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The talk would essentially be a distilled version of this piece I wrote around biomimicry and DAOs/coordination/governance https://pop.mirror.xyz/NbNlmtjw3hTzVHiCU9dBjcgFDxpD91UY8DOtl5Ht_x0
My general view I would like to impart with the audience is that what we collectively work towards should be rooted in balance, non extremist behaviour and mindfulness - with concrete examples of the work I have already done in practice across Gitcoin DAO, ENS and soon Element.
Speaker(s): simona pop
Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Governance & Coordination
Keywords: DAO,governance,coordination,biomimicry
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A
A
Obviously
we're
all
here
we
all
love
technology.
We
all
love
doing
things
very
kind
of
well,
not
always
removed
from
nature,
but
I
think
we
tend
to
forget
just
how
much
experience
Nature
has
in
fact
3.8
billion
years
of
kind
of
research
and
development
when
it
comes
to
being
sustainable
when
it
comes
to
being
resilient,
when
it
comes
to
actually
withstanding
a
hell
of
a
lot
of
stuff
and
then
sometimes
we
kind
of
you
know
we
are
humans.
We
have
a
little
bit
of
a
touch
of
arrogance
that
we
go.
A
A
They
exist
everywhere
right
from
the
small
to
the
broad
in
biology,
and
we
know
this
because
we
keep
looking
at
things
like
mycelial
networks
and
all
of
that,
but
really
they're
everywhere,
right
in
every
kind
of
ecosystem,
big
and
small,
and
so
from
in
these
networks.
These
connections
between
those
nodes
between
the
components
and
the
interactions
in
the
activities
and
states
is
what
makes
them
function
or
not,
and
thank
you
and
so
similar
to
Dao's.
These
interactions
between
cells
organisms
emerge
from
a
predefined
set
of
rules
right
and
we
saw
earlier
dows.
A
So
you
have
the
individual
and
you
have
the
collective
always
they
cannot
be
without
each
other
because
nature,
as
we've
seen
3.8
billion
years
kind
of,
makes
that
clear,
so
the
bio
Network
mimicry.
We
have
these
clusters
so
nodes
existing
clusters,
and
it's
all
about
that
inter
cluster
and
cross
cluster
communication
and
as
we
know
again
from
daos,
we
definitely
have
to
get
that
right
because
you
know
we're
definitely
in
the
process,
and
yesterday
we
were
talking
about
this
shelling
point
in
panels.
A
There's
definitely
work
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
there
right
and
we
it's
fine
we're
in
the
process
of
of
hopefully
getting
it
right
plasticity.
This
is
very,
very
important.
Parts
of
the
network
react
faster
than
others,
and
that
is
okay.
You
do
not
have
to
have
the
same
speed
of
reaction,
the
same
speed
of
interaction
between
all
of
them
and
wanting
to
do
that
is
just
going
to
set
you
up
for
not
failure,
but
just
like
it's
gonna
be
hard,
let's
make
things
less
hard
for
ourselves
and
then
feedback
loops.
A
So
that's
the
bio
Network,
then
the
node
mimicry
uniqueness,
diversity
breeds
strength
and
resilience,
always
remember
that,
let's
stop
homogenizing
everything,
and
this
is
something
that
drives
me
crazy-
is
that
we
keep
wanting
at
the
level
that
we're
in
now
where
we
have
done
a
lot
of
work
and
we've
kind
of
made
a
lot
of
successful
strides
in
our
mission.
To
make
this
a
reality,
we
get
to
this
point
where
we
want
to
get
the
corporate
model
and,
let's
make
it
all
fit
in
a
tiny
little
box.
Let's
stop
doing
that.
A
That's
not
good
coordination
is
everything
connecting
and
collaborating
with.
Other
nodes
is
key
again.
In
my
mind,
authentic
self-interest
is
increasing
connection,
not
competition,
coordination,
everything
and
then
balance
the
strong
and
weak
connections.
Again,
it
is
okay
that
some
nodes
aren't
as
strongly
connected
to
others
and
that's
fine
and
making
sure
that
we
essentially
enable
the
environment.
For
that
to
be
true
is
very,
very
important
for
us
to
have
a
healthy,
a
healthy
Network,
a
healthy
ecosystem,
because
balance
is
not
a
static
condition.
A
A
We
again
in
the
Dao
space,
it's
okay
to
change
things
as
we
notice
that
things
are
not
necessarily
working
or
are
not
necessarily
getting
us
to
where
we
need
to
be.
