Governance Challenges
How the Challenges page organises governance analysis
The Challenges page is where the community reviews on-chain governance metrics, assesses research-backed challenges, and rates data-driven findings. Your assessments here surface the most impactful governance issues and feed into the Identify and Prioritise stages that follow.
Goal
Surface the most pressing governance challenges in the Cardano ecosystem. By rating on-chain metric findings and research-identified themes, the community produces aggregate scores that reveal which governance areas need the most attention.
- Review real on-chain data across 4 governance actor categories
- Rate challenges on Impact, Changeability, and Sentiment
- Review Data Analysis Notes that provide research context
- Feed results into the Identify stage for actionable recommendations
The Challenges Process
Step-by-step workflow on the Challenges page:
Choose a Metric Category
Select one of four governance actor categories: Ada Holders, DReps, SPOs, or Constitutional Committee. Each contains on-chain metric charts from real blockchain data.
Review Challenges and Findings
Each metric chart has research-backed challenges (highlighted in amber) and data-driven findings. Challenges represent overarching themes identified from the research. Each has Data Analysis Notes providing supporting evidence.
Rate Each Challenge
Use the Governance Matrix to rate Impact and Changeability. Use the Sentiment slider for your overall feeling. Optionally leave a written rationale or mark "I don't know" if unsure.
Move to Identification
Once you have rated challenges, proceed to the Identify stage. The aggregated scores appear in the Identify side panel, helping you form concrete problems and recommendations backed by community data.
Features Explained
Three-Axis Rating System
The core way you express your opinion
Every challenge and finding can be rated on three independent axes, plus an "I don't know" option for honest uncertainty.
How significant is this issue? Low (-1) to High (+1).
How feasible is it to fix? Hard to change (-1) to Easy (+1).
Your gut feeling. Negative (-1) to Positive (+1).
If you are unsure, mark it honestly. This helps gauge assessment ability and keeps aggregate scores accurate.
Governance Matrix
Interactive drag-to-rate visualization
A 2D grid where X-axis = Impact and Y-axis = Changeability. Click or drag the dot to set your rating. The grid snaps to 0.5 increments. Try it:
0.00 (Neutral)
This is a live demo. On the real Challenges page, your ratings save automatically and contribute to community aggregates.
On-Chain Metric Charts
Real blockchain data across 4 actor categories
The Challenges page presents 12 metric charts organized into four governance actor categories. Each chart visualises on-chain data and includes analyst findings with Data Analysis Notes.
Challenges & Findings
Two types of content to assess
Each metric chart contains two types of items:
Challenge Themes
Overarching governance challenges identified from research and community interviews. Each theme has Data Analysis Notes providing supporting evidence. These are highlighted with amber borders.
Example: "Proposals are complex to analyze" with notes about voters wanting expert analysis and CC members wanting templates.
Data Findings
Specific findings drawn directly from the chart data. Each finding describes a pattern, trend, or anomaly spotted by analysts. You rate each finding individually using the three-axis system.
Example: "Less than half of all votes contain a rationale, and even fewer are high-quality."
Sticky Chart Panel
Desktop reference while scrolling
On desktop, a collapsible panel on the left keeps the current metric chart visible while you scroll through its challenges and rate them. This lets you reference the data without scrolling back up.
How Your Ratings Are Used
Aggregated
Individual ratings are averaged across all participants to produce community-wide impact, changeability, and sentiment scores for every challenge and finding.
Visualised
Aggregate scores populate the Governance Matrix on the Challenges page and the side panel on the Identify page, giving the community a visual map of priorities.
Fed Forward
High-impact challenges become evidence for problems on the Identify page. Those problems feed into the Prioritise stage for scoring, and eventually into formal CPS/CIP proposals.
Ready to Start?
Choose where to go next:
Go to Challenges
Start reviewing governance metrics, rate research-backed challenges, and share your assessment on key issues.
Open Challenges pageLearn about the Identify stage
Continue the onboarding guide to learn how governance problems are identified and submitted for community review.
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