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We are committed to a better world, not to one way of getting there.
- We develop ideas that change worlds and beliefs.
- We research and seek to understand what really matters.
- We set protocol agendas and push governance initiatives.
- We design ambitious experiments and scalable software.
- We invest in and care for organizations we believe in.
- We advise and consult with values-aligned projects.
Our aim is to create alignment between technology, values, and culture. Walk with us.
Governance & Stewardship
We bring a careful research-driven, and purposeful approach to governance of protocols and institutions. As an independent, values-drien organizatio… we aim to distribute cryptoeconomic value widely, advance the adoption of democratic and community-led governance designs, and increase the positive externalities of protocols inside and outside the crypto space. Currently, we bring this perspective to our work in Gitcoin and Uniswap governance.
Research
The ground truth of Uniswap governance and its greatest opportunities for improvement.
The future of public arts institutions: a proposal and conversation with Hito Steryl.
Uniswap governance is quickly becoming an important venue for lobbying by groups whose goals extend beyond the bounds of the Uniswap protocol.
Memes, memories, micro-mythologies: an investigation of how communities build worlds and record their own histories on the internet.
Cultivating positive vibes, working in public, and rewarding contributions: PoolTogether showcases the challenges of working for an open protocol.
As it progressively decentralizes, Uniswap faces three core tensions around community strategy and off-chain governance.
Moving Castles is an organisational metaphor and real-time media type which combines collective agency and public participation in modular and portable multiplayer miniverses.
An era of global protocols requires a visionary definition of public goods, in service of others and towards civilizational longevity.
Approaching identity as a composable inventory enables us to better handle the challenges of interoperability, pseudonymity, and collectivity.
Paid groups, bespoke social networks, and the meaning of community for internet-native businesses.
How token-based projects attain value and adoption in decentralized environments.
Software applications can utilize spatial interfaces to afford users powerful ways of thinking and interacting.
Headless brands are decentralized consensus systems which facilitate emergent narratives without centralized oversight.