People
Research Director
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Michael Zargham
BlockScience
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Nathan Schneider
University of Colorado Boulder
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Seth Frey
UC Davis
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Divya Siddarth
Collective Intelligence Project / Oxford
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Ellie Rennie
RMIT
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Federica Carugati
King’s College London
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Lawrence Lessig
Harvard Law School
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Nick Vincent
Simon Fraser University
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Philipp Zahn
20squares / CyberCat Institute
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Primavera De Filippi
Harvard / CNRS
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Amy Zhang
University of Washington
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Aviv Ovadya
AI & Democracy Foundation
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Joshua Tan
Oxford
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Eugene Leventhal
Scroll
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Evan Miyazono
Atlas Computing
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Amber Case
Calm Tech Foundation
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Liz Barry
Executive Director
Board
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Michael Zargham
BlockScience
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Nathan Schneider
University of Colorado Boulder
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Primavera De Filippi
Harvard / CNRS
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B Cavello
The Aspen Institute
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Joshua Tan
Oxford
Team
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Amandeep
Growth Lead
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Ammar Manla Hasan
Groundwork Fellow
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Brandon Jackson
Product Manager
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Hazel Devjani
Research Assistant
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Isaac Patka
Research Fellow
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Jack Murray-Brown
Frontend Developer
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Jenny Fan
Product Designer
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Joni Pirovich
Research Fellow
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Julija Rukanskaite
Product Designer
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Contributor
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Luke Miller
Research Contributor
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Marcel Minutolo
Community Research Fellow
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Pumsuanhang (Michael) Suantak
Groundwork Fellow
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Rashmi Abbigeri
Frontend Developer
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Stacco Troncoso
Groundwork Fellow
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Tara Merk
Research Fellow
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Val Elefante
Metagov, Research Assistant
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Wanjiru Ngure
Groundwork Fellow
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Lee DeSota
Metagov, research networker
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Nitin Mariserla
Metagov, project manager
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Eugene Leventhal
Scroll
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Liz Barry
Executive Director
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Nathan Hewitt
Financial Operations Lead
Alumni
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Ann Brody
Metagov Alumni
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James Brennan
Metagov Alumni
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Lance Davis
Metagov Alumni
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Lucia Korpas
Metagov Alumni
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Max Langenkamp
Metagov Alumni
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Michael Holton Price
Metagov Alumni
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Miriam Ashton
Metagov Alumni
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Nick Stares
Metagov Alumni
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Or Zubalsky
Metagov Alumni
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Shauna Gordon-McKeon
Metagov Alumni
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Toby Weed
Metagov Alumni
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Tucker McLachlan
Metagov Alumni
Advisor
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Connor Spelliscy
Decentralization Research Center
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Scott Moore
Public Works
Directory
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A. V. Lincoln
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Aaron Kelly
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Abbas Tolgay Yilmaz
stateful.art / start
Abbas Tolgay Yilmaz
stateful.art / start
BIO
I'm A. Tolgay, am a software engineer and an artist, interested in communities that are motivated for scaling good stuff with tech and humanities. I got a few ideas and works in progress in the economics, governance and well, world peace through a (lame) doctrine I'm developing: A Mutually Assured Regeneration.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,economics,policy / law,social theory,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,civic engagement,offline governance,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Abeer Sharma
BIO
I am Abeer, a lawyer and PhD researcher investigating on-chain governance processes to ensure procedural fairness in decentralized dispute resolution systems.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods,software development,qualitative methods
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Adrian John McCullagh
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Alana Podrx
BIO
I'm Alana, a founder building community investing tools in web3, with Eve Wealth.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,Credit Unions
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Alex Culliere
Organization for Ethical Source
BIO
I'm Alex, a software developer based in Helsinki, Finland. I've spent several years building learning management systems for John Wiley & Sons, to building professional knowledge management in legal tech. Learning and knowledge management are my great passion, it driven me to research autodidactism, biological mechanisms of skill acquisition and systemic education in traditions and communities. I would like to learn about forms of governance in learning communities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,policy / law,quantitative methods,social theory,software development
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Alex Tveit
BIO
I'm Alex, and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Sustainable Impact Foundation. We are involved in ecosystem development to decentralize our ability to innovate, and to catalyze + amplify system change.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,policy / law,qualitative methods,social theory
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Alex W. Rodríguez
BIO
I'm Alex, jazz anthropologist and trombonist working at the confluences of music, spirituality and social transformation. Big fan of Ornette Coleman, Cedric Robinson, and Sociocracy. PhD in Ethnomusicology on jazz clubs in California, Chile, and Siberia.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),software development
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Alexander Kurz
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Alexia Maddox
Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT
BIO
I am a Research Fellow at the Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT. I am a sociologist of technology.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,policy / law,social theory,software development
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Alyssa Yuhas
BIO
Hello! I'm Alyssa, I'm a Masters of Design (Strategic Foresight & Innovation) student at OCADU in Toronto, Canada. I'm gearing up for my final research project (May 2022-May 2023) and I'm hoping to focus on the future of trust (in online communities).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods,social theory,cooperatives
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Ámbar Tenorio-Fornés
Decentralized Academy Ltd: developers of Decentralized Science & Quartz Open Access
Ámbar Tenorio-Fornés
Decentralized Academy Ltd: developers of Decentralized Science & Quartz Open Access
BIO
I am Ámbar (she/they/he), a free software developer and researcher focused on governance of Commons Based Peer Production communities and decentralized.technologi
es.RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,offline governance,online communities / web2,policy / law
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Amber Kelsang Drolma
Amber Kelsang Drolma
BIO
I'm Amber. I'm 1/ Tibetan Chinese: Born as a minority in a massive & homogenized country
2/ Studied therefore of International Relations, in top China University Peking University
3/ Involved in Psychedelics research, business and regulation, and vert interested in alternative of FDARESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods
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Ana Jamborcic
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Ananth Natarajan
cybereum
Ananth Natarajan
cybereum
BIO
I, Ananth Natarajan, have over 20 yrs of worldwide megaproject experience. I have managed multi-disciplinary teams and have led numerous complex engineering projects and technology development projects around the world. I have BEng & MS in Mech Engineering, an MBA (IESE), and an MSc in Programme Management (Oxford). I am a Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK). I am also an AI expert for the world's largest Project Management processional body the Project Management Institute (PMI).
