Every human-based emerging instance needs trust and structure. Especially DAOs.

The best improvisation groups have a structured set of rules they practice often. This set of rules gives them the freedom they need to take risks into the unknown with in the context of trust. When there is trust and everyone is in sync with the rules we get some of the most enjoyable skits. Here is one of my favorites from Who’s Line Is It Anyway.

Decentralized organizations can take inspiration from this example.

We have a group of people who want to participate in the creation of something magical - just like improvisation groups. One could say that these organizations have ‘rules’, but they are the kind of rules that are needed create a safety. The rules we are talking about are like rules of a game: “if this happens then that happens”, “when we are in this context, this is the most appropriate response.” When everyone is in sync with these rules and there is trust…then magic can happen.

Right now, in most decentralized organizations conversations about these rules have not even started. And “vibes” are confused as signals of trust.

This is why we keep hoping for emergence and keep getting disappointed by it’s absence.

Every human-based emerging instance needs trust and structure. Especially DAOs.

The best improvisation groups have a structured set of rules they practice often. This set of rules gives them the freedom they need to take risks into the unknown with in the context of trust. When there is trust and everyone is in sync with the rules we get some of the most enjoyable skits. Here is one of my favorites from Who’s Line Is It Anyway.

Decentralized organizations can take inspiration from this example.

We have a group of people who want to participate in the creation of something magical - just like improvisation groups. One could say that these organizations have ‘rules’, but they are the kind of rules that are needed create a safety. The rules we are talking about are like rules of a game: “if this happens then that happens”, “when we are in this context, this is the most appropriate response.” When everyone is in sync with these rules and there is trust…then magic can happen.

Right now, in most decentralized organizations conversations about these rules have not even started. And “vibes” are confused as signals of trust.

This is why we keep hoping for emergence and keep getting disappointed by it’s absence.