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Automating the middlemen of communities
Blockchain replaces middlemen with code. I analyse what this means for DAOs, argue that DAOs must pick between expertise and community, and explore…
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Leo Nasskau
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Community and the niche market vibe shift
Brands and creators that build for niche and dedicated communities will win the 2020s
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Leo Nasskau
Looking Back to Look Forward: 2023
I set up this blog a year ago today. How has it gone?
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Leo Nasskau
René Girard, mimetic desire, and society's biggest rat race
The French polymath had an original perspective on why we want what we want, and thus what really moves the world.
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Leo Nasskau
Scoping the landscape: leadership and change
A deeper introduction to the blog and the key aspects: leadership and change
The Quest for a Divided Welfare State
European welfare states are becoming more divided. Here's why I think it's all about ideas and why it's not inevitable. Plus how to turn the tide…
The Importance of the North Star
Coordination totems align and inspire — they're essential.
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Leo Nasskau
War and Peace, free will, and how change happens
“Why do wars happen? We don't know.” War and Peace is an attempt to understand the arc of history. Tolstoy collides at the junction of free will and…
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Leo Nasskau
Solving Community Tensions with Centralised Holders
DAOs that try to behave as an expert partnership face tensions when they embrace their community. By thinking about governance, purpose, and…
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Leo Nasskau
How to build for community as a DAO
DAOs trade-off between efficiency and community. Those structured for community face tensions in driving efficiency. I explore how these DAOs can engage…
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Leo Nasskau
Coordinators just get stuff done
And that's pretty important.
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Communities and the storytelling revolution
Long live the novel: community owned and led storytelling is a revolution in how we tell stories; it's carried by web3.
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Leo Nasskau
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