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Making An Assessment

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Overview​

Assessments are garden-level evaluations that document impact across the Eight Forms of Capital (Living, Material, Financial, Social, Intellectual, Experiential, Spiritual, Cultural). They aggregate individual work into a broader picture of your garden's regenerative contribution and create on-chain attestation records via EAS.

Use assessments when you need to formally evaluate your garden's progress, prepare for funding rounds, or create a baseline for comparing impact over time.

Garden impact tab — hypercert highlights and assessment summary

How It Works​

  1. 1

    Open assessments

    Navigate to your garden's Assessments tab in the admin dashboard.

  2. 2

    Create new assessment

    Set the title, description, timeline, and evaluation domain. Choose which forms of capital you are evaluating.

  3. 3

    Attach strategy config

    Include diagnosis, target outcomes, and supporting references. Document your assumptions and methodology.

  4. 4

    Publish

    Submit the assessment on-chain. Confirm it is visible in the garden's assessment list.

When to create assessments

If: You have accumulated a body of approved work and want to measure overall impact

Do: Create a comprehensive assessment covering the relevant forms of capital.

Then: Use the assessment as a basis for hypercert minting or funding reports.

If: You are entering a funding round or grant cycle

Do: Create a time-bounded assessment matching the grant period.

Then: Export the assessment data for inclusion in grant applications.

If: You need to adjust strategy mid-cycle

Do: Create a follow-on assessment rather than editing the existing one.

Then: Document how the new assessment builds on or diverges from the previous one.

Best Practices​

  • Keep assessment names stable and date ranges explicit so they can be referenced consistently
  • Document assumptions in attached config references — future evaluators need to understand your methodology
  • Use follow-on assessments for major scope changes rather than editing existing assessments
  • Align assessment timelines with your garden's natural work cycles (seasonal, quarterly, etc.)
  • Review approved work in the garden before creating an assessment to ensure the data is complete

What's Next​

Next best action

Turn your assessed impact into tradeable impact certificates.

Creating Impact Certificates