Yes, this space is fascinating. New possibilities are emerging everywhere. People seem to be throwing money around like Fall leaves. However, this level of hype creates illusions that web3 can solve all sorts of problems. But the truth is that web3 has it’s own very obvious drawbacks that include: Scalable DistributionTargeted DiscoverabilityGetting all your NFTs stolen by accidentally signing a malicious contract.So, before we start a new project in web3 we start with the question: “Why web3...

Yes, this space is fascinating. New possibilities are emerging everywhere. People seem to be throwing money around like Fall leaves. However, this level of hype creates illusions that web3 can solve all sorts of problems. But the truth is that web3 has it’s own very obvious drawbacks that include: Scalable DistributionTargeted DiscoverabilityGetting all your NFTs stolen by accidentally signing a malicious contract.So, before we start a new project in web3 we start with the question: “Why web3...

I spent 6 hours trying to figure out how to run an image compiler in Visual Studio Code. The last time I coded was never. It was a VERY frustrating process. Frustration is a very powerful emotion. It comes when humans are dead set on doing/achieving/going somewhere and something is stopping them. When we feel this feeling for long enough it makes us do things we never planned to do. It creates a pattern interrupt. Pattern interrupts are opportunities because it shakes us out of the status quo...

I spent 6 hours trying to figure out how to run an image compiler in Visual Studio Code. The last time I coded was never. It was a VERY frustrating process. Frustration is a very powerful emotion. It comes when humans are dead set on doing/achieving/going somewhere and something is stopping them. When we feel this feeling for long enough it makes us do things we never planned to do. It creates a pattern interrupt. Pattern interrupts are opportunities because it shakes us out of the status quo...

Have you ever been curious, neigh - wondered, why the word ‘wonder’ is used so frequently in the web3 space? WonderFi Wonderland Protocol Wonderverse The Alice in Wonderland theme seems to be a strong metaphor for web3. But what does that mean? That we’re all just Alice on an uncontrollable rollercoaster ride of bunnies, mushrooms and morally ambiguous characters? I hope not. I mean, if we truly want to share the magic of web3 with the rest of the world - replying to the emotions that come wi...

Have you ever been curious, neigh - wondered, why the word ‘wonder’ is used so frequently in the web3 space? WonderFi Wonderland Protocol Wonderverse The Alice in Wonderland theme seems to be a strong metaphor for web3. But what does that mean? That we’re all just Alice on an uncontrollable rollercoaster ride of bunnies, mushrooms and morally ambiguous characters? I hope not. I mean, if we truly want to share the magic of web3 with the rest of the world - replying to the emotions that come wi...

Empathy can suck. There are different forms of empathy, but the uniting definition is the process of understanding and feeling what others are feeling. Have you ever tried empathizing with everything all the time? Ask any empath - and they will tell you that it sucks the energy right out of you, it’s completely overwhelming, and the quickest road to burnout. The word has been getting thrown around a lot over the last 10 years. “We need more empathy in work spaces.” ”Leaders need to empathize ...

Empathy can suck. There are different forms of empathy, but the uniting definition is the process of understanding and feeling what others are feeling. Have you ever tried empathizing with everything all the time? Ask any empath - and they will tell you that it sucks the energy right out of you, it’s completely overwhelming, and the quickest road to burnout. The word has been getting thrown around a lot over the last 10 years. “We need more empathy in work spaces.” ”Leaders need to empathize ...

Every organization needs a structure. Yes, even DAOs. Especially DAOs. How the organization is designed (and thus structured) depends on what it wants to signal and what kind of change it seeks to make with it’s existence. ** **A castle was designed to signal power, wealth, status and the change it sought to make was to give serfs a sense of safety from marauding bandits, and of course to secure valuables owned by the ruling lords. The cabin DAO is designed to signal comradery, creativity, co...

Every organization needs a structure. Yes, even DAOs. Especially DAOs. How the organization is designed (and thus structured) depends on what it wants to signal and what kind of change it seeks to make with it’s existence. ** **A castle was designed to signal power, wealth, status and the change it sought to make was to give serfs a sense of safety from marauding bandits, and of course to secure valuables owned by the ruling lords. The cabin DAO is designed to signal comradery, creativity, co...

