You kinda want a way to scalably use existing takes on research value by people you trust somewhat but aren’t full recommenders
Speculation grants basically match this description. One possible difference is that there’s an incentive for speculation granters to predict what recommenders in the round will favor (though they make speculation grants without knowing who’s going to participate as a recommender). I’m curious for your take.
Speculation grants were a great addition! However, applying for a speculation grant still commits the S-process to doing a full evaluation, along with the heavy application process on the user side. I think this can be streamlined a fair amount without losing quality of evaluation, draft of proposal started :)
Thanks for all the extra info on the s-process, this helps clarify my thinking!
Speculation grants were a great addition! However, applying for a speculation grant still commits the S-process to doing a full evaluation, along with the heavy application process on the user side. I think this can be streamlined a fair amount without losing quality of evaluation, draft of proposal started :)
Thanks for all the extra info on the s-process, this helps clarify my thinking!