My startup is building a Web3 project management platform, cybereum.RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,quantitative methods,social theory,qualitative methods,cooperatives
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Andrew Maier
BIO
I'm Andrew, an independent design researcher and public-interest technologist. I'm interested in shaping the future of civic participation. I used to run a quarterly journal covering this at Civic Quarterly
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,policy / law,quantitative methods
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Andri Schatz
BIO
Hi! My name is Andri. I‘ve studied fine arts and worked in the culture sector and various democratically organized spaces/formats. I am now starting as a web developer in the blockchain/web3 sector.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),policy / law,qualitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices
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Anja von Rosenstiel
DAO research collective
Anja von Rosenstiel
DAO research collective
BIO
I am Anja I am a lecturer at BU law school were I teach negotiation; I am interested and research in decentralized dispute resolution, facilitation and decision making by voting, voting regimes, developing shared standards for review; otherwise I am a crypto lawyer licensed in the U.S. and Germany, practicing internationally
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),crypto / DAOs / web3
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Anmol Pandhi
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Ann Sofie Cloots
BIO
I'm Ann Sofie, an affiliate lecturer in law at Cambridge (UK), teaching the legal aspects of all things related to DLT (including DAOs).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,policy / law,offline governance
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Anna Weichselbraun
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Anne Lee Steele
BIO
I'm Anne, a digital anthropologist and community manager. I research the politics of (open) knowledge production, and the infrastructure that enables it.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,human computer interaction (HCI),crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,software development,social theory,policy / law
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Anuj
Anuj
BIO
I am product manager @ protocol labs. I work at the intersection of the network companies (startups building w/ PL) & help them optimize for success. I am interested in building impactful startup communities that can learn from each other.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,online communities / web2,software development,qualitative methods,civic engagement
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Apoorv
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Arinna Shtedle
Citadel.one
Arinna Shtedle
Citadel.one
BIO
I’m a board member of the first crypto SuperApp connecting use-cases & part of Validator team for more than 50 PoS networks. Currently I’m involved with research of governance in Cosmos Ecosystem under association with Coventry university & MSSES
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,cooperatives
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Arvin Chen
BIO
Arvin, Year 2 bachelor student at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, interested and participated in DAO governance since Aug 2021, was the head of BanklessDAO CN.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,quantitative methods
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Ashwin Nagappa
BIO
I am a PhD student at Queensland University of Technology. My research focuses on a blockchain based video streaming platform. I am student member at the ARC CoE for Automated decision making and society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,software development,somatic practices,cooperatives
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Astrum
BIO
I'm Cole, a researcher trying to better understand the role blockchain will play in society in the medium and long term. Previously I founded Lunar Assistant (nft/dao tooling), was founding engineer at Glow Savings (defi protocol), and wrote software at Jump Crypto.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory
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Ben Little
BIO
I'm a graduate student in computer science at CU Boulder whose research "focuses" on collective intelligence, open systems theory, and formal diagrammatic languages.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,social theory,cooperatives
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Bernhard Resch
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bernhard Resch
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
BIO
I am an assistant professor of organization science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. My research has explored the relational and affective dynamics of self-organized work. Keen to start new projects around the organization of commoning, but also different forms of decision-making and voting. How to scale self-governance amidst the paradoxical logics of collaborative community and network.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,policy / law
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Blaine Hansen
BIO
I'm a software engineer who wants to build open source cooperatives and governance tools. I've been working on Persistent Voting, a new form of continuous voting, and want to know how it could be useful in the context of metagov.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,civic engagement
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Brad DeGraf
NooNet
BIO
I'm Brad, focused on trust networks and the use thereof for collective decision-making.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,policy / law
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Brian Keegan
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Brian Sowards
Supersynchronous
BIO
I’m Brian, founder of Supersynchronous, an engineering lab inventing a new role (Ops Devs) through a new entity (Guild).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online communities / web2,crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,cooperatives,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,policy / law,social theory,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,somatic practices,conscious leadership
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Brooke Ann Coco
Brooke Ann Coco
BIO
My name is Brooke, and I am a cultural anthropologist and data scientist whose interests lie at the intersection between identity construction, technology, and hierarchies of power. I am currently a PhD student RMIT, where my research aims to empirically examine how decentralized communities socially produce theories of governance and operationalize them into digital infrastructures and algorithmic protocols.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,policy / law,social theory,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement,somatic practices
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Byeongjun Moon
Mainstream Labs
BIO
I'm Byeongjun, a crypto native building Mainstream, an one-stop shop for decentralized governance. Previously, I've started PadawanDAO, a DAO sending students to Ethereum conferences, and contributed to Balance, open-source iOS Ethereum wallet.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,offline governance,policy / law,social theory
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Camille Nibungco
Camille Nibungco
BIO
I'm Camille, an independent designer and researcher, working on healthcare tech and decentralized projects like Mapping Feminist LA on the side.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,social theory,quantitative methods,policy / law,software development
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Caroline Ponzini
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Cedric Warny
BIO
I'm Cedric, my background is in machine learning, I've been exploring decentralized identity tech as a way to counteract AI centralizing tendencies.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,software development,policy / law
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César Héctor
César Héctor
BIO
I'm Cesar Hector Paredes Barrantes, a product designer working in the tech industry for several companies of all sizes and I'm starting a research project on Ethics, right now I'm trying to establish a framework for my methodological approach.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
offline governance,online community / web2,civic engagement,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,policy / law,social theory,quantitative methods,qualitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,ethical frameworks for design and development
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Chad Peterson
BIO
I'm Chad, I'm a senior at Amherst College majoring in Economics and Mathematics.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,quantitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory
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Charles Adjovu
Ledgerback Digital Commons Research Cooperative
BIO
I am a lawyer and researcher at Ledgerback studying the frontiers of tech and society. My interests at the frontiers include DAOs, governance, data stewardship, tools for thought, and metascience.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement,policy / law,quantitative methods,software development,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics
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Charles Kiene
Community Data Science Collective
BIO
I'm Charlie, a PhD candidate at UW Communication studying volunteer content moderation teams on Reddit and Discord.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,social theory,somatic practices,policy / law
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Christian Conaway
BIO
I'm Christian, I'm a musician who also studies auditory perception and is interested in exploring how music can convey objective information intuitively.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law,somatic practices,social theory
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Christina Bowen
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Christopher Owen
Social Finance
Christopher Owen
Social Finance
BIO
I'm Chris, a data and digital project manager at Social Finance, a nonprofit that explores how innovative applications of finance, data and digital tools can be better used to support vulnerable communities and more efficiently allocate capital.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,policy / law,economics,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Colin Finkbeiner
BIO
I'm Colin, a rising senior at the University of Michigan, I previously led Blockchain at Michigan as President, and have been a long time contributor to Web3 both as a researcher and developer.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,policy / law
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Connor McCormick
Supersynchronous
Connor McCormick
Supersynchronous
BIO
I'm Connor McCormick, a software developer living in Colombia obsessed with governance.
