[Proposal] Innovation Hub on drupal.org

Created on 5 June 2024, 5 months ago

Problem/Motivation

A place to propose innovative ideas for Drupal and give them visibility across the whole community. Key objectives include:

To stimulate innovation and aggregate initiatives into common goals.
To give more visibility to initiatives that generate more interest, creating a medium-term vision for the community.
The possibility of better-validating ideas and even concentrating resources on their development.
To provide an overview of innovation in the community and the progress of each initiative.

To advance the goals of the Innovation initiative the project sought to build upon the foundation of ongoing and previous efforts and join forces with their contributors,

More info:
See the Innovation Hub Planning doc for more information.

Steps to reproduce

N/A

Proposed resolution

Plan:
Create mockups and specs. (In Progress)
Build:

A Drupal module to install into Drupal.org. (In Progress)
Integrate:
Leverage Open Collective to manage funds.
Promote:
Share with the community.

Remaining tasks

  • Submit Community initiative Proposal
  • Build a Drupal module to install into Drupal.org. (In Progress)
  • Leverage Open Collective to manage funds.
  • Share with the community.

Estimate

User interface changes

Mockup

API changes

  • Create custom entities
  • Create routes to add and remove supporters
  • OpenCollective implementation or customization

Data model changes

🌱 Plan
Status

Needs review

Component

User interface

Created by

🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US

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  • Issue created by @teknorah
  • 🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US

    Refined description to include more links and use more bullet points

  • 🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US

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  • Status changed to RTBC 5 months ago
  • 🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US
    • Removed [Proposal] prefix in title.
    • Changed component to Proposed Plan.
    • Changed status to RTBC.
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  • 🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US
  • 🇺🇸United States teknorah Mokena, IL, US
  • 🇺🇸United States hestenet Portland, OR 🇺🇸
  • 🇺🇸United States gusaus

    During an Innovation Initiative Meeting on June 25th, 2024, we discussed steps for moving forward with the Innovation Hub proposal for Drupal.org. Participants included Gus Austin (gusaus), Tim Lehnen (hestenet), and Ricardo Marcelino (rfmarcelino). Key points discussed:

    Project Dependencies and Timing:

    • Tim noted that progress on the Innovation Hub may be delayed until the initial stages of the Drupal 10 (D10) upgrade on Drupal.org are complete, as that upgrade currently has top priority. However, he suggested that developing the Innovation Hub as a set of custom modules on a generic D10 site could allow for a “jump start” and potential evaluation for later integration into Drupal.org.
    • Gus acknowledged the delay but suggested that the team could advance the project independently of the Drupal Association’s involvement, particularly if there’s an approved plan and funding.

    Funding Mechanism:

    Open Collective integration is already a dependency of the Innovation Hub. Tim mentioned that CFO approval would be required to use Open Collective (OC) as the mechanism for the funding portion of the hub. Gus requested clarification on this point, as it wasn’t immediately clear why CFO approval would be necessary for using OC via the Open Collective module.

    Next Steps:

    • Gus proposed that the team seek Innovation Working Group (IWG) approval on the hub concept as a next step.
    • Tim agreed, noting that once IWG and CFO approvals are in place, the team could move forward on the specific goals and funding pathways.
    • Ricardo suggested focusing first on validating the initial work completed, as iterations on code are time-intensive.
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