This is not an exhaustive list, but it has served me well this far:Internet: yep.Curiosity: This is the fuel that will keep you moving through the chaos.Imperfection: we’re 90% millennials (don’t quote me on that) and we can smell bullshit from a mile away (definitely quote me on that) don’t come to the DAOverse pretending to know it all or expecting to know it all. The Bhagavad-Gita says, “It is better to follow your own path, however imperfectly, than to follow someone else’s perfectly.”Tim...

This is not an exhaustive list, but it has served me well this far:Internet: yep.Curiosity: This is the fuel that will keep you moving through the chaos.Imperfection: we’re 90% millennials (don’t quote me on that) and we can smell bullshit from a mile away (definitely quote me on that) don’t come to the DAOverse pretending to know it all or expecting to know it all. The Bhagavad-Gita says, “It is better to follow your own path, however imperfectly, than to follow someone else’s perfectly.”Tim...

Web3 has a marshmallow problem. In the 1970s Stanford conducted a well known experiment that tested the correlation of delayed gratification with long term success. In brief, a set of children were put in a room alone with a marshmallow. They were told that if they didn’t eat the marshmallow before the adult returned they would get two marshmallows. Majority of the kids stuffed themselves. However, the minority that waited for the adult to return were better able to deal with frustration and ...

Web3 has a marshmallow problem. In the 1970s Stanford conducted a well known experiment that tested the correlation of delayed gratification with long term success. In brief, a set of children were put in a room alone with a marshmallow. They were told that if they didn’t eat the marshmallow before the adult returned they would get two marshmallows. Majority of the kids stuffed themselves. However, the minority that waited for the adult to return were better able to deal with frustration and ...

What gets most of us very excited about DAOs is the spontaneous magic that they can manifest. From purchasing high value NFTs or F1 teams, to vibing with people you never thought you’d have the opportunity to meet. This phenomenon is called emergence and it’s magical: a flower blooming in spring, a sprout popping up from the soil, the birth of a child. It fills one with wonder (I write about designing web3 for wonder here). But emergence does not happen in a vacuum, indeed it needs constraint...

What gets most of us very excited about DAOs is the spontaneous magic that they can manifest. From purchasing high value NFTs or F1 teams, to vibing with people you never thought you’d have the opportunity to meet. This phenomenon is called emergence and it’s magical: a flower blooming in spring, a sprout popping up from the soil, the birth of a child. It fills one with wonder (I write about designing web3 for wonder here). But emergence does not happen in a vacuum, indeed it needs constraint...

The harmony of decentralized and centralized. “The Tao gave birth to One. The One gave birth to Two. The Two gave birth to Three. The Three gave birth to all of creation. All things carry Yin yet embrace Yang. They blend their life breaths in order to produce harmony.” -Lao Tzu Translated by J H McDonald

The harmony of decentralized and centralized. “The Tao gave birth to One. The One gave birth to Two. The Two gave birth to Three. The Three gave birth to all of creation. All things carry Yin yet embrace Yang. They blend their life breaths in order to produce harmony.” -Lao Tzu Translated by J H McDonald

Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work enlightened me to two culture types:Permission cultures don’t allow you to do anything unless you’ve been told or given authority. Constraint cultures allow you can do anything unless there is consensus that you can’t or shouldn’t. Having worked in both, I can say with confidence that working in #2 is far better than type #1. However, for #2 to be viable, they have to be attached to an aligned culture. A constraint culture that is not aligned can lead to...

Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work enlightened me to two culture types:Permission cultures don’t allow you to do anything unless you’ve been told or given authority. Constraint cultures allow you can do anything unless there is consensus that you can’t or shouldn’t. Having worked in both, I can say with confidence that working in #2 is far better than type #1. However, for #2 to be viable, they have to be attached to an aligned culture. A constraint culture that is not aligned can lead to...

Feeling safe and being safe are two very different things. Humans tend to create internal environments that match our past experiences and future hopes. Sometimes the internal world we have created does not accurately reflect the reality of our external environment. Just because it feels safer in a car, does not mean it is safer than a commercial airliner. Just because it feels safe to own something worth $200,000 in a meta mask wallet, does not mean it’s as safe as having it locked in a safe...

Feeling safe and being safe are two very different things. Humans tend to create internal environments that match our past experiences and future hopes. Sometimes the internal world we have created does not accurately reflect the reality of our external environment. Just because it feels safer in a car, does not mean it is safer than a commercial airliner. Just because it feels safe to own something worth $200,000 in a meta mask wallet, does not mean it’s as safe as having it locked in a safe...