WHAT IS TOKEN ENGINEERING (TE)?

To·ken En·gi·neer·ing /ˈtōkən/ /enjəˈniriNG/

1. An emerging engineering discipline focused on holistic systems design and the theory, practice, and tools used to design and verify tokenized ecosystems i.e. cyptoeconomic systems and their simulation using tools like cadCAD.

2. A discipline of responsibility; adhering to the highest principles of ethical conduct (from ethical engineering)

3. A community pushing forward the field of token engineering in theory and practice. (See more Modeling Crypto Protocols as Complex Systems, TE Process)

The term engineering is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning “cleverness” and ingeniare, meaning “to contrive, devise”.

Source: https://medium.com/token-engineering-commons/wielding-promethean-fire-the-importance-of-te-public-goods-9afba0ce5a43

References: Towards a Practive of Token Engineering - Trent McConaghy, Founder of Ocean Protocol https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/towards-a-practice-of-token-engineering-b02feeeff7ca

On the Practice of Token Engineering Part 1 https://medium.com/block-science/on-the-practice-of-token-engineering-part-i-c2cc2434e727

Token Engineering in Practice - Dr. Michael Zargham, Chief Engineer at Block.Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRqXAlpWl0Y

ABOUT THIS GRANT

"🌉 Just as civil engineering lets people feel confident driving across a bridge without reading its blueprints, token engineering does the same for society's next critical infrastructure: crypto-economic systems.

⚙️ Token engineering provides the tools and processes to ensure that blockchain systems are safe, resilient, and trustworthy. This analytical rigor is crucial for building public trust and adoption of Web3 technologies. It's the essence of Web3 public good. " -Token Engineering Commons @tecmns

The field of TE is incredibly important to bridge the gap of emerging and reliable tech to build sound digital public infrastructure.

Funding education in the field is crucial to train more practitioners to meet the growing demands of rapid growth in the development of cryptoeconomic systems and new forms of digital organization.

I had the honor and opportunity to work on the first-ever free educational course in Token Engineering - TE Fundamentals - offered by the Token Engineering Academy. https://tokenengineering.net/

Working with TE Academy Founder Angela Kreitenweis and several other research colleagues, I created the governance module - condensing hundreds of videos, articles, and academic papers into a course and extensive library for open study. The work took 6+ months (and a lot of blood, sweat & tears) and it is still only scratching the surface of study.

If you haven't had a chance, I encourage you to check it and the other modules out: https://tokenengineering.net/course/tef-module5/

I would like to repurpose the content into articles for easier and wider digestion for folks who may not have the time or interest to do an entire course, but are interested in selected topics, and create a more accessible bite-sized body of knowledge.

In addition, I would love to refer anyone interested in contributing to the creation of educational TE materials, particularly in governance, to communities and channels working on various layers of study.

HOW YOUR DONATIONS WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORTS

Donations received will go towards hiring a writer(s)/editor(s) to support in the process. There was at one point a TE writer's guild who created incredible content, but due to a lack of funding, could not continue their valuable work.

I will be sourcing support from that group, and although some of them would volunteer, I would love to be able to compensate them for their time in creating these highly valuable public goods.

ABOUT THE GRANTEE Jessica Zartler works in communications and research @block_science, is an advisor & course creator @tokengineering academy, researcher & fundraising @Bonding_Curves Research Group, and a volunteer for @cadcad_org. She was a founding steward @tecmns, and formerly worked in communications and ecosystem development @commonsstack.

Follow for updates or DM if you have completed the TE Fundamentals Governance Module and would like to contribute to expanding or repurposing the content https://twitter.com/JessicaZartler