Hey Zindians! 👋 I’ve been thinking about how we can make our competitions even more impactful and aligned with real-world needs. One idea that came to mind is this: 💡 What if Zindi involved the community in selecting the evaluation metric before the actual competition starts? Here’s how it could work: 🔹 A “placebo” challenge is launched with just the problem statement and a sample dataset. 🔹 Zindians propose custom evaluation metrics along with baseline models or justifications for why their metric makes sense. 🔹 The most optimal, fair, and client-aligned metric is then selected — and used in the real competition. This would: ✅ Engage the community beyond just competing ✅ Promote fairness and innovation in how solutions are scored ✅ Ensure better alignment with what the client actually values It could even come with small rewards for the best metric proposals. What do you think, fellow Zindians? @Zindi