Arbitrum Strategic Objective Setting (SOS) – Defining the DAO’s Interim Goals

Voted FOR this proposal see Voting Rationale: Alex Lumley (Savvy DAO) Delegate Communication Thread - #50 by AlexLumley

Thank you @Entropy for the thoughtful proposal and for engaging with community feedback throughout the process. I support the Strategic Objective Setting (SOS) framework as a key step in improving alignment, coordination, and execution within the Arbitrum DAO.

Overall, I’ll note believe we should separate the “Agenda Setting” from the Planning and execution. SImilar to how in organizations there are different strategic and execution periods it is okay for the DAO to do the same.

The phased approach provides a structured yet flexible way for the DAO to set short- and mid-term objectives, ensuring governance decisions are more strategic and proactive. The focus on decentralization and open participation is valuable, allowing diverse contributors to engage in shaping the DAO’s direction.

A few areas to consider:

Encouraging diverse participation: The submission process could benefit from mechanisms that support broader community engagement, ensuring input from a wide range of stakeholders.

Refining the review and selection process: Providing clear pathways for merging and consolidating submissions would help surface the strongest strategic objectives without creating unnecessary redundancy.

Financial sustainability : While budgeting is planned for a later phase, ensuring alignment between resource allocation and objectives early on will be important for long-term success.

Overall, this is a strong step toward structured DAO governance, and we look forward to seeing how it evolves.

Personally, I’m excited to work towards submitting some SOSes. (Is that a thing?).