We
need
to
be
in
that
motion.
We
need
to
be
in
that
engaged
equilibrium
to
be
very
aware
of
what
we're
doing
and
what
we're
kind
of
balancing
out
and
again
speaking
of
balance
and
bringing
it
back
to
Nature.
This
is
what
nature
does.
Naturally,
it
has
this
window
of
optimum
viability
that
exists
in
the
middle
of
diversity,
AKA,
resilience,
interconnectivity
and
deficiency.
A
It's
in
the
middle
that
the
sweet
spot
is
that's
where
it
lies.
Excess
resilience
of
course
gives
us
stagnation.
Think
of
a
forest
which
is
too
much
nothing
more
can
grow,
but
efficiency.
Extreme
efficiency
leads
to
collapse,
you're,
making
things
brittle
when
you
make
it
too
efficient.
Think
of
a
man
play
like
we
reforestation,
and
then
we
plant
things
in
neat
little
rows
and
then
you
light
a
match
and
it'll
go
all
goes
like
versus
a
jungle.
A
You
set
a
match:
it'll,
probably
not
Advance
as
far
right.
Why?
Because
there's
diversity,
because
they're
tall
and
short
and
this
and
that
and
a
variety
of
species,
what
we
do
when
we
get
to
the
diversity
and
all
of
that
we
go
straight
to
efficiency
completely
bypassing
the
middle
completely
bypassing
the
balance.
A
Think
austerity!
That's
what
that
is,
we
have
a
crash.
We
have
like
some
sort
of
unstable
situation.
We
go
check.
We
need
to
streamline
this
immediately,
because
you
know
that's
what
we've
always
done.
Well,
that
is
unnatural.
This
is
The
Sweet
Spot,
the
window
of
optimum
viability
is
in
the
middle.
A
A
We
have
to
unlearn
that
and
look
into
again
what
is
always
around
us
and
what
is
always
out
there,
which
is
the
balance,
which
is
the
fact
that
diversity
and
uniqueness
and
collaboration
and
coordination
are
the
things
that
make
it
run
and
we
talk
about
sustainability.
So
much
yet
again,
it's
never
going
to
work.
It's
never
going
to
work
unless
we
understand
that
the
way
things
are
built
is
unnatural.
A
Right
now,
and
we
can
do
like
gonna-
have
all
sorts
of
targets
and
whatever
it's
not
going
to
happen,
and
it
starts
with
the
monetary
system,
but
you
know
we're
talking
about
does
and
then
what
I
suggest
that
we
take
and
learn
and
bring
into
the
Dow
ecosystem
into
our
crypto.
Complex
flow
Networks
are
patterns,
behaviors
and
habits.
This
is
one
of
the
things
and
it's
it's
my
view.
It
doesn't
mean
that
it's
right,
but
I,
think
creating
patterns.
A
Behaviors
and
habits
will
help
us
have
a
baseline,
almost
like
a
skeleton,
almost
like
a
the
flow
of
veins
that
we
have
in
our
bodies.
Right
have
that
Baseline
that
that
we
can
build
upon
that
and
we
can
add
flesh
to
it
and
we
can
like
move
at
movement
and
add
different
environments
or
behave
and
adapt
to
different
environments,
but
I
believe
that
this
we
should
maybe
have
this
Baseline
skeleton.
Because
then
what
happens
is
we
can
start
looking
at
things,
not
from
a
perspective
of
let's
try?
A
A
Because-
and
this
is
Janine
by
Nancy-
you
know
she's
the
mother
of
biomimicry,
when
we
look
at
truly
sustainable
models,
the
only
one
that
has
worked
for
so
long
is
the
natural
world
and
I.
Think
again,
it's
so
easy
to
get
carried
away
because
we're
constantly
in
this
flow
of
more
what
we
can
do,
what
can
we
do
with
more
tooling?
Yes,
let's
put
more
Tooling
in.
Let's
do
this,
let's
do
this,
but
why
don't
we
just
look
and
understand
how
maybe
the
information
should
flow?
Who
should
it
touch?
A
How
should
people
interact
with
each
other?
How
should
different
clusters
work
streams
whatever
we
want
to
call
them?
How
should
they
interact
with
each
other?
Should
they
have
weak
or
strong
connections?
