5. Ecosystem

Ecosystem Vision

1. Purpose-Built Credentials from Local Providers

Andamio allows anyone to issue credentials. Organizations can issue credentials attesting to the skills of their contributors. Educational initiatives can issue credentials attesting to what people know and can do. Individual mentors can attest to what their mentees have learned.

Purposeful contribution starts with "local" opportunities: whether people are in the same geographic location, the same organization, or they share a common interest. When opportunities are specific and local, they are meaningful to the people contributing.

2. Global Participation unlocked by Access Token

When individuals earn credentials locally, they can connect with other organizations, projects, and initiatives by sharing standard credentials. The Andamio credential standard is minimal and allows flexible, open-ended use.

3. Public Proof of Credentials

Just as anyone can create a new credential, anyone can create a new contribution opportunity using existing credentials as prerequisites. When a credential is used in this way, its value is proven. The key is that the the value of any credential emerges from its actual use in a collaborative ecosystem. Credentials are not meant to be collected as decorations. They are useful when they are used to unlock access to opportunities.

When individuals need access to opportunities but don't know where they fit or how to apply their skills, and organizations need trustworthy contributors, an opt-in public network provides an interface for people to meet and collaborate. The value of the Andamio Protocol emerges from the ability for contributors to discover new opportunities and for projects to discover new contributors.

The Andamio Ecosystem Loop

Each successful cycle strengthens the next iteration:

• Impactful Projects: As the network proves its ability to deliver results, organizations bring more ambitious challenges that require diverse expertise. As trust grows, "local" groups can collaborate on incrementally-greater global solutions.
• Stronger Collaborators: As individuals build portable reputations through validated participation, they become more capable and confident contributors.
• Deeper Trust: When people have a chance to work together, they build trust that leads to deeper collaboration.

Andamio doesn't just solve these problems once. It creates conditions where they are solved again and again, while the network's capacity to tackle bigger challenges continues to grow. This means that people can solve bigger problems.

We want to do work that matters. We want to prove our capabilities through hands-on learning and real contribution. We seek purpose in our opportunities and we build trust through collaboration. We want to share the story about the work we have done so far, because when we do, we'll accomplish more than we could on our own.