DAOs and Decentralized Governance
This thread explores decentralized autonomous organizations, governance mechanisms, and the convergence between DAOs and cooperative traditions.
References
| Reference | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Metagov research | To gather | DAO governance patterns |
| Other Internet essays | To gather | Crypto-institutional analysis |
| Sociocracy/consent resources | To gather | Cooperative governance parallels |
| DAO failure case studies | To gather | Learning from breakdowns |
People
| Person | Status | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Schneider | To create | Platform coops, exit to community |
| Primavera de Filippi | To create | Blockchain governance researcher |
| Joshua Tan | To create | Metagov, computational governance |
Concepts
| Concept | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DAO-Cooperative Convergence | Exists | Bridging traditions |
| On-chain governance | To create | Code-based decision making |
| Exit vs Voice | To create | Hirschman applied to tokens |
| Legitimacy | To create | What makes decisions binding? |
Notes & Research
Praxis
- Document DAO experiments being tracked
- Map governance patterns and failures
- Connect to cooperative principles
- Explore autopoietic DAO design
Immediate Direction
Questions to answer:
- What DAO experiments are you tracking or participating in?
- What governance patterns need documentation?
- How does this connect to autopoiesis and self-organization?
Entry points
- DAO-Cooperative Convergence
- Organizing and Autopoiesis — Related thread