Is
it
okay
that
that
one
doesn't
interact
with
the
other
and
stop
and
move
away
from
this
pattern
that
has
gotten
us
so
used
to,
and
it
is
the
corporate
model
that
everything
has
to
run
exactly
the
same,
everybody
has
to
behave
exactly
the
same.
A
It
is
not
a
reality
and
it's
not
a
natural
state
and
that's
the
thing
that
maybe
we
can
take
pause
and
I
always
say
this
and
I
said
it
yesterday
at
trailing
point
that
intention
and
setting
that
intention
and
figuring
out
how
we
approach
this
not
from
a
streamline
efficiency.
Let's
replicate
the
old
stuff
not
falling
to
Too
Much
diversity,
because
we
saw
that
that
causes
stagnation.
Where
is
the
Optimum
window
viability
when
we
talk
about
Dallas
and
what
we're
building-
and
this
doesn't
just
apply
to
Dallas.
It
applies
to
the
monetary
system.
A
A
A
So
I
think
I
mean
it's
it's
great,
so
I
think
I
think
that
mindfulness
and
being
mindful
I
think
that's
where
it
all
starts
and
I.
Think
again,
one
of
the
well
I
already
started
telling
you
guys
what
annoys
me.
So,
let's
continue
so
one
of
the
things
that
essentially
irks
me
about
a
lot
of
people
coming
into
this
ecosystem
now
and
we've
seen
this
before
during
bull
markets.
This,
what
happens
is
that
people
come
in
without
a
sense
of
humility,
approaching
something
new
and
I
remember
when
I
got
and
when
I
got
started.
A
What
is
it
now
five
years
whatever
long
ago,
I
was
so
in
awe
of
what
the
potential
of
this
was.
That
I
wanted
to
be
very
mindful
in
doing
anything,
putting
anything
out
there
or
using
this
technology
to
do
something
meaningful
and
impactful
and
moving
things
towards
something
that
is
a
better
health
for
the
ego
ecosystem
and
for
the
world.
A
My
intention
was
always:
how
can
this
make
things
better
and
I
think
that
intention
is
really
really
important,
because
that
will
Define
what
you're
aiming
for
what
your,
what
your
project
is
aiming
for,
how
you
influence
it,
because
again,
the
agency
with
great
response,
whatever
with
great
power,
comes
great
responsibility,
and
that
is
true.
The
agency
that
we
all
have
and
the
power
that
we
all
have,
that
is
very,
very
powerful
and
having
the
right
intention
make
sure
that
the
communication
is
better.
A
Make
sure
that
you
understand
that
that
should
not
necessarily
move
like
this
or
should
not
necessarily
be
based
on
patterns
that
existed
before,
but
rather
on
patterns.
That
will
make
it
better
and
keeping
yourself
in
check
on
that
all
the
time
and
I
get
it's
so
tiring
to
do
that,
which
is
why
so
many
people
don't
do
that
and
why
I'm
so
tired.
But
it's
a
big
thing
to
try
to
do
that
and
that's
an
exercise
and
it's
important
and
it's
good
to
do
that
again.
In
my
view,
any
other
questions.
B
So
I
have
a
yoga
doll
and
I
have
the
vision
of
creating
a
wellness
metaverse.
So
we
can
have
a
global
yoga
studio
for
yoga
and
meditation
teachers
onboarding.
The
yoga
Community
is
not
easy,
Under,
the
Umbrella
of
pushing
them
into
a
web
3
space
because
they
are
reasonably
Tech
resistant.
Any
suggestions.
A
So
it's
tough
and
and
I
understand
it
and
I
get
it,
but
then
again,
I
think
It's
So,
based
on
what
we've
been
used
to
and
the
patterns
of
behaviors
that
we've
almost
been
accustomed
to.
Because
of
the
way
it's
been
right
and
we
also
have
okay.
Let
me
let
me
start
with
a
much
more
philosophical
tidbit.
A
Any
change
involves
loss,
people
aren't
afraid
of
change,
they're,
afraid
of
loss
and
going
from
what
you're
used
to
to
something
new
involves.
You
letting
go
of
what
was
and
that
in
itself
and
that
will
vary
wild
wildly
and
widely
between
people
right
and
different
people.
Looking
at
things
from
different
ways,
you
saying
that
reminds
me
of
one
of
my
favorite
projects
and
I.
Remember
it
so
well
and
I
miss
it.
A
A
C
A
You
have
to
create
an
environment
for
it.
