GreenPill Season 8. Ep. - 5 - Governance W/ Ethan, Mia & Will
May 12, 2025
Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos and a worker cooperative advocate, joins Mia Winther-Tamaki to explore innovative governance models. They delve into decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and the flexibility they offer for local engagement. The duo contrasts worker cooperatives with DAOs, highlighting their potential to enhance worker satisfaction and promote sustainability. They also discuss the importance of community participation in urban planning, advocating for a redesign of governance systems that empower and represent local voices.
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Worker Co-ops Empower Employees
- Worker cooperatives empower employees by giving them direct ownership and stake in their workplaces.
- Such models increase employee happiness and business sustainability compared to traditional corporate structures.
Governance: Promises and Culture
- Governance is about the promises people make to each other and who holds responsibility.
- Effective governance needs clear language and culture, not just tooling or decentralization myths.
Experiment with DAOs
- Experiment with DAOs to redesign governance that fits your community's purpose.
- Use DAOs to remix cooperative principles digitally, creating flexible, pluralistic governance.
