The current format, primarily focused on updates, may benefit from a rethink to enhance community interaction and involvement.
Perhaps one thing to consider is: why seek more interaction and involvement? What is the ultimate output that more interaction brings?
I raise this since I have been lurking in DAO boards to understand DAO interaction dynamics. (For this project)
More participation from ‘non experts’ seems to lead to higher noise levels and frustration (see this colorful discussion)
Another thing I have noticed is the obviously huge difference between voters and discussers. A typical post here may have 8 or 9 people commenting, but the eventual vote on snapshot will lead to 3,000 voters.
I raise this because it seems to me that:
- A single Proposer proposes
- A handful of Experts/ Technocrats discuss and give their point of view
- A few thousand Voters/ Delegators read the discussions
- A few thousand voters vote based on what they have read
I have been mulling over the above, and the only place I can see to add useful participation that is not noise, is Step 3 or 4.
Step 3 would be getting more readers (or viewers) if discussions are recorded
Step 4 would be getting more voters (or delegators)
These are just my thoughts - but I have been trying to understand:
- Do DAOs really need more participation in governance?
- If so, at which stage is more participation helpful and not noise?
- How can we add participation in those stages?