For the last six years I've been tinkering with mechanisms for beneficial governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,social theory,policy / law,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,offline governance
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curiousjoe
BIO
I am a DAO enthusiast, Ph.D in politics. I was involved with many DAOs: core contributor of the_OpenDAO; Delegate of DEFI protocol DAO--eulerfinance DAO; Member of FWB, MatrixDAO(a Chinese private venture DAO), and SeeDAO(in my opinion the best Chinese DAO). Was multi-sig candidate of Project Galaxy DAO.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement
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Daniel Brock
Daniel Brock
BIO
I'm Dan from London, UK. I recently left my corporate job and I'm looking to work full time for Impact DAOs, particularly in DeSci. I am fascinated by the governance structures and future of work created by DAOs and I'm excited to apply them to building the institutions we need for the future and powering community organising. I studied Chemistry and worked in Product Management for IT products for scientists.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,online communities / web2,somatic practices,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement
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Daniel CM
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Daniel Friedman
Complexity Weekend
BIO
I am a researcher (entomology, genomics, cognitive security) and organizer (Complexity Weekend & Active Inference Lab).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,quantitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement
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Daniel Tedesco
BIO
I'm DT. During the day I work on game growth strategy @ Google. On nights and weekends, I am obsessed with the future of virtual life.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,somatic practices,online communities / web2
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David Witzel
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Deborah Tien
Common Agency
Deborah Tien
Common Agency
BIO
I'm Deborah, working on a start-up co-creating governance systems built on trust and leading towards collective action, with neighborhoods in the USA.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,civic engagement,cooperatives,software development,economics,policy / law,social theory,qualitative methods,quantitative methods
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Dragan Okanovic
Unfold Research
BIO
I am full-stack web developer working on tools for academia for the past 5 years.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement,cooperatives,qualitative methods
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Duncan Dobbelmann
Boardroom Labs
BIO
I'm a writer, English Ph.D., and former academic dean and chief communications officer now working as a governance facilitator at Boardroom Labs. I'm deeply interested in the promise of digital governance, but still relatively new to the space.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives
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Edgar Arellano
Chain of Secrets
BIO
I'm Edgar, I'm from Mexico, a country where governance is not very fair. Currently I work in a validator that secures blockchain networks through governance processes.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods,human computer interaction (HCI),quantitative methods
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Eduardo Toledo
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Edward Saperia
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Eli Zeger
I work with Ampled and Exit to Community Collective
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Elif Nisa Polat
Elif Nisa Polat
BIO
I am a multidisciplinary professional with a background in economics, finance and digital technologies. I am passionate about exploring emerging technologies to drive and promote social impact. I am also a policy expert and economist at the World Bank, focusing on the nexus of finance, innovation, and competitiveness in developing countries. I hold a Master’s degree in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods,qualitative methods,economics,cooperatives
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Elise P Taylor
BIO
I recently finished my PhD in Communication at Purdue and am now looking for the next big thing in the Web3 space. I do user experience research, analysis, and have 10 years of industry management experience.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,quantitative methods
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elsehow
UC Berkeley / DAO DAO
BIO
I'm an academic and hacker. I run a lab at Berkeley and build DAO DAO.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),social theory
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Emilio Lehoucq
BIO
I'm Emilio, a PhD candidate at Northwestern studying the economics of machine learning, privacy, and algorithmic fairness.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,online communities / web2,policy / law,qualitative methods
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Eric Siu
CryptoShire
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Estelle Smith
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Etienne de Sainte Marie
www.republike.io
BIO
Concerned about the major issues the World is facing (ecology, demography, governance, hyper financiarization) I focus on how building models that would empower individuals achievements framed in mankind goals. Collaboration rather than pure competition.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,cooperatives,qualitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Farhaan Patel
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Fotis Tsiroukis
Smart Contract Research Forum (SCRF)
BIO
I'm Fotis, a transdisciplinary researcher, cross-pollinator and creator. I will be starting a PhD at Exeter in a research program on the philosophy of open science with an ethnographic component.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),quantitative methods,qualitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory
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Francisco Díaz
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Gerrit
BIO
I'm Gerrit, working on enabling web3 governance that goes beyond 'code-is-law' at Q (q.org)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives
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Gianluca Cattin
BIO
I'm a Law student at Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Perú), currently working in a legal tech law firm, and a Legal Engineer at LexDAO, where I've been leading our on-chain arbitration project. To find more info about me you can check my mirror or find me on the LexDAO server (cattin#7777).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,online communities / web2,quantitative methods,somatic practices
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Giovanni Zenga
Giovanni Zenga
BIO
I'm Giovanni, a PhD student at Politecnico di Milano - Design Department and Joint Research Center of European Commission. My research focuses on human-centred governance studying co-design for public policies using digital/hybrid tools.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law,software development,economics,crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,civic engagement,human computer interaction (HCI),quantitative methods
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glenn poppe
meem protocol (meem.wtf)
glenn poppe
meem protocol (meem.wtf)
BIO
i'm glenn. our team is building a decentralized media protocol (meem.wtf) that allows anyone to deploy and manage their own community agreement that interoperates with web3 tools. i also spend my time working on kernel.community and buidl.fm.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),policy / law,social theory,economics,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Gökhan
BIO
I am an indie curator, & conceptual creative with a background in comparative literature with a focus of long term digital and cultural object preservation.
competitive governance, and the right to exit in terms of DAO based governance mechanisms are my special interests.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,online communities / web2,policy / law,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,somatic practices
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Greg Bloom
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Greg Niemeyer
Berkeley Center for New Media
BIO
I am Greg Niemeyer, a data artist and media innovation professor at UC Berkeley.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,quantitative methods,qualitative methods
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Guangmian Kung
Kleros
BIO
I'm the Integrations and Partnerships Lead at Kleros.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory,policy / law
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Henrik Axelsen
BIO
I am Henrik, a Ph.D. fellow at University of Copenhagen studying web3 and bridging to traditional finance. Long career in Big4 working mainly with banks and risk management.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,policy / law,quantitative methods,software development,somatic practices,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods,social theory
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Humphrey Obuobi
Recidiviz
Humphrey Obuobi
Recidiviz
BIO
I'm a product manager at Recidiviz, where I'm creating the digital infrastructure to support open criminal justice data throughout the US. In general, I spend a lot of my time thinking about how to use technology to coordinate communities towards more desirable futures (via participatory design, digital civic infrastructure, etc).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,civic engagement,policy / law,social theory
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Ian G. Williams
BIO
I'm Ian; I'm a PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center studying human services organizations and social welfare policy, particularly interested in socio-technical systems, organizational democracy, and blockchain governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,quantitative methods,social theory,software development,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Ian Tennant PhD
Thrive and Enjoy Ltd
BIO
I help design and deliver research on how to harness a type of body awareness known as interoception to help improve decision making and wellbeing. I also run a clinic offering manual therapy, health mentoring and group sessions for body awareness and movement.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
offline governance,crypto / DAOs / web3,online community / web2,civic engagement,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,policy / law,social theory,wellbeing indicators and critical feeling
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Imre Bard
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Isaac
Isaac
BIO
I'm Isaac, have a background in Civil Engineering and Public Policy, exploring how to use technology to sustainably catalyze the growth of Civil Society in Kenya.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement,economics,policy / law,social theory,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Jackson Berry
BIO
I'm Jackson, I'm a video game designer in Los Angeles making games that experiment with governance and ways of being. You can find short previews of my work at communion.games, reach out to me for more!
