Agree with these points. In the post, I give a toy example of a possible system in which various forms of contests can be used to assess a member’s ability to contribute. It seems as if identifying good generalists might be an easier task than identifying subject matter experts. I would imagine any process to identify expertise would include credentials and track records but I think it may be more important that a community of people that have already established trustworthiness are willing to take bets on a given individual. I think it’s very likely true that being a good generalist is a prerequisite to being an effective subject matter expert. But, yeah, lots of questions.
Agree with these points. In the post, I give a toy example of a possible system in which various forms of contests can be used to assess a member’s ability to contribute. It seems as if identifying good generalists might be an easier task than identifying subject matter experts. I would imagine any process to identify expertise would include credentials and track records but I think it may be more important that a community of people that have already established trustworthiness are willing to take bets on a given individual. I think it’s very likely true that being a good generalist is a prerequisite to being an effective subject matter expert. But, yeah, lots of questions.