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As A Community
William Mougayar
Investor, Advisor, Board Member
Author, The Business Blockchain
Founder, The Token Summit and WMX
@wmougayar
wmougayar@gmail.com
EthCC Paris March 7 2019
2. Disclosures and Market Activities
âą Book (10 languages)
âą Token Summit
âą Blogging
âą WMX Blockchain Index
âą Strategic Advisory
âą Boards & Foundations
âą Startups Investments
âą ICOs participation &
Advisory
âą Regulatory interactions
8. © 2019 William Mougayar @wmougayar
âȘ Open source and open
standards pioneer since
the 90âs
âȘ Author of AMQP
âȘ Editor, RestMS
âȘ Author, 30 protocols and
distributed systems
âȘ Launched edgenet (mesh)
9. Communities Toolbox
© 2019 William Mougayar @wmougayar
â Strong mission
â Free entry
â Transparency
â Free contributors
â Full re-mixability
â Strong protocols
â Fair authority
â Non-tribalism
â Self-organization
â Tolerance
â Measurable success
â High scoring
â Decentralization
â Free workspace
â Smooth learning
â Regular structure
â Positivity
â Sense of humor
â Minimalism
â Sane funding
Source: Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
10. 1. Strong Mission
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- the stated reason for the groupâs existence
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
11. 2. Free Entry
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how easy it is for people to join the group
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
12. 3. Transparency
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A-
- how openly and publicly decisions are
made
âGroups that work in secret do not
achieve wisdom.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
13. 4. Free Contributors
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how far people are paid to contribute
âOne Free contributor is worth 10 paid
contributors.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
14. 5. Full Remixability
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how far contributors can remix each
othersâ work
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
15. 6. Strong Protocols
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
B
- how well the rules are written
âGood protocols let strangers collaborate
without up-front agreement.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
16. 7. Fair Authority
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
C
- how well the rules are enforced
âWithout authority, rules have no
strength.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
17. 8. Non Tribalism
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
B
- how far the group claims to own its
participants
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
18. 9. Self-Organization
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how far individuals can assign their own
tasks
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
19. 10. Tolerance
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
C
- how the group embraces conflicts
âThere are no dangerous opinions, only
dangerous responses.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
20. 11. Measurable Success
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
C+
- how well the group can measure its
progress
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
21. 12. High Scoring
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
B
- how the group rewards its participants
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
22. 13. Decentralization
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A++
- how widely the group is spread out
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
23. 14. Free workspaces
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how easy it is to create new projects
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
24. 15. Smooth Learning
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A-
- how easy it is to get started and keep
learning
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
25. 16. Regular Structure
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
C
- how regular and predictable the overall
structure is
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
26. 17. Positivity
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A
- how far the group is driven by positive goals
âCompetitors are good, because they give you
resistance.
Copycats are good, because they prove your market
is a real one.
Trolls and vandals are good, because they give
sincere people an extra chance to prove their value.â
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
27. 18. Sense of Humour
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
A++
- how seriously the group takes itself
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
28. 19. Minimalism
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
B
- how much excess work the group does
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
29. 20. Sane Funding
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
B
- how the group survives economically
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
30. Areas to improve
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
C (4) 20%
Fair authority, Tolerance, Measurable
success, Regular structure.
B (5) 25%
Strong protocols, Non tribalism, High
scoring, Minimalism, Sane funding.
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens
31. Governance has 4 dimensions:
Philosophical
Technical
Economic
Business
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
32. Different Priorities ⊠Different Governance
© 2019 William Mougayar @wmougayar
Blockchains
P2P Networks
Protocols
Dapps/Apps/Platforms
Socio-Political Change
Sybil attacks, Consensus process.
Installation, Self-incentivization, Economics.
Adoption, Ecosystem, Value.
Network Effects, Development, Support.
Inclusiveness, Fairness, Wealth Distribution.
Segment Key Considerations
33. Use Governance as a Tool,
not as a Weapon or Crutch.
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
34. 9 Governance Issues and Challenges
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
âIt is not just about voting
âDecision-making by consensus is not ideal
âCommunities alone shouldnât govern
âBeware of premature decentralization of governance
âWhen will Code = Governance?
âTransparency / Openness in Self-governance
âOne size or method doesnât fit all
âLarge gap in governance UIâs (still very technical)
âObsession with self-governance (DAO was not a
standard)
39. Some Suggestions for the Ethereum
Ecosystem to Maintain Leadership
© 2019 William Mougayar @wmougayar
â Donât try to eat your (decentralized governance) dog
food too early
â Increase the sense of urgency
â Some authority for decision-making
40. Can the blockchain lead us to a
new world that is better than the
current one?
© 2018 William Mougayar @wmougayar
41. THANK YOU
William Mougayar
Investor, Advisor, Board Member
Author, The Business Blockchain
Founder, The Token Summit and WMX
@wmougayar
wmougayar@gmail.com
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