Mo Shafieeha

---------SIGNAL VS NOISE Social governance in DeFi applications is usually coordinated through online forums and Discord channels. Snapshot applications conduct "off-chain" voting before protocol changes are encoded on the blockchain. DeFi governance evolved organically but created a lot of noise because proposals, discussions, and votes spread... See more

"Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Ed Schein: “Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of culture as a concept is that it points us to phenomena that are below the surface, that are powerful in their impact but invisible and to a considerable degree unconscious. In that sense, culture is to a group what personality or character is to an

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2. MoviesThis is the best use of media and entertainment for education. Unlike any other medium, movies can influence the masses. A 2-3 hour movie can convey many complex and sensitive messages. They impact people's thinking and understanding. History, mathematics, languages, psychology, gender, sexuality, all have been portrayed in movies. Many... See more

The three key governance areas Growing DAOs will likely reach the point where their communities demand governance structures for all three key needs. Below, I share a more detailed breakdown of each of them to help builders/protocol developers identify where they will have to put their focus if they want to build a successful DAO.

One of the most challenging ideas I have encountered. The idea is to recognize a situation in a developing environment. This is done by translating that recognition into a set of cues, plausible goals, and expectations, along with a set of trained actions. If you are familiar with the situation, you construct variations of intended actions on the... See more

Design is about empathy, accessibility, communication of ideas, and improving lives, regardless of context. Design trends come and go, so don't get caught up in the hype and remember that the way a product or service is used today may be entirely different in five or ten years.

Decentralized governance is at the heart of the ideological foundation of crypto: equal participation for all actors. The playbook of progressive decentralization is being followed by more decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. Users and tokenholders can now have more control over protocol parameters, treasury spending, and, in general, the... See more

3. Invite your friends.Key question: Do your friends fit into the target user group? If so, have you invited them yet? LinkedIn and Slack are examples of this one.