Delegated Domain Allocation by Questbook - Arbitrum DAO Grants

[DisruptionJoe]

I have voted YES for this proposal on Snapshot. I think is important to signal the spirit of collaboration. Additionally, I think it is a well thought out and useful program and software suite that will provide good results.

It is complimentary to AIP - 3 [Non-Constitutional] Fund the Arbitrum Grants Framework Proposal Milestone 1 because Delegated Domain Authority (DDA) is one type of allocation method. Each method is great for some things, and less great for other. For example, DDA is great for making quick allocation decisions by experts in their field, but is less good at involving voters at the edges in the way Quadratic Funding does.

In my statement on the Plurality Labs proposal, I try to clarify the difference between these proposals and why they are complimentary. This proposal is one quick method for getting some funding out to the ecosystem. Plurality Labs proposal is what will save us from the known pattern of centralization discussed in Grants Funding Framework Discussion - How To Excel at Being a DAO

@DisruptionJoe

Statement from Joe

Have you been in a situation where you are always focused on the next couple months priority and never get around to long-term strategy planning? This is happening to every DAO grants program. A few great ones like OP & Uniswap have realized that centralized teams must make and guide the long-term strategy. We believe the whole community can be better represented and produce more effective outcomes by using more DAO native and on-chain tools. Many of these are sitting in backlogs waiting to be built or already exist but aren’t well known.

Think of Plurality Labs as not only scouring all of web 3 to find the most effective grants program processes and software components, but also creating a playbook for how these components can be modularly assembled to create the best possible outcomes.

If you look at Atlassian Playbooks , they have compiled a list of “plays” which teams can run to make meetings suck less and deliver consistent results.

We are looking to compile a list of “plays” for the web 3 grants program playbook. We can look at successful programs like Gitcoin QF rounds or Thrivecoin engagement campaigns. We can also review other grants programs that Arbitrum may approve like Questbook. Each of these programs provides one or multiple plays which specialize in producing a specific outcome. We may also discover or even design new plays using existing or new software.

A best-in-class ecosystem grants program will:

• Find and fund the most impactful outcomes
• Source collective intelligence from the community
• Know which “play” to use to best produce a specific outcome
• Increase voter participation over time

At the end of our third milestone, we hope to provide a playbook full of proven plays with context to which situations each is best suited. We are not only delivering funding to the ecosystem, but providing long term benefits to all future grants programs! It is ambitious, but not unrealistic. We believe, as many in the DAO space do, that effectively using the wisdom of the crowd will work even better than centralizing authority which slows down innovation.

We aim to provide decentralization long-term through competency, not coercive control.