# Idea Categorisation Analysis

## Idea Categorisation Analysis

- [Overview](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/overview.md): Analysis of how funding is categorised in the Catalyst funding process for the Cardano treasury with suggested improvements to funding categorisation
- [Overview](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/approaches/overview.md): Comparison between categorisation approaches used for the suggested idea funding categories and challenge settings
- [Broad vs Specific Categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/approaches/broad-vs-specific-categorisations.md): Comparing funding categorisation based on the specificity of the categorisation
- [Inclusive vs Exclusive Categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/approaches/inclusive-vs-exclusive-categorisations.md): Comparing the differences between inclusive and exclusive funding categorisation
- [Unique vs Overlapping Categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/approaches/unique-vs-overlapping-categorisations.md): Comparing the differences between unique and overlapping funding categorisations
- [Recurring vs Changing Categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/approaches/recurring-vs-changing-categorisations.md): Comparing the differences between recurring and changing funding categorisations
- [Overview](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/overview.md): Reasons why the suggested idea funding categories offer a better solution for idea based funding categorisations
- [Efficient](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/efficient.md): Suggested idea funding categories are more efficient for all stakeholders in the funding process
- [Simple](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/simple.md): Suggested idea funding categories are a simple effective approach to funding categorisation
- [Flexible](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/flexible.md): Suggested idea funding categories are more flexible to a varied number and quality of proposals
- [Scalable](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/scalable.md): Suggested idea funding categories are easier to scale than the challenge setting process
- [Effectively Directs Funding](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/effectively-directs-funding.md): Suggested idea funding categories are able to effectively direct funding with complimentary approaches and an independent objective setting process
- [Egalitarian](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/egalitarian.md): Suggested idea funding categories are more effective at being an egalitarian form of funding categorisation
- [Promotes Healthy Competition](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/advantages-of-suggested-idea-categories/promotes-healthy-competition.md): Suggested idea funding categories promote healthy competition between a diverse amount of proposals
- [Incentives & Game Theory For Open Source Development](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/incentives-and-game-theory-for-open-source-development.md): Exploring how funding categorisations can help with better incentivising projects to create open source software
- [Community Priorities & Idea Proposal Supply Dynamics](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/community-priorities-and-idea-proposal-supply-dynamics.md): Analysing how community priorities and proposal idea supply impact each other and funding categorisation
- [Addressing Concerns & Challenging Funding Situations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations.md): What challenging funding situations can occur and what options do we have to resolve those problems?
- [High Proposal Competition](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/high-proposal-competition.md): Concerns over the impact of increased competition for proposers with fewer resources or who are new to the ecosystem when considering the funding categorisations used
- [Proposers With Fewer Resources Considerations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/high-proposal-competition/proposers-with-fewer-resources-considerations.md)
- [Low Proposal Visibility](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/low-proposal-visibility.md): What problems exist around proposal visibility using different funding categorisation approaches and how can those problems be solved
- [Reducing Idea Generation](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/reducing-idea-generation.md): How could funding categorisation impact the ease of idea generation and how that problem could be resolved
- [Decreased Proposal Submission Encouragement](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/decreased-proposal-submission-encouragement.md): How funding categorisations could discourage proposal submission and potential solutions to prevent this
- [Difficulty Directing Funding](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/difficulty-directing-funding.md): Concerns with broad categorisation and making it easy to direct funding to certain areas of the ecosystem
- [Reduced Verifiability](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/reduced-verifiability.md): Considerations for how the community will be able to verify and audit the impact of proposals based on funding categorisation
- [Less Specialised Challenge Teams](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/less-specialised-challenge-teams.md): Concerns for how broad categorisation could impact the effectiveness of challenge teams
- [Not Enough Proposals Submitted](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/not-enough-proposals-submitted.md): What can be done to prevent situations where not enough proposals are submitted into a funding categorisation?
- [Low Quality Proposals](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/low-quality-proposals.md): What happens when a funding categorisation is filled with low quality proposals? How can this be prevented or mitigated?
- [High Quality Proposals Cannot Be Submitted](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/high-quality-proposals-cannot-be-submitted.md): What happens when the funding categorisations prevent high quality proposals from being submitted?
- [Excessive Funding Requests](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/addressing-concerns-and-challenging-funding-situations/excessive-funding-requests.md): What happens when there is excessive requests from individuals and teams in the funding categorisations?
- [Alternative Idea Funding Categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/alternative-idea-funding-categorisations.md): Comparing the use of a different number of idea based categorisations and the potential implications of each approach
- [One categorisation](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/alternative-idea-funding-categorisations/one-categorisation.md): Considerations for using one categorisation
- [Three categorisations](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/alternative-idea-funding-categorisations/three-categorisations.md): Considerations for using three categorisations
- [Four categorisations (Recommended)](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/alternative-idea-funding-categorisations/four-categorisations-recommended.md): Considerations for using four categorisations
- [Approaches For Directing Funding](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/approaches-for-directing-funding.md): Exploring others ways that could be used to more effectively direct funding than just through how we approach funding categorisations
- [Egalitarian Funding Categorisation](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/egalitarian-funding-categorisation.md): Discussing the importance of people having equal access to opportunity with proposals looking for funding
- [Focus Area Categorisation Approaches](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/analysis/focus-area-categorisation-approaches.md): Exploring some differences between categorisations created based on location, ecosystem function, organisation function and beneficiary based focus areas
- [Small & Early Stage Ideas Category](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/experimental-categories-analysis/small-and-early-stage-ideas-category.md): Details on why the Small & Early Stage Ideas category was created and what problem it solves
- [Use Cases & Types Of Proposer](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/experimental-categories-analysis/small-and-early-stage-ideas-category/use-cases-and-types-of-proposer.md): What use cases and types of proposer would use a category for small and early stage ideas?
- [Category Rule Approaches](https://docs.catalystcontributors.org/idea-categorisation-analysis/experimental-categories-analysis/small-and-early-stage-ideas-category/category-rule-approaches.md): Different potential rules that the category could adopt for small and early stage ideas