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Ep.23 [The Ready] Exploring DAO Org Design Tensions Part - 1 ~ Sam Spurlin
Sam Spurlin is a partner at the Ready, a self-managing organization design consultancy focused on changing how the world works & one of the foremost DAO org design thinkers in the space. We've got him on board for a series of episodes to discuss DAO org design, the tensions that pervade it when the organizational system is not tuned properly & how to address it.
In Part 1 of this series, we also talk about common org design tensions within the trad world like poor meeting cultures & addressing them with action meetings. DAO people may find a lot of nuggets to ponder about. We also talk about what happens in the trad world when org tensions become too hard & why the reorgs that happen as a result of an unhealthy concentration of authority & miscommunication are messy, and why that serves as a clarion call for DAOs to focus on effective org design.
Topics Covered
Intro of the series: (00:00 - 00:51)
Introducing Sam Spurlin: (00:51 - 03:42)
Sam Spurlin’s background : (03:43 - 08:34)
His first impression after encountering the DAO world: (08:35 - 13:02)
How trad world approached org design & the issues that plague them - (13:02 - 15:25)
The first issue being poor meeting cultures : (15:25 - 16:01)
What the right type of meeting looks like : (16:01 - 18:50)
How it has been implemented in the client network: (18:50 - 22:35)
Looking at the broad organizational canvas & its importance: (22:36 - 25:54)
The issue of reorgs when tensions are overlooked & why there are better ways to deal with tensions than reorgs: (25:55 - 28:46) Why senior management resort to drastic measures without understanding what’s going on with the team & how that’s an important opportunity for DAOs: (28:46 - 32:48)
Issues that DAO face in general from an org perspective & why the lack of structure hampers emergence : (32:48 - 37:50)
Important Links
Sam Spurlin - Website, Twitter
The Ready - Website, Twitter
Follow us at
Abhishek Ajit - Twitter
Abhishek Sonawane - Twitter
The Clique Podcast - Twitter, Discord
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By Abhishek Sonawane & Abhishek AjitSam Spurlin is a partner at the Ready, a self-managing organization design consultancy focused on changing how the world works & one of the foremost DAO org design thinkers in the space. We've got him on board for a series of episodes to discuss DAO org design, the tensions that pervade it when the organizational system is not tuned properly & how to address it.
In Part 1 of this series, we also talk about common org design tensions within the trad world like poor meeting cultures & addressing them with action meetings. DAO people may find a lot of nuggets to ponder about. We also talk about what happens in the trad world when org tensions become too hard & why the reorgs that happen as a result of an unhealthy concentration of authority & miscommunication are messy, and why that serves as a clarion call for DAOs to focus on effective org design.
Topics Covered
Intro of the series: (00:00 - 00:51)
Introducing Sam Spurlin: (00:51 - 03:42)
Sam Spurlin’s background : (03:43 - 08:34)
His first impression after encountering the DAO world: (08:35 - 13:02)
How trad world approached org design & the issues that plague them - (13:02 - 15:25)
The first issue being poor meeting cultures : (15:25 - 16:01)
What the right type of meeting looks like : (16:01 - 18:50)
How it has been implemented in the client network: (18:50 - 22:35)
Looking at the broad organizational canvas & its importance: (22:36 - 25:54)
The issue of reorgs when tensions are overlooked & why there are better ways to deal with tensions than reorgs: (25:55 - 28:46) Why senior management resort to drastic measures without understanding what’s going on with the team & how that’s an important opportunity for DAOs: (28:46 - 32:48)
Issues that DAO face in general from an org perspective & why the lack of structure hampers emergence : (32:48 - 37:50)
Important Links
Sam Spurlin - Website, Twitter
The Ready - Website, Twitter
Follow us at
Abhishek Ajit - Twitter
Abhishek Sonawane - Twitter
The Clique Podcast - Twitter, Discord