Tom

We believe that the social architecture and organizational psychology of crypto community spaces deserves as much attention as formal voting systems. The conversational infrastructure (i.e. Discord channels, forum organization, group chat surfaces, etc.) that orders discussions is absolutely critical to the development of thriving virtual... See more

Amateurs try to manage a community, but great leaders create more leaders. Nearly every challenge of building a community can be met by asking yourself, “How do I achieve this by working with my people, not doing it for them?” In other words, approach community-building as progressive acts of collaboration—doing more with others every step of the... See more

The people who build collective power are typically individuals who have lacked traditional access to individualized power. What they know too is that collective power is, well, empowering.

Collective power is energizing.

Collective power is generative.

Collective power is engaging.

Collective power is joyful.

Collective power activates others.

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At the end of the day, a community platform should have a feature set that accomplishes two key goals: (1) to make the community leader's life easier, and (2) to improve member experience.

early allies who care about what you care about enough to manifest your idea for a community into an actual gathering of human beings. Though there may not be many of them, the first people you involve are consequential. They will set the tone and direction for the future of your group.

Out of everything I’ve ever written, “The Post Individual” best encapsulates what I’ve learned about life online: that to go online is to become reindividualized and born again as a slice of self that interacts with the slices of selves of others. Through this we are building a new society that redefines what individualism even is.

We need both: leadership and co-creation

My sense is that for communities to thrive we need both leadership and co-creation. We need a culture of co-creation to unlock the infinite potential of our groups. And we need to accept and appreciate the value of the people who choose to step into a bigger role. They are doing more than just co-creating,... See more

What we believe to be most promising about emerging spaces like Trust is their potential to grow into collectively-owned social and cultural institutions built on decentralised infrastructure: democratically governed manifestations of collective interest ranging from political aims to fandoms, contributed to and run by their members.

Contributions to the squad are positive sum. And in return for their contribution, members have access to an expanded set of opportunities, claims on future economic flows and guarantees backed by the group.