NDC WEEKLY PULSE: Consensus Event and WORKGROUP Update

NDC COMMUNITY PULSE

April 12, 2023

Every week I provide a weekly snapshot of what we are hearing and learning in the GWG (Governance Working Group) about the NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) for the entire community. This will NOT be a comprehensive, deep dive into everything that is happening, but insights, ideas, and questions for the entire community for a quick update.

Snapshot for how to learn more and get involved:

Tuesday: Community Call to Learn What’s Happening in the NDC

Wednesday: This Community Pulse goes live

Thursday: Live Polls from the GWG goes live

Friday: Matt’s Friday Reflections goes live

WHAT IS OUR PULSE THIS WEEK?

So much is going on!

CONSENSUS event in Austin, Texas is POPPING. (http://consensus.coindesk.com)

April 26-28th NEAR and the NDC movement will be on full display with events and panels. We also have a new EVENTS WORKGROUP that’s involved in the planning, which is great because the planning is happening locally and globally.

CALL TO ACTION: Please ping Russel if you want to help and be on the ground to support the events – TG@russlive215

WORKGROUPS are BOOMING.

The NFT WG grew to 85 -100 people in less than three days and is doing a huge re-think on how NFTs can return to thrive on the protocol

The REGIONAL WG is exploring the crucial issues of regions and how they can best thrive with new ideas and voices joining the conversation

The COMMUNITY EVENTS WG is gathering the best events people from around the world to grapple with how events can empower community members IRL so that there’s more cohesive glue to the protocol

The AI WG is ramping up quickly and taking on a totally current topic: how can AI support a decentralized culture and protocol?

The DISTRO WG is developing a charter that supports creation of the first NEAR Amplification Engine; creating and implementing a decentralized way to amplify news and announcements in a simple but powerful way to get the news to everyone, everywhere.

The TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION/TRANSPARENCY COMMISSION – (currently these are two groups, though might be sub-groups to each other) is doing the hard thinking about how to oversee and engage in best ethical practices and better conflict resolution.

And, more Workgroups are coming.

CALL TO ACTION: please, join, share, and believe that WE ARE COMMUNITY, together. Full list of WGs to join:

Constitution & Governance Framework WG
Marketing & Communications WG
Content Distribution WG
NDC Tech/Developers WG
Regional Communities WG
NDC Startup DAO
NDC Mods
Transparency Commission WG
NDC Community Events WG
KYC/AML WG
NFT WG
AI WG
Gaming WG
Events WG

CONCLUSION

That’s what’s brewing for this week. Please tell us BELOW what you think of these initiatives - Also - What’s on your mind? How can we support your leanings and involvement? What’s something we should keep in mind?

Best to you all - Sarah

Lets gooooo, please do feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Excited to show you guys around the city.