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,quantitative methods,human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives
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Jacques Courbe
Jacques Courbe
BIO
I'm a second year PhD student at UCLA, interested in studying democratic practices in online governance. I'm excited by the opportunities for institutional creativity provided by web3 tech, and want to research how to improve the quality of online discussion and collaborative policymaking. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacques-courbe-b49a5663/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics
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Jaime C. Rubin-de-Celis
BIO
I'm Jaime (James), Faculty Member at UTFSM.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
software development,qualitative methods,economics,online communities / web2
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Jake Hirsch-Allen
Jake Hirsch-Allen
BIO
I currently build public private partnerships between North America’s governments, workforce development organizations, colleges and universities, and LinkedIn Talent Solutions. I advise several startups, impact investing firms and higher education and workforce development systems and am on a few boards and I've recently become obsessed with global AI governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods,social theory,economics
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James Coan
BIO
I'm James, and I'm a practitioner focused on reducing political polarization. My interest here concerns the potential for public policy and other methods to reduce the polarizing effects of social media algorithms and other technologies.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law,civic engagement,quantitative methods
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Jason Ortiz
BIO
I'm a Computer Science PhD Student at the University of Central Florida studying Extended Reality (XR) technologies. I'm especially interested in XR ethics, and using XR for social and collaborative work.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,social theory,policy / law,economics,civic engagement,online communities / web2,quantitative methods,software development,somatic practices
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Jean
Jean
BIO
Jean here, I'm a GTM Analyst at Hectagon Finance. We are developing DAO Canva playground to help small communities test out the best governance model before automating and scaling up.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,online communities / web2,policy / law,qualitative methods,software development,social theory
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Jen Bird
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Jessy Schingler
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Jina Yoon
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Joanne Cheung
BIO
I'm an artist and designer researching the relationships between physical / digital spatial governance, in particular, land trusts / data trusts.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),somatic practices,qualitative methods
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Johannes Bennke
Johannes Bennke
BIO
I´m Johannes, I´m post-doc at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and do research on media of verification, with a special focus on the stewardship of archives containing verified data and the governance and coordination of online communities in Web3.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,social theory,quantitative methods,qualitative methods,economics,policy / law
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Johannes Ernst
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John Bodin
Forum Cooperative LCA
John Bodin
Forum Cooperative LCA
BIO
I have 25 years experience in providing governence services and have been General Manager at Election Trust LLC (electiontrust.com) since 2003. I am also a Founder and President at Forum LCA, a start-up Platform Co-op building and providing a governace utility to Patron member communities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,offline governance,crypto / DAOs / web3,online community / web2,policy / law,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Jonathan Kuhl
Jonathan Kuhl
BIO
I'm Nate, co-founder of w3.fund/w3.vision, supporting the community with content, community, cash & a lot of pizza. Since two years Im exploring community building, contributed to multiple projects and believe in the longterm success of decentralised autonomous organisations. Happy to exchange on how to all topics relevant to community.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods
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Joseph
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Joshua Y.
Joshua Y.
BIO
I’m Joshua, DAO Governance Researcher/Developer at TalentDAO and RnDAO, former community organizer, and Political Science student at Columbia
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),social theory,software development
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Julia Barzyk
BIO
I manage a basic research program in geo/enviro sci and am exploring questions related to (1) research funding/resource allocation & incentives and (2) how can DeSci best work for geo/enviro sci.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods,social theory,quantitative methods,economics,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Kejiang Qian
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Kelsey Breseman
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Kishore Vasan
BIO
I'm a PhD student in Network Science at Northeastern University. My research revolves on studying human behavior on blockchain/ web3 ecosystem.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods,social theory,somatic practices
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leily soleimanof
BIO
I'm a PhD student at Ivey Business School. My field is information systems and I am doing research on DAOs governance and decentralization.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,quantitative methods,social theory,software development
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Leo
BIO
I'm Leo, employee #1 ('VP Ops') at the media startup Culture3 (culture3.xyz) building an authoritative voice on why the future is built on blockchain. I'm 22, did my undergrad at Oxford (2018-21, PPE), and blog about change, culture, and web3.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,somatic practices,software development,policy / law
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Leo Sammallahti
Leo Sammallahti
BIO
I am a platform cooperative enthusiast who wants to help create small and minimalistic online communities that are operated as platform cooperatives. Have been involved in starting few such ventures which use Loomio and Open Collective, would love to find out more tools and believe MetaGov is an ideal place to find them.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,civic engagement
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Lewis Hammond
Cooperative AI Foundation
BIO
I'm a PhD student at Oxford working on safety and cooperation in multi-agent systems, and the acting executive director of the Cooperative AI Foundation.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,cooperatives,civic engagement,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,economics
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Luke Thorburn
Luke Thorburn
BIO
I'm Luke, a PhD student at King's College London working on the use of recommender systems to mitigate conflict risks.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,economics,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),policy / law
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Luyao Zhang
Luyao Zhang
BIO
Luyao (Sunshine) Zhang is Assistant Professor of Economics and Senior Research Scientist at the Data Science Research Center at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). Her current research interests are at the interplay of computational science and economics around the applications of Blockchain technology. https://scholars.duke.edu/person/luyao.zhang
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods,policy / law,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,civic engagement,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods,social theory
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Manon Revel
BIO
I am a PhD student at MIT and a democracy fellow at Harvard working on selection rules for decentralised governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),quantitative methods,social theory
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Manuel
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Marc Jacquinet
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Marcus AM
Cohere (cohere.network) - among others :)
Marcus AM
Cohere (cohere.network) - among others :)
BIO
Hey there! I'm marcus - I'm a researcher and builder at the intersection of web3, the "real" world, and the politic of tomorrow. I hold a degree in social entrepreneurship & finance as well as a degree in environmental governance from the University of Oxford.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,economics,social theory
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mariana meireles
BIO
Software engineer researching open source governance and coordination issues.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,civic engagement,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,crypto / DAOs / web3,qualitative methods,social theory,somatic practices,software development
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Mars Robertson
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Maryam Mazraei
Crowdmuse
BIO
Worked/working across sustainable supply chain infra, software, research and blockchain.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods,qualitative methods,cooperatives,social theory,software development
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mashbean
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Matheus
JurisChain DAO
Matheus
JurisChain DAO
BIO
I'm a lawyer in Brazil passionate about technology, mainly blockchain, as wll as a great Web3 enthusiast. You can find me as @matheusfpl on most social media.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods,qualitative methods,social theory
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Matt McCormick
Matt McCormick
BIO
I am a research software engineer who helps scientists perform computational image analysis for reproducible research.
Currently, I am a Principal Engineer at Kitware where I curate the Insight Toolkit (ITK).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2
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Matthew
Matthew
BIO
I'm Matthew, a masters student at RMIT Melbourne studying blockchain enabled business with a key interest in decentralised networked governance
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),policy / law,software development,qualitative methods
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Matthew Crittenden
Matthew Crittenden
BIO
I’m Matt, I’m an early-career STS researcher at Spectra Cities, supporting cooperative efforts to co-design sustainable, livable, affordable, and multidimensional cities for the future.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods
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Matthew de Caussin
https://psydao.io/
BIO
On the core team at PsyDAO, a decentralized collective funding research at the intersection of psychedelics and mental health.
