Defining a Strategy for Radworks

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Thanks for kicking this off, @abbey. And @lftherios, I appreciate the tangible recommendations on how Radworks should move forward.

@lftherios

1. Radworks should return to the project’s roots with regards to its messaging.

I agree that a more whittled down version of the current purpose is appropriate. As I mentioned in [Request for Comments] What's an Org? - #7 by ange “In order to