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Reflections on RetroPGF Round 3

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January 02
I was a badgeholder for the OP Collective’s RetroPGF Round 3. This article is my attempt to explore and explain why RetroPGF is such a promising innovation and to make some recommendations for subsequent rounds.

Governance is about action, not decision-making

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spengrah
July 13
The common misconception that governance is primarily about decision-making is wrong, outdated, and dangerous. Governance is about taking ACTION.
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Anticapture

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spengrah
February 04
Special thanks to the many people who have greatly influenced my thinking and provided feedback to various versions of this article: Nick Naraghi, Aaron Soskin, David Ehrlichman, Jon Hillis, Ven Gist, Tracheopteryx, David Phelps, Kames Cox-Gheraghty, Nich Kesonpat, Travis Wyche, Tae, Christian Lemp, Joshua Tan, Kevin Seigler, Chase Chapman, Marcus Phillips, Stefen Deleveaux, earth2travis, Daniel Ospina, Lane Rettig, Richard Bartlett.
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Growing a DAO out of the Garden

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spengrah
November 02
This article was originally published in Haus Party, DAOhaus’ newsletter, on October 28, 2020. This version includes some light edits.
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Safe Gardens in Goodhart’s Forest

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spengrah
October 21
This article was originally published in Haus Party, DAOhaus’ newsletter, on October 21, 2020. This version includes some light edits.
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DAOs, Tokens, and Goodhart's Forest

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spengrah
October 14
Tokens are incredibly powerful incentive mechanisms, and power corrupts. Welcome to this multi-part series, in which we’ll explore why tokens are so powerful, how things can go awry, and what can be done about it.