Kernel Block 7, Seed Club SC05.Inspired by how DAOs can be a coordinating structure for communities to realize the original, radical vision for the internet.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Mert ozdal
Inverter Network
BIO
I am Mert, I am part of the Inverter Network team. I have been worked with TEC and PrimeDAO. My background is in political science.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,qualitative methods,social theory,software development
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Michael D. Bodman
Open Source Ventures LLC
Michael D. Bodman
Open Source Ventures LLC
BIO
I'm in blockchain software to support economic freedom, equality, and privacy. Through Open Source Ventures, I invest in blockchain solutions that disrupt traditional industries via open, decentralized, and permissionless software. Asset categories include web3, decentralized finance (DeFi), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online communities / web2,cooperatives,somatic practices
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Michael Walton
BIO
I'm Mike, currently on sabbatical from my PhD working on a friend's farm 😛 I'm interested in decentralized / federated social networks. My academic background is in reinforcement learning & game theory.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,social theory,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods
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Michael Zargham
BlockScience
BIO
I am the Founder and Chief Engineer at BlockScience. I study on Algorithmic Policymaking.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),economics
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MinChi Park
frens.company
BIO
I'm MinChi and I come from a trad VC background. I fully transitioned to web3 ~8months ago after joining and my first full-time job in crypto was BitDAO and it's product lab called Windranger Labs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,quantitative methods,social theory
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Monika Jankowska
BIO
My name is Monika and I'm a PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology at Rice University, focusing on anthropology of law, political and economic anthropology and STS. I want to research blockchain governance. I also have background in antitrust and IP law.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,policy / law,qualitative methods,social theory,human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,civic engagement
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Moritz J Kleinaltenkamp
BIO
I'm Moritz, a Postdoc in Organizational Theory at Copenhagen Business School. I wrote my PhD dissertation about the role of time and performativity in blockchain organizations.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory,software development,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),somatic practices
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Myles Dear
BIO
I'm Myles, a software engineer and community advocate, and software lead at https://canadao.org, an organization dedicated to creating a censorship resistant, self-custodial, web3-based, scalable deliberation and voting app using principles of transitive delegation (Liquid Democracy).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,online communities / web2,quantitative methods,social theory
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Nate Suits
Nate Suits
BIO
Im Nate, I’ve participated in many web3 communities including CommonStack and the Token Engineering Commons. I have an MPA, and am very eager to see a new wave of Cub Tech being developed in local communities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online communities / web2,qualitative methods,social theory
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Nathan Schneider
University of Colorado Boulder
BIO
I am an assistant professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where I run the Media Enterprise Design Lab.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),software development
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Nathan Vandy
Onboard
Nathan Vandy
Onboard
BIO
I'm Nathan, a PhD Student from Paris University, exploring the use of decentralised governance for public and private institutions. Also building a no-code platform for DAOs to rewards new and seasoned members for engagement in governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,economics,policy / law
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Niccolo Pescetelli
NJIT
BIO
I’m an assistant professor of Cyberpsychology at NJIT. I lead the collective intelligence lab.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,civic engagement,software development,social theory
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nick kaufmann
BIO
I'm community manager for Spectra Cities a virtual living laboratory for urban and civic futures research and cocreation
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),social theory,software development
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Nils Augustin
BIO
I am Nils, and I am a first year PhD student at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). Within my PhD I want to study self-managing organizations, such as DAOs, and the role of IT within these organizations.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Nolo Sabes
BIO
I'm Nolo, I'm a community consultant specializing on design and architecture. I'm also eager to build diverse governance options.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods,online communities / web2,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement,cooperatives,social theory
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Oliver Klingefjord
Replabs
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oliz0808.eth
BIO
I am Oliz, a master student majoring in data science for public good at Georgetown University. Interested in RxC, Polis, Comp demm etc
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices
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Omar ElNaggar
Weavechain
BIO
I'm Omar, Co-founder and CEO of Weavechain, where we bring private data to Web3.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,online communities / web2
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patcon
patcon
BIO
I'm into community organizing (civic hacknights), g0v, collective intelligence and consensus tools (polis), complexity science (biochemistry dropout), storytelling, commoning, and generally hyper-participatory processes. I'm a resident at Newpeak House in London.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods
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Patrick Shafto
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Pedro Parrachia
Floristic.xyz
Pedro Parrachia
Floristic.xyz
BIO
I'm a participatory action researcher and activist focused on decentralized governance and digital public goods. Passionate about dissent tech like agroecology, civic platforms, DAOs, token engineering, and speculative fiction.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,policy / law,human computer interaction (HCI),software development,social theory
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Peter Bowman-Davis
BIO
I'm Peter, I am a first year philosophy+physics student at Yale who has been thinking about DAOs for a while now.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3
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Philip Sheldrake
The AKASHA Foundation
BIO
I'm a researcher at the AKASHA Foundation. We develop systems for freedom of mind and human connection. . Questions of digital identity are at the heart of our work.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
offline governance,policy / law,social theory,qualitative methods
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Prawira Pikanto
Cornell Blockchain Club, DIMO, Terra
Prawira Pikanto
Cornell Blockchain Club, DIMO, Terra
BIO
I'm Wira, junior majoring in Information Science and Philosophy at Cornell. I'm involved in the Cornell Blockchain Club developing digital gov structure for DIMO and was working on DAO governance, compensation, and onboarding for Terraform Labs (before crash).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory
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Primavera DeFillipi
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Quinn DuPont
Metagov Network Participant
Quinn DuPont
Metagov Network Participant
BIO
I'm an Adjunct Prof Information Science UBC, formerly Assistant Prof Business UCD. PhD Toronto, Postdoc Washington. Book "Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains" (Polity 2019)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,social theory,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Raymond Cheng
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Richard Paulino
Richard Paulino
BIO
I’m Richard, a data scientist / technical consultant with a diverse background who is interested in building solutions for society’s biggest problems. I’m looking to see how/if I can be helpful in what I think could be the future of government.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,civic engagement,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,policy / law,social theory,quantitative methods
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Riley Wong
BIO
Hi! riley wong (they/them), interested in: coops, governance, solidarity economy, collective ownership, public goods and the commons, coalition building, p2p models, distributed networks, systems thinking, and interdependence! secondary interests include privacy, zero knowledge proofs, and cryptography.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,social theory,offline governance
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Rob Lach
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Roberto Andrade
BIO
I'm currently researching tools to digitalise elections & automatise discourse (pol.is)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,policy / law,social theory,cooperatives
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Robin Berjon
BIO
I lead data governance at The New York Times and have long worked on Web standards.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online communities / web2,crypto / DAOs / web3,offline governance,cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),policy / law,social theory
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Ronen Tamari
DAOStack
BIO
I'm Ronen, a PhD candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Interested in AI, cognitive science, collective intelligence, self-organizing networks and web3.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,civic engagement,social theory,quantitative methods
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Ryan Allison
Ryan Allison
BIO
I’m Ryan, I’m a technical product manager for Web3 at Stand Together, a large national non-profit. We are exploring the build of two tokenized communities and I’m very interested in effective DAO governance.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement
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Ryan Sepassi
Ryan Sepassi
BIO
I'm Ryan, an independent software engineer working on local-first software and machine learning (formerly tech lead of Pathways at Google Brain).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,policy / law,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory
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Sam Flanagan
BIO
I'm a communications strategist, writer, and economic development/social impact researcher with over a decade of experience working in the global tech sector. On the side of my day job, I produce a weekly newsletter "Web3ForGood."
