SDIP-15: Processes for community growth

0xgregory

Authors:
0xgregory
glory

Abstract

With SDIP-13 passing, we are now able to utilize DAO resources to compensate contributing members in a variety of new capacities. This proposal attempts to define the right amount of governance for handling these actions in a way that produces the most value for the DAO whilst ensuring that we evolve as an open, decentralized community.

Motivation

Simply put, if we want to create awesome things, we need awesome people who can work well together and achieve outcomes that are greater than the sum of their parts. This requires focus, passion and deep knowledge of a wide range of subject matter.

Looking at other DAOs, this is an important and necessary step for us to evolve as a community and as a source of culture for the Chromie Squiggle.

Success Conditions

full transparency
the ability to nominate, trial, onboard, promote, demote and offboard DAO members to specific roles within the DAO

Specification

Governing body

This SDIP proposes that the Board of Squiggle Strategy should be responsible for the nomination of any candidate into a core team role

Nomination

The first step is nomination. This will be done and announced publicly by the BSS and initiate a trial period of up to 3 months during which the candidate will be responsible for the role and be paid the pre-arranged compensation package. This nomination would include a defined role and compensation package.

Compensation

Compensation will follow the SDIP-13 guidelines and be negotiated in advance. This could also change during the ratification process.

Under development is an implementation of Utopia for consistent, reliable compensation payments. Contributing members deserve job security from squiggleDAO!

Benefits

Benefits via Opolis are a Season Zero project and we intend to implement something within this timeframe. We aren't 100% it's possible yet so this will likely remain outside this formal SDIP.

Promotion/Demotion/Job Changes/ Offboarding

While we can try to be the perfect DAO, the fact is that eventually, something won't work out between community members. It's important that we have some plans in place for dealing with these scenarios.

By default, I am going to propose that we reserve this responsibility to the Board of Squiggle Strategy, but I would love to hear some dialogue on this.

If you're reading this draft, please provide feedback to this section. We really want to get this right!

Launch Details

This would launch as an SDIP and take effect immediately upon ratification via Snapshot.

Costs

Risks

Because any decisions made here can be changed, I don't see any major risks associated with this SDIP.

Rewards

glorysk87

0xgregory i agree with all of the above - i think this is a very important step, and one we should take now. we probably won't get it perfect, but that's ok considering we can iterate and change this in the future.

I think the process looks good. the only thing i'd say might be a good addition is a process for members to provide feedback to the BSS. For example, if I think Joe Schmoe is killer at Curation, it would be good to have a set method by which I could provide this feedback to the BSS. Or, alternatively, if Joe Schmoe is the Curation Squad Lead and I work with him daily, but I notice that he's really not fulfilling his duties, a mechanism for providing that feedback to the BSS would be helpful.

this might be overcomplicating things though? maybe it should just be as simple as "Members should contact on of the BSS members with any feedback, positive or negative"

manbearpig

0xgregory I’m in favor of this proposal. My only suggestion would be to sketch out how the board would remove someone. Does it need to unanimous or majority. That’s an important decision so a well outlined procedure is probably best transparencies sake.

0xgregory

glorysk87 I would hope this happens organically

0xgregory

manbearpig good point. majority is probably best hopefully this never has to happen but if it does, it's probably more of a formality as the decision would be the last resort.

glorysk87

0xgregory I agree with you, but I mean more from the standpoint of -- what's the best channel for people to reach out to the Board as a whole. Right now, we can all kind of DM any of the members individually. But it would be good to have a channel for members to connect with the board, submit feedback, etc.

But like I said, maybe that's overcomplicating things?

alecurtu

This all looks good.

I was wondering do we also have a way for someone to be nominated to be considered for a role to the BSS.

0xgregory

alecurtu

I believe the idea here is that we use the same protocol.

Anyone can propose anyone for anything and most of this interaction would happen informally as people are introduced, interviewed, trialed, etc. The voting mechanism is really the final piece that ratifies any decision. We can be flexible with the rest

homerfan33

This is all great. My $0.02. Regarding Promotion/Demotion/Job Changes/ Offboarding: I think a formalized review process would be helpful. Something like:
"At the end of each season, each core team member will be assessed for progress against their written goals ('what' goals they achieved), as well as their adherence to SquiggleDAO's values ('how' they achieved their goals). A formal process will be set up to allow SquiggleDAO members to provide input on each core team member's performance. The assessment will ultimately be conducted by the Board of Squiggle Strategy. Assessments may culminate in promotion, demotion, job changes, and off-boarding, at the discretion of the BSS.

glorysk87

homerfan33 I think this is perfect. Love the structure. And aligns with what I was thinking in that I think we definitely need a mechanism for members to provide their feedback.

0xgregory

homerfan33

Considering we're a small, tight-knit team, I think we should rely on informal peer reviews for now. Involving everyone sounds like it would be really complicated. Thoughts?

glorysk87

I actually think soliciting broad feedback is a good thing. It wouldn't be a great deal of effort. Simply set up a jotform or a google survey or something, and let whoever wants to submit feedback go for it. then the BSS can use it as an input into their decisionmaking process.