Decentralized Governance and Creating Unique Community Spaces w/ Chris Carfi (#FutureOfWork)

In this conversation, Hank Holiday interviews Christopher Carfi, COO of Unlock Labs and advocate for on-chain business systems. They discuss empowering creators and giving them more control over their work through Unlock Protocol, a decentralized membership and subscription protocol on the blockchain. This protocol allows creators to own and control their content and subscriptions, preventing deplatforming and enabling connections with fans across various platforms. They also explore the future of marketing in the rapidly changing digital landscape and the role of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in governance. Carfi highlights the importance of recency in community incentives and explains how governance and voting systems should incorporate recent activity. The conversation also covers communication in membership communities and tools such as Unlock Labs' DAPs and platforms like Warpcast.

They discuss the future of organizational design, focusing on smaller, more agile communities, and highlight Cabin.cc as a unique community model that fosters both physical and virtual spaces for collaboration. The challenges and public perception of crypto are addressed, with examples of successful use cases for Unlock's membership model that improve user experience and highlight the benefits of blockchain technology in community and subscription management.

This conversation was part of Quorum1’s Future of Work Series, which explores the future of business, employment, emerging tech, org design, capitalism, and governance.

More about Chris:
https://christophercarfi.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ccarfi/
https://twitter.com/ccarfi
Unlock Protocol - https://unlock-protocol.com/

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Future of Work Talks Series
00:50 Introducing Christopher Carfi and the Unlock Protocol
02:33 Discussing the Importance of Creator-Owned Content
07:05 Exploring the Future of Tech Marketing
18:20 Understanding the Governance Structure of Unlock Labs
20:57 Case Study: Unlock DAO and Creator Participation
25:20 Advice for Implementing Effective Governance Structures
27:06 Community Incentives and MVP Programs
27:58 Bringing Recency Effect into Governance
29:31 Unlock Labs: Tools for Communication
31:18 Decentralized Social Platform: Warpcast
34:18 The Future of Organizational Design
36:02 Cabin.cc: Living Near Friends
39:47 Starting a DAO: Clear Goals
43:37 Addressing the Public Perception of Crypto Scams

Takeaways:

• Unlock Labs has developed Unlock Protocol, a decentralized protocol for memberships and subscriptions, giving creators ownership and control over their content.
• The protocol enables creators to connect with their fans across platforms and prevents deplatforming, ensuring continued audience engagement.
• The future of marketing requires adaptability and a deep understanding of business objectives in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
• DAOs are vital in governance, allowing creators to propose and vote on protocol changes, with recency being a key factor in community participation.
• Governance models must focus on doers and integrate recent activity to align with organizational goals.
• Communication in membership communities is facilitated by tools like Unlock Labs' DAPs, Warpcast, and traditional methods like email.
• The future of organizational design is shifting towards smaller, faster, and weirder communities that foster collaboration a