You
have
to
create
a
soup
of
things
for
it
to
grow.
Now,
if
it
doesn't
grow,
it
means
that
you
messed
up
the
soup.
The
ingredients
aren't
in
the
right
quantities.
They
do
not
interact
well
with
each
other
and
they
affect
the
organism
and
they
make
it
grow,
misshapen
or
kill
it
identifying.
What
the
balance
is
of
that
soup
is
what
we
need,
and
this
is
what
we
all
need
to
figure
out.
What
that
is.
What's
the
quantity
of
this?
What's
the
quantity
of
that?
A
How
does
that
interact
with
that?
Will
they
have
like
an
explosive
reaction,
or
will
they
complement
each
other
and
that,
honestly,
that
analogy
of
the
lab
is
your
the
easiest
thing
to
kind
of
wrap
around
and
analogies
are
the
best
way
to
navigate
all
of
this,
because
otherwise
you're
like
wait?
Why
how
the
hell
are
we
gonna
do
this,
but
it's
that
it's,
what
are
the
ingredients
and
how
they
interact
with
each
other?
Is
it
going
to
be
explosive
and
destructive,
or
is
it
going
to
be
nurturing
and
productive.
D
So
you
gave
the
example
of,
like
my
serial
networks
and
I,
think
the
closest
parallel
that
we've
created
to
that
I
think
is
like
the
internet
and
if
you
look
at
mycelium
and
what
kind
of
things
it
does
in
nature,
the
three
main
things
like
one
is
like
information
Communications
like
sending
signals,
like
stress
signals
between
organisms
and
stuff
like
they
get
sent
along
these
muscular
networks,
and
we
kind
of
got
that
with
the
internet.
You
know
being
this
like
Global,
Information
Network.
D
The
second
purpose
is
like
Distributing,
like
resources
or,
like
you
know,
Carbon
so
trees.
A
lot
of
the
energy
they
get
from
photosynthesis
actually
goes
back
through
the
mycl
networks
to
other
organisms
in
exchange
for
something
else.
So
there's
like
a
value
exchange
Network
through
this
mycl
network,
and
then
we
got
that
with
ethereum.
D
You
know
now
we
can
have
a
Global
Network
of
value
exchange.
The
third
thing
that
my
CL
networks
do,
that
we
haven't
really
like
figured
out
or
it
hasn't
like
manifested
in
any
way,
is
like
decomposition.
Mycl
networks
are
the
way
in
which,
like
things
that
die,
get
decomposed
in
the
nutrients
of
those
things
get
like
redeployed
back
into
the
system,
and
that
process
is
how
nature
is
kind
of
like
iterated
and
evolved
and
improved,
and
how
you
know,
there's
no
concept
of
waste
in
nature.
Waste
is
like
a
human
invention.
D
D
A
A
I'll
try
to
keep
this
for
you
because
I
have
like
30
seconds,
30
29.
No,
so
I'll
just
count
it
down
and
not
say
anything,
but
I
think
the
easiest
thing
there
is
things
don't
make
it
they.
Just
don't
not
everything
like
it's
in
such
a
natural
flow
that
some
things
will
die
and
most
things
will
die.
But
what
do
you
get
the
nutrient,
the
learning
that
can
be
the
nutrient
that
you
take
out
of
it
and
then
in
a
new
organism?
A
You
change
one
tiny
thing
and
maybe
then
the
organism
thrives
and
the
other
thing
that
I
was
going
to
say
about
the
internet
and
I
know
that
I'm
over
time
is
right.
Now
what
we
have
with
it
with
the
Internet
is
that
it
is
not
intentional.
People
have
to
participate
in
it
right
they
have
to
in
the
beginning.
People
wanted
to
now
you
have
to,
and
what
that
does
is
it
removes
responsibility
from
the
equation
and
I
was
just
at
watching
the
Snowden
keynote
at
the
ZK
house.
A
He
said
this:
if
you're
in
a
mall,
you
don't
really
care
about
cleaning
up
after
yourself,
you
don't
have
that
instinct
of
responsibility
because
you're
there,
because
you
have
to
like
shop
for
something
or
whatever
in
the
new,
go
away
the
agency
and
bringing
back
the
agency
to
the
people
who
make
up
the
network
who
are
the
nodes?
Maybe
that's
what
helps
also
in
the
organism
thriving
so
yeah.
That's
thanks.
Everyone.