The Internet of Value

Fieldwork

IoV Research Foundation

A skill-based research commons for systems thinking, modeling, protocol implementation, and public evidence.

Community Expression

A research commons, not just a website

IoV Research Foundation is the community expression for systems thinking and modeling work inside The Internet of Value.

It turns protocol research, whitepapers, implementation notes, calculators, public diagrams, and product testing into evidence-bearing contribution without treating the public website as protocol source of truth.

Performance validation

Systems Thinking & Modeling as a skill route

In the Value Log pilot, IoV Research Foundation validates Performance records related to protocol research, modeling, architecture, product testing, public writing, and implementation evidence. Credits are non-monetary reference units.

~~Learning

Concept formation

Reading, modeling, field notes, experiments, diagrams, and protocol vocabulary work.

~~Earning

Research contribution

Public papers, implementation work, product testing, validated models, and contribution records.

~~OrgBuilding

Commons stewardship

Spec discipline, documentation, governance scaffolds, and public infrastructure for the research commons.

Reference levels

A pilot ladder for research contribution

These are community-scoped reference levels for the pilot. They are not universal human rankings and they do not override canonical protocol records.

Level
Name
Meaning
L0
Observer
Understands the frame and records useful observations.
L1
Contributor
Adds evidence, notes, examples, diagrams, or implementation feedback.
L2
Modeler
Turns scattered observations into named relationships, flows, and testable structures.
L3
Architect
Connects models to software, governance, and fieldwork without losing protocol boundaries.
L4
Research steward
Maintains conceptual coherence across papers, specs, tools, and public evidence.

What becomes visible

  • Validated research time and non-monetary contribution credits.
  • Which SAOcommons lane a contribution served: learning, earning, or organization-building.
  • How implementation work grounds the Observer Attention research without pretending the pilot is final protocol truth.

Boundaries

  • The canonical protocol source remains the Spec API and spec repositories.
  • Credits are not wages, payouts, tokens, equity, or treasury claims.
  • Public profile projections are consented aggregates, not private logs or raw evidence.