RESEARCH INTERESTS
qualitative methods,cooperatives,quantitative methods,social theory,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Sam Liebeskind
Sam Liebeskind
BIO
I'm Sam - I'm interested in the design & governance of digital community spaces and currently work as the head of product partnerships at new_public (newpublic.org)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),online communities / web2,economics,policy / law
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Sam Rossiter
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Sandeep
BanklessDAO
Sandeep
BanklessDAO
BIO
I am Sandeep, a researcher, brand and growth strategist who started his web3 journey in 2022. I am a governance role holder in BanklessDAO, in addition to research interests in a few other DAOs. Governance is a fascinating and challenging area for DAOs, and I want to know and contribute in this domain.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Santiago Mejía
Ashoka
Santiago Mejía
Ashoka
BIO
I´m Santiago, I´m director of Social Ecosystems for Ashoka México, Central america and the Carribean, my current work is creating cultures based on the shared vision of Tech that ensures more Changemakers in the region and beyond.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
economics,qualitative methods,social theory
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Sarah Hubbard
Harvard, Belfer Center
Sarah Hubbard
Harvard, Belfer Center
BIO
I'm Sarah, I'm currently a Harvard Technology and Public Purpose Fellow and will be spending the next year diving into research on DAO governance. I was most recently a Sr Product Manager at Apple working on AI & ML.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),quantitative methods,policy / law
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Scott Davies
Scott Davies
BIO
I'm Scott, a Systems Analyst in the public sector who is interested in understanding how web3 and DAO governance models may be utilised in a public sector context.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory,qualitative methods,civic engagement,offline governance,human computer interaction (HCI),economics
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Sean Di Lizio
PhD Candidate at QUT although 'represent' is a strong word.
Sean Di Lizio
PhD Candidate at QUT although 'represent' is a strong word.
BIO
I'm Sean, a PhD candidate at QUT in Queensland, Australia looking at how smart contracts could be used to change how both trade and academic publishing work.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods
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Sean Roberts
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Selin Arpaci
BIO
I am Selin, a researcher & Product Manager with a huge passion in decentralized governance models and cooperatives. Currently writing my thesis about digital coops from a perspective of technology orientation. My aspiration is to stay connected to the community and continue learning and contrubuting. I worked at & volunteered in many impact-oriented startups, associations & research centers.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,policy / law
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Seth Frey
UC Davis
Seth Frey
UC Davis
BIO
I'm Seth, professor of Communication at UC Davis. Specializing in data science of online community from Ostrom perspective.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,crypto / DAOs / web3,online communities / web2,quantitative methods,software development,civic engagement,offline governance,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Seth Goldfarb
Seth Goldfarb
BIO
I'm Seth. I'm a writer and independent researcher studying organizational design.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,civic engagement,qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices
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Shawn Grubb
Index Coop
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Shawn Pang
BIO
I'm Shawn, co-founder & CEO @ Matterverse, a cloud-rendered metaverse editor backed by YCombinator China & LD Capital. I'm also an active contributor to a few DAOs and very interested in learning/contributing to DAO governance standards. I would love get involved and help you with research and hope to translate the DAO constitution template into Chinese to help make this more accessible.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory,qualitative methods,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Shun Yiu
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Son Nguyen
BIO
I recently completed a Data Science program and "buidled" with DAOChem at ETHDenver 2022.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
offline governance,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Sophia Knight
BIO
I'm Sophia, a digital policy researcher at the think tank Demos based in London, UK. My interests include technomoral virtues, platform infrastructures, labour & governance, esp. tools for decentralised decision-making such as Pol.is.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),crypto / DAOs / web3,policy / law,quantitative methods,software development,somatic practices
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Sphinx Cloud
Sphinx Cloud
BIO
I'm Sphinx, an illustrator and jewelry designer by day and an online community/futurism/cyborg enthusiast by night and by daydream.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI),economics,policy / law,social theory,software development
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Sprinklesforwinners
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Srikanth Tanniru
Srikanth Tanniru
BIO
I'm a student pursuing Distance Masters in Blockchain and Digital Currency from University of Nicosia and I'm a full-time employee in an open-source software company named Red Hat.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,online communities / web2,policy / law,social theory,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),crypto / DAOs / web3,civic engagement,quantitative methods,qualitative methods,economics
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Stephen
BIO
Hey MetaGov, I'm Stephen, and I'm a recent Haverford College Political Science graduate who now writes for CoinSnacks, Frogs Anonymous, and 3xcalibur.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices
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Stephen Sillett
BIO
I am a Sociodrama and participatory theatre facilitator and artist that uses gather town to research meaningful pathways to action
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,economics,crypto / DAOs / web3,human computer interaction (HCI)
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Stephen Vitka
Dazzle.Dao
BIO
I am writing comprehensive fixes for the Internet.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),social theory,policy / law
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Steven Elleman
BIO
Professional software engineer working at intersection of cybersecurity and infrastructure for the last 5 years. Previously studied computer science, economics, and anthropology at UC Berkeley. Parents are both history professors and my upbringing spanned the US, Australia, and Japan.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3
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Thor
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Tim Fan
BIO
I'm Tim from China, and I'm in my third year of my Ph.D. at Beihang University. My interest of Ph.D. is about blockchain on-chain governance and on-chain self-update.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,social theory,qualitative methods
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Timothy Tavarez
Combine DAO
BIO
I'm the Founder of Combine DAO. I'm working on building Combine into the most trustworthy platform on the planet for establishing agreements.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory,cooperatives,economics
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Tobin South
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Trent MacDonald
ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society; RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub
Trent MacDonald
ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society; RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub
BIO
I'm Trent, a research fellow (economics, data science) at RMIT University. I’m interested in the political and economic implications and possibilities of new technologies; particularly in the areas of blockchain and cryptocurrency, privacy and surveillance, and artificial intelligence and automation. My current work is focused on empirical mapping and analysis of automated decision-making and algorithmic governance in the economy and society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,quantitative methods,human computer interaction (HCI),cooperatives,offline governance,social theory
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Twone
Twone
BIO
I'm Twone, I'm a master from CUHK and studied political economics, and also a member of the Greenpill CN community. I'm interested in Web3 governance and would like to participate in some research activities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
qualitative methods,cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics
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Tyler Sullberg
BIO
I'm Tyler, Head of Product and Protocol at 4K protocol - a decentralized protocol for connecting the physical and on-chain worlds. I write about DAOs, governance, and creating a purpose-driven communities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,cooperatives,social theory,offline governance,online community / web2,economics,software development,human computer interaction (HCI),civic engagement
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Valentina K
true Business DAO
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Valerie Spina
BIO
I'm currently working on Governance and Operations for the Helium Foundation. I'm a lifelong student of Political Science, sustainable and social enterprise, and technology. I completed by Undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University and am looking towards a Masters of Technology Policy.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,economics,human computer interaction (HCI),qualitative methods,quantitative methods,social theory,software development,somatic practices
