The concept of "the mom test" comes from our designer @DorothyToth and the way she has broken down difficult, technical, and downright gnarly topics into terms her lovely mother would be able to follow along with.
When initially wading into the AT Protocol @arsdehnel was pondering different ways to share what was so exciting and inspiring. Unknowingly he stumbled onto what was essentially the same concept: if we are to get the general public engaged in the excitement of what the AT Protocol could bring to the web then it needs to be approachable and explainable.
At a team "planning meeting" (consuming pizza and beers while loosely discussing ideas and a roadmap) these two ideas connected and this project was born.