Proposal Process

Proposals are the primary means through which a DAO community makes decisions, deploys funds, and adapts behaviors. Proposals can start formally or informally. Discord is the primary place for informal proposal discussions. If these discussions lead to the need for a formal proposal, a member should upload a draft of the proposal to Discourse for community input deployed at https://discuss.descier.science. These draft proposals undergo refinement based on that community input until they are ready to advance. When the proposal is ready, the draft in Discourse becomes the final draft, locked against further edits. If the proposal requires formal governance, a member must upload it using the deScier application for a formal, token-based vote.

To accelerate decision-making and avoid decision fatigue, deScier will also use a soft governance mechanism via Discourse. This type of governance is for the smaller, more numerous decisions that depend on norm-setting and local agreements (as in working groups or specific project due diligence). Soft governance does not apply to decisions on issuing funds or tokens from its treasury. When a funding decision needs to happen, there must be a token-based vote. A summary of the process for creating proposals is as follows:

1. Phase 0 (Idea): Begin the discussion about the idea in Discord

2. Phase I (Draft): Post initial proposal to deScier Proposal Channel in Discourse for community feedback and input.

3. Phase II (Refine): Refine and polish proposal in Discourse until community abandons the proposal or decides it’s worth a formal vote.

4. Phase III (Final): Upload to platform for token-based vote.