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Vicky
.bit
Vicky
.bit
BIO
As a history and film major student in college, I went to the border between China and Myanmar as a volunteer teacher for 2 years. After 4 years in education industry, in early 2021 I read Bitcoin Whitepaper, and decided to all-in crypto.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,crypto / DAOs / web3,quantitative methods,social theory,civic engagement,economics
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Victoria Neumann
Victoria Neumann
BIO
I'm Victoria, a PhD candidate at Lancaster University. I'm studying consent in data infrastructures, particularity in the health care context and more recently Distributed Ledger Technologies and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3,software development,policy / law,quantitative methods
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Will
Will
BIO
I'm Will, I'm a Master's candidate at Carnegie Mellon in Information Security Policy And Management. I'm somewhat new to academic research, but I am interested in researching how international relations theory could be applied to DAOs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement,cooperatives,economics,quantitative methods,social theory
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Yang Wang
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Yiqi Chen
Tsinghua University Student Blockchain Association
BIO
I'm Yiki, I'm a graduate student at USC studying communication and data science, currently doing research on DAO and network society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives,social theory,qualitative methods,somatic practices,software development
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Nathan Phillips
Celium
BIO
I have been full time in web3 since early last year and looking into building a "metaDAO" focused on establishing best practices for DAOs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3, quantitative methods, social theory, cooperatives
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Amandeep
Growth Lead
BIO
Hi! I'm Aman, Growth Lead at DAOstar and DeepDAO. I'm interested in DAOs, web3 tech and most things that hold beauty effortlessly.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, civic engagement, online communities / web2, policy / law, qualitative methods, quantitative methods
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Ammar Manla Hasan
Groundwork Fellow
BIO
Ammar Manla Hasan is a journalist, media entrepreneur and researcher, who worked in the Middle East and North Africa’s diverse media, art and culture scenes for over a decade. Ammar is the co-founder of Taxir, an initiative working towards facilitating blockchain adoption in MENA, with particular focus on: financial inclusion, integration in the global digital economy, and advocating for more decentralized and horizontal governance in the fields of labor and social change activism.
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Ann Brody
Metagov Alumni
BIO
I'm Ann, I am a PhD student at McGill University studying blockchain communities and DAOs.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory, crypto / DAOs / web3, qualitative methods, civic engagement
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Brandon Jackson
Product Manager
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Connor Spelliscy
Decentralization Research Center
BIO
I’m a decentralized and plural technologies researcher and advocate, primarily focused on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
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Divya Siddarth
Collective Intelligence Project / Oxford
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Ellie Rennie
RMIT
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Federica Carugati
King’s College London
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Hazel Devjani
Research Assistant
BIO
Hi! I'm Hazel (she/they). I'm an alum of Deep Springs College, California. I am a student of political theory by training, and I find myself thinking a lot about DAOs, locality, scale, communities, and health of political bodies.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online communities / web2, crypto / DAOs / web3, offline governance, social theory, quantitative methods, qualitative methods
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Isaac Patka
Research Fellow
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Jack Murray-Brown
Frontend Developer
BIO
I'm a developer, artist and radio enthusiast, focussed on accessibility, sustainability and community engaged projects.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
civic engagement, cooperatives, human computer interaction (HCI), online communities / web2, quantitative methods, policy / law, crypto / DAOs / web3, economics
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James Brennan
Metagov Alumni
BIO
I'm James, I'm an incoming masters student at CU Boulder studying media and digital democracy.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3, civic engagement, cooperatives, policy / law, social theory, economics
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Jenny Fan
Product Designer
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Joni Pirovich
Research Fellow
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Julija Rukanskaite
Product Designer
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Kelsie Nabben
Research Contributor
BIO
I'm Kelsie. I'm a PhD student in ethnographic methods studying online communities and decentralised technologies.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
quantitative methods, crypto / DAOs / web3, cooperatives, qualitative methods, policy / law
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Lance Davis
Metagov Alumni
BIO
I'm Lance, I just graduated from North Carolina A&T with a degree in computer engineering and currently interning at a16z crypto.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, qualitative methods, online communities / web2, economics, somatic practices, quantitative methods
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Lawrence Lessig
Harvard Law School
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Lucia Korpas
Metagov Alumni
Lucia Korpas
Metagov Alumni
BIO
I'm interested in the governance affordances of DAO smart contracts and decentralization in crypto. I'm was data scientist at Metagov supporting Govbase and related projects.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, civic engagement, offline governance, qualitative methods, online communities / web2, crypto / DAOs / web3, quantitative methods
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Luke Miller
Research Contributor
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Marcel Minutolo
Community Research Fellow
BIO
I am Marcel, a Professor of Strategic Management at Robert Morris University. I conduct research on blockchain, cryptocurrency, social responsibility, and environmental, social, and governance issues.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, crypto / DAOs / web3, human computer interaction (HCI), qualitative methods, social theory, somatic practices
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Max Langenkamp
Metagov Alumni
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Michael Holton Price
Metagov Alumni
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Miriam Ashton
Metagov Alumni
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Nick Stares
Metagov Alumni
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Nick Vincent
Simon Fraser University
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Or Zubalsky
Metagov Alumni
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Philipp Zahn
20squares / CyberCat Institute
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Primavera De Filippi
Harvard / CNRS
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Pumsuanhang (Michael) Suantak
Groundwork Fellow
BIO
Michael Suantak (aka Pumsuanhang Suantak) is a civic-minded social innovator who has made a significant impact in India and Myanmar. While born and educated in India, he has worked in Myanmar for decades and is known as one of the "Myanmar digital Tarzans from the Jungle of Chin State," where he built a community wireless network that connects 20 jungle villages with the MESH network in Chin State. This network serves educational content, including Khan Academy video content, local news, and infotainment, on local open-source servers, which are maintained by local communities.
Prior to this initiative, he was a founding member of the BIT team in 2002 and an organizational manager in New Delhi, India. He has since become a digital security trainer, raising awareness of digital security and digital rights with local and international experts. Michael is also one of the 150-plus DeBoer fellows and is currently working with ASORCOM (Alternative Solutions for Rural Communities) as a Director. His current work includes leading research in digital and cybersecurity auditing for change agent organizations, cyber policy development in Asia, and integrating modern technology into the education system. His primary interests are digital and cybersecurity policy, law development, and enforcement in Asia.
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Rashmi Abbigeri
Frontend Developer
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Scott Moore
Public Works
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Shauna Gordon-McKeon
Metagov Alumni
RESEARCH INTERESTS
human computer interaction (HCI), cooperatives, offline governance, economics, policy / law, social theory, qualitative methods, quantitative methods
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Stacco Troncoso
Groundwork Fellow
BIO
Stacco Troncoso is an avid synthesizer of information and a radical polymath working towards elemental, people-led change on a burning planet. Stacco lives, breathes, teaches and writes on the Commons, P2P politics and economics, open culture, post-growth futures, Platform and Open Cooperativism, decentralized governance, blockchain and more as part of DisCO.coop, Commons Transition and Guerrilla Translation.
