Weekly Summary
Voting counts, right? Or does it? This week at CommDAO we began to seriously explore governance. A lot of other things have been happening, too, on the CommCRE (commercial real estate) front, including an exciting interview by project lead, Devin Outfleet, with Luis, founder of BRIKbc, and inspirational Ravencoin advocate, currently tokenizing real estate through the Digi-shares pipeline, in Australia. Check Alina’s minutes for a fuller treatment. I followed up with Luis on the Braveland Campus for a group meeting this past Sunday. See the video of that here.
We also received word from Devin that there is an exciting potential collaboration with Metapads for our imminent CommNFT drive, based on 3d architectural design rotations. Will these NFTs, in addition to serving as governance tokens, possibly be tickets into CommDAO’s own Metaversal version of these vacation properties, within Alterverse or Decentraland? That remains to be seen! These are hot topics of consideration at present and we will continue development in coming weeks.
Our Commtoken design contest submission process closed last Sunday on March 6, 2022. We got several interesting entries. Then we initiated a polling or voting process, using the contest as a test run. Which design should be the face of the new Commtoken? You decide!?
The vote was sent out through Twitter and a variety of forums inviting the general public to participate in an attempt to garner feedback. We are in the process of looking at the fast-poll platform that we used and how effective that avenue is in gauging authentic consensus for “The Community.” What if votes were somehow stacked by an outside party? What if one person voted dozens of times using different computers? What if someone paid his or her buddies to vote for their design? Could we really verify the integrity of this method of decision making? Should we be bound by a simple, unregulated vote with no restrictions or monitors at all? We will debate this question more intensively over the next few days. By doing this, though, we have an effective test case for study. See here for current results: https://fast-poll.com/poll/898bcef8
Sometime this weekend a winner will be announced and by Sunday night, we will mint the first series of Commtokens, developing an original currency for CommDAO. How will we allocate this money and why did we even think we need a token?
The simple answer is that the Commtokens are essentially a digital ledger point system for storing the value recognized in efforts and contributions of work made on behalf of this web3 social experiment. They will bear the mark of the winning design and will go into digital wallets. This is the way that we will presently pay those who are actively developing the Community DAO. That is all for now.
The next step will be to build a comprehensive structure for Commtoken allocation. Currently, our most developed avenue for this is the Ambassador Squad’s point system, designed by Danoskie, the leader of the ambassadors. But similar models will need to be initiated for the Writer’s Guild and Commlink, as well as a variety of other sectors of community participation, as more members start protocols and projects within CommDAO. This led me to begin to think of a larger type of gamification based on the art of community building itself. CommScribe Alina Okun, editor of Commlink, also recently posted a valuable link on this:
As a conclusion to this week’s review, I would like to present an outline for a method of gaming at CommDAO, that would essentially incentivize community participation…
We live in a day and age of gaming. Developers are looking for an angle, a get rich scheme, a hook to pull in as many players as possible to run in some gerbil wheel in order to produce profits. Players are looking for some exciting competition, a way to while away free time, or chances to gamble with higher stakes and win some kind of money. I get it. It's human nature and the essence of a free market and there is much that is exciting in a world where so many dynamic types of new games are becoming possible through technology and a globally interconnected world.
But what if the game that you got rewarded for was about becoming the most upstanding, active member of the community? Who could be the most neighborly? Who contributes the most of their self to innovate on new fronts? Who can inspire the highest sense of unity and social cohesion?
What if "Building The Community" was THE game? That is the type of experiment we are currently looking at in the world of DAOs and web3 over at CommDAO.
As our sense of "community" now reaches global proportions, and we are able to enter a shared space with people simultaneously from Nigeria, California, Spain, Costa Rica etc, would it not behoove us to attempt to create a concept of a model universal community, based on the best of all the various traditions?
Why not reward the good, the disciplined, the hard working, the consistent, the creative, the interactive, rather than the ones who can shoot the most zombies or speed through levels the fastest?
Web3 gives us this opportunity to prototype unique, preferred incentive paths in a business model that is based on "network effect" before "bottom line."
But we are still at the very beginning of this great experiment. Thanks for joining us again!!!
