless mixed media and multi-platform story world developed through on and off-chain collaboration and co-creation between some of the worlds leading writers, artists, creators, performers and you.

  • Auto Fabrica: [network] public transport

    One of the world’s leading design studios partner with their community to rethink the next generation of public transport, making it more cost effective, efficient and beautiful.

  • Kinterrella: [network] public energy

    A magnetic based kinetic energy machine producing reliably, sustainably and scalably enabling power generation for disaster relief, grid-back up and off grid communities

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Spaces & Experiences

  • Portico, London, UK

    We provide space and support to community & creative projects in arts, film, music, dance & wellness. It's a space to create, experience, learn and grow.

  • Chalet Belin, St Jean D'Aulps, France

    Located high in the French Alps, Chalet Belin is a space for small creative teams to meet, retreat, and collaborate whilst enjoying outdoor adventure.

  • Regenerar, Garopaba, Brazil

    Regenerar is an evolving off-grid community project developing a unique festival and learning experience built around music, agriculture and regeneration.