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Tara Merk
Research Fellow
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Toby Weed
Metagov Alumni
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Tucker McLachlan
Metagov Alumni
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Val Elefante
Metagov, Research Assistant
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Wanjiru Ngure
Groundwork Fellow
BIO
Wanjiru Ngure, known by the alias [M], manifests as a distinctive artistic voice from Nairobi, Kenya, skillfully infusing depth, darkness, and beauty into their compositions, mixes, and sonic art while consistently exploring uncharted musical territories. They stand out for embracing experimentation techniques and creative coding synthesizers, earning acclaim as a progressive experimental music artist and creative technologist. Beyond their musical prowess, [M] actively contributes to academia, sharing insights as a keynote speaker at the Ubiquitous Music Conference (NIR) and serving as a guest tutor at the Santuri Electronic Music Academy. Additionally, they delve into research through 'CYCLES of PEACE,' an investigation into historical cycles of peace and conflict. This project aims to bring awareness to the patterns with the hope of developing a framework to exit the cycles into a continual state of blissful existence.
Engaged in the East African electronic music scene, [M] actively addresses observed issues, such as the low access to developmental opportunities for the marginalized, by creating new avenues to increase opportunities. One such initiative is BYTE: a platform that shares and nurtures artists in the world of creative coding. Additionally, they contribute to the community by seeking technological solutions to assist, like Shuffle—a feature of Delegated Curations. The development of this tool stems from prior research, gaining insights from various curators, examining a more natural/free-flow way to curate community-based activities. It taps into themes of marginalization, decision-making, and inclusivity, serving as a catalyst for awareness and conversations on these topics. [M] introduces the tool to various curators in the scene, starting with Santuri East Africa, who are rolling it out to their community for use in the coming year.
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B Cavello
The Aspen Institute
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Amy Zhang
University of Washington
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Aviv Ovadya
AI & Democracy Foundation
BIO
I'm Aviv, a Technology and Public Purpose Fellow at Harvard, and my current focus is 'platform governance'—e.g. how powerful global tech companies might apply new governance methods; particularly to inform recommendation system design.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
social theory, crypto / DAOs / web3, offline governance, policy / law, qualitative methods, economics, civic engagement, online communities / web2, quantitative methods
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Joshua Tan
Oxford
BIO
Co-founder and research director at Metagov. Mathematician and computer scientist at Oxford.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law, social theory
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David Sisson
BlockScience
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Elianna DeSota
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Case
Calm Tech Institute
Case
Calm Tech Institute
BIO
Amber Case studies the interactions between humans and technology, and how technology affects culture.
Case is an internationally recognized design advocate and speaker, and the author of four books, including Calm Technology and A Kids Book About Technology. She spent two years as a fellow at MIT’s Center for Civic Media and Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and was a 2021 Mozilla Fellow.
Named one of Inc. Magazine’s 30 under 30 and Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology, she was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2012 and received the Claude Shannon Innovation Award from Bell Labs. She was the co-founder and CEO of Geoloqi, a location-based software company acquired by Esri.
Case is the founder of The Calm Tech Institute, a project that exists to establish new standards for designing harmonious human-tech interactions that improve our lives. She works on design, governance, and AI through her position as a Research Director at Metagov.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, calm technology, ai, governance
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Greg S. Cassel
Commons Engine: https://commonsengine.org/
BIO
I'm a philosophy of language, organizational and governance theorist, communications systems designer and community manager, focused on open source "inclusive organizing" patterns and recipes. Most of my open source works are directly or indirectly linked in my visual directory.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
cooperatives, crypto / DAOs / web3, human computer interaction (HCI), policy / law, quantitative methods, online communities / web2
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Lee DeSota
Metagov, research networker
BIO
I'm Ellie/Lee - I'm working across various open science organizations. I focus mainly on how we get the right people in the room to build research infrastructure.
I do a lot of formal events in Open Science. And am happy to connect researchers who are building tools or have aligned research into those events.
I also generally like communicating things. Social media not so much - but essays or short blogs are fun.
I want more people building infrastructure for a better scientific ecosystem. Generally - if people have tools they want to plug in, that is a win for me!
RESEARCH INTERESTS
online community, open source, economics, cooperatives, human computer interaction (HCI), commons economics
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Nitin Mariserla
Metagov, project manager
BIO
I'm Nitin—I currently work at Metagov as a Project Manager and also as a Research Analyst at a non-profit consulting firm. I'm interested in improving internal processes within organizations and helping to fund initiatives grounded in social impact, climate action, and collaborations with governments.
I enjoy cooking and hosting, and I'm in the process of creating a mini cookbook featuring recipes I've made for friends and ones they've shared with me during my year in New York. Additionally, I plan to work with my mother to document our family recipes so they don't get lost over time.
I'm always excited to chat about anything people are passionate about working on, even if I don't fully understand it at first glance. If you have something you're excited about working on, feel free to hit me up—I'd love to hear about it!
RESEARCH INTERESTS
policy / law, economics, cooperatives, civic engagement
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Eugene Leventhal
Scroll
BIO
I'm Eugene. I am a research director at Metagov.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
crypto / DAOs / web3, social theory, cooperatives, offline governance
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Evan Miyazono
Atlas Computing
BIO
Evan leads Atlas Computing, a nonprofit mapping and prototyping ways to scale human review and provable safety of advanced AI. He previously venture studio designing and deploying new coordination systems for humanity, as well as the building the research grants and metascience team at Protocol Labs (the company that initially created IPFS and Filecoin). He completed a PhD in Applied Physics at Caltech, developing hardware for a secure quantum internet, and a BS in Materials Engineering from Stanford.
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Amber Case
Calm Tech Foundation
BIO
Hello! I'm Case. I work on DAO tooling at DAO DAO! I'm interested in how to make better governance templates around DAOs, help make research articles more accessible to people outside of the research fractal (one level up in abstraction possibly, but in a non-lossy or minimally lossy way). I was also at Berkman Center for a few years with Primavera! I met some of you at DWebCamp and would really like to do more!
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Cent Hosten
BIO
Cent is a heteronymous researcher.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
software development, qualitative methods, online communities / web2
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Liz Barry
Executive Director
BIO
Liz Barry is the Executive Director of Metagov.
Before joining Metagov, she served as Head of Partnerships at The Computational Democracy Project, the 501(c)3 organization she established with the creators of the Polis technology to steward its open source code and methods. Liz works with facilitators, social movements, civil society organizations, journalists, indigenous nations, democratic governments both young and old, and peacebuilders to implement "listening at scale." The collaboration began when her presence at Taiwan's 2014 Sunflower Revolution and subsequent relationship with g0v led to her writing up the first coverage of vTaiwan in the west, in the 2016 piece for Civicist titled "vTaiwan: Public Participation Methods on the Cyberpunk Frontier of Democracy," now republished by Taiwan's government.RESEARCH INTERESTS
self-determination, collective action, movement technology
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Nathan Hewitt
Financial Operations Lead
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