Stats
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Total Members: 366
Minutes
February 28, 2022 “CommToken & CommNFT”
March 4, 2022 “DAOs, Real Estate & Disruption”
Columns / Community Voices
Out Of This World
Greetings, friends! We are almost halfway through March and spring rapidly approaches. A time for renewal and fresh growth is arriving.
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about simulation as a teaching technique and how it might fit into the internet’s future aka web3.
I used simulation techniques to teach for a number of years, mostly to introduce technical skills. In education, simulation is defined as “a teaching method that tests participants' knowledge and skill levels by placing them in scenarios where they must actively solve problems.” Learning objectives such as achieving proficiency at procedural tasks are met in risk-free environments.
Using simulation technique makes learning and training safer. When inevitable mistakes happen, no one is hurt. Identifying these mistakes and teaching learners how to prevent them provides learners with powerful learning opportunities. The medical field and airline industry have made use of simulation techniques in teaching, partly due to the extreme ramifications of mistakes in these fields.
The airline industry has used simulation techniques to teach piloting skills for many years. Before flying an airplane, pilots spend time becoming comfortable with controls and running through responses to different situations in a simulated aircraft. Wind speed, precipitation, turbulence, and air pressure can all be controlled for various experiences.
In the medical field, both new trainees and established physicians make use of simulation. For example, all medical students traditionally learn about human anatomy very early in their education. This experience is highlighted by dissecting a human cadaver. Today, augmented reality (AR) equipment exists to replace the need to obtain cadavers each year and provide more standardized instruction.
A student now dons a pair of AR glasses and the mannequin lying in front of them becomes a cadaver that they can cut and dissect. They can subtract layers of skin, muscle, and connective tissue to work into organ spaces. A student can now pick up the simulated heart and rotate it in all directions to better understand orientation. Text conveniently pops-up on demand to help identify the different chambers and blood vessels surrounding them. Similar learning methods can be used to learn complex nerve and bone structures. There is already a strong emerging market for affordable AR anatomy systems that provide a realistic and rich learning experience.
So, how can simulation and the metaverse relate? Will a DAO use simulation techniques to teach its members sundry skills via free online access to educational programs? One might learn how to mint an NFT via simulation. Think of all the simulation enhanced educational programs that might be available. Drawing, skiing, rock climbing, and tai-chi would all be exciting to learn. I would love to learn artistry directly from someone who lives on the other side of the world.
Perhaps we will grow our educational mission in part through simulated activities and techniques. A simulation platform might be available so that community members can easily share knowledge and skills with each other.
Here’s wishing you all a productive and disruptive week.
What Will Bring the Mainstream to Web3?
Summarizing Web3’s Mobile Moment by @gaby_goldberg for @ScribeDAO
https://gaby.mirror.xyz/h32wmagPoBPR4THEnz8N7tbxVeRpLNZMyn3s9kl-vcU
1) What will bring the mainstream to web3?
Mobile-native web3 apps.
Mobile made the internet more social & easy to use.
Gatekeepers like Apple are limiting progress.
But the landscape is rapidly changing.
2) In 2013, @benedictevans said "mobile is eating the world."
At the time, 56% of Americans owned a smartphone (85% today).
It was impossible to imagine what would come in the next decade.
Tech innovations often emerge when it seems we need them least.
3) Each wave of tech (railways, software, mobile, web3) brings new businesses.
Mobile-native innovations began right around 2013.
Uber in 2009, Snap in 2011, Lyft in 2012, & DoorDash in 2013.
Mobile was a platform shift, a new paradigm for how the internet worked.
4) Mobile increased scale & consumer sophistication, making apps 10x easier to use.
Smartphones were inherently social, unlike the desktop web.
Apps tapped into a smartphone's address book for a ready-made social graph.
5) Smartphones represented a new generation of computing.
But also a new generation of users.
In 1999, 80B consumer photos were taken on film.
In 2014, 800B photos were shared on social networks.
6) Today, web3 is largely web-native.
@packyM: "If web3 is going to be as big as the internet, which has 4.66 billion users, it’s only penetrated less than 1% of the market"
Welcoming the mainstream consumer requires the emergence of mobile-native web3 apps.
