🗳️ DAOs Beyond Tokens
🗳️ DAOs Beyond Tokens
🗳️ Humans Over Tokens
DAO governance is evolving beyond simple token voting to focus on human-centered design principles.
Key areas of development include:
- Participation design - Creating systems that encourage meaningful contributor engagement
- Social legitimacy - Building trust and credibility within communities
- Contributor ownership - Ensuring stakeholders have genuine influence over decisions
The most successful DAOs are now designing for humans first, tokens second. This shift recognizes that effective governance requires more than just financial stake - it needs active community participation and social cohesion.
Modern DAOs are experimenting with various governance models:
- Quadratic voting systems
- Delegation mechanisms
- Multisig councils
- Reputation-based models
These approaches aim to create more inclusive and representative decision-making processes that value contribution over capital.
DAO governance ≠ just voting. It’s about: → Participation design → Social legitimacy → Contributor ownership The best DAOs design for humans, not just tokens. 🔗 meeds.io/portal/blog/gu… #DAOCulture #Web3Design
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