Designing Governance Games

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Episode Summary

In this episode, we chat with David Phelps, Co-founder of Jokerace. Together, we explore the world of voter incentives and governance mechanisms. With the recent launch of Jokerace v3, an onchain contests platform, David shares the latest developments of v3, what gamifying governance solves, and the value of tokenless voting.

Time Stamps
  • 0:00 Intro

  • 1:24 What is JokeRace

  • 3:15 What's New with v3

  • 4:28 Why Tokenless Voting Matters

  • 6:42 The Importance of Onchain Voting

  • 10:30 Jokerace Features

  • 13:43 Projects Using Jokerace

  • 17:29 Allowlists

  • 18:56 Integrations & Partnerships

  • 21:43 Benefits of Simple Governance Designs

  • 24:29 Solving Voter Apathy & Friction

  • 28:34 Gamifying Governance

  • 32:18 Lack of Financial Incentives

  • 35:20 Developing Incentive Mechanisms

  • 38:04 Onchain Attestations & Reputation

  • 41:53 Mapping Offchain Contributions

  • 44:22 Governance Contribution Metrics

  • 46:53 AI and its Role in Governance

  • 48:17 Web3's Embracement of AI

  • 49:20 What Project Would You Love to Have in the Space?

  • 51:01 Outro

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