7) What will mobile-native web3 user experiences look like?
Geolocated NFTs @getDropverse @joinsuperlocal
Augmented reality web3 games @JaduHologram
Social web3 wallets @genesisxyz @family
Visual “loot bags” & galleries for your NFTs @surrDAO @oncyber_io
8) One of web3 mobile's biggest obstacles is Google & Apple rent-seeking in-app transactions on mobile-native platforms.
But the landscape is evolving.
@EthereumPhone is the first mobile operating system for Ethereum.
9) They say when tech is fully adopted, it disappears.
You can test this theory with any tech innovation.
See below for railroads, computer, software, & mobile.
Each word undergoes a bell curve, with interest peaking & dropping.
At a certain point, the word disappears.
10) When we test this theory with web3 and crypto from 2018 until today, we see we have a long way to go.
We aren't anywhere near full adoption.
Mobile-native applications will help us get there.
11)That's all for today!
If you're interested in learning more about web3:
Follow me @jkey_eth
12)TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read):
Mobile-native apps will help web3 reach mainstream adoption.
Mobile was a paradigm shift for how the internet worked.
The internet became more social.
What will mobile-native web3 experiences look like?
Geolocated NFTs
AR web3 games
Social web3 wallets
Ambassador Report
Having a large number of persons working in one accord as The Community DAO Brand Ambassadors is one good thing that any man with the right understanding should value and cherish so much.
These persons have continued to work as a team with the sole aim of promoting The Community DAO in all popular social media known to our target investors.
In rewarding their awesome efforts, points have been awarded, but more will be given to those who keep working harder than others. The Leaderboard was a unique way of expressing or illustrating their importance or ranks in our project development process.
In the spirit of gratefulness, permit me to mention the top three ambassadors who have contributed greatly to the success of The Community DAO alongside, their bios.
In as much as we have acknowledged the top three ambassadors in the Leaderboard for week 2, we will also be awarding some extra points to the creators of the best infographics and banners.
We have three outstanding ambassadors, doing what The Community DAOtreasures so much. We have:
@Kuficute
@Sparklingking1
@Yhuddee111
To reward their efforts just as we did for memes creators, each author will receive 15reward points and will reflect on the next Leaderboard.
To the Ambassadors, we are really grateful for all your efforts and commitments, creativity and skills employed for the actualization of our dear project.
Thank you for everything.
I remain Danoskie, the Leader of the Ambassadors.
Leaderboard/Ranking
Rank Twitter username
Vivichery
Yhuddee111
BlessingWinner
IgnatiusXario
Sparklingking1
Kuficute
Wirdyoniell
Mhizfab11
Trevorm93903616
Gladnezmfon
Udofiaemmy
Alochinonye
Angus_precious
CyptoEddy5
AdubaChukwudum
Sirmuel1000
Ideal_Spec
Joseyglitterin
GoodySam
Gladnezmfon
Julietsandy6
Oluwafeyikemi01
Nsikreationz
_perculiaj
Jim_redsaint
ChuquD
IsaacVic7094086
UtamPeter
_the_akollade
Ubcrescendo
DemeieJack
UyBeneu
HopeGideon9
bietDeFi
Chizi
Okaforada24
Industry News
Metaverse real estate prices are booming. This is why
President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets”. TL;DR
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is preparing a bill to fully integrate digital assets into the U.S. financial system.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has become the first sovereign country in the world to allow DAOs to register as legal entities recognized by the international legal system.
Token Engineering Commons is starting a DAO Bookclub.
Resources
Upstream Collectives are a no-code, full-stack, DAO-in-a-box.
Thirdweb provides free tools for developers to build, launch and manage their web3 projects without writing any lines of code. The company is funded by Gary Vaynerchuk and Mark Cuban.
DAO Central is a curation of the best Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs).
The 5 New Leadership Skills of Great Web3 Founders (video: 4 min 45 sec)
Jobs/Bounties/Grants
Braintrust is the first decentralized talent network.
Web3 Jobs has 14,009 jobs in Web3 at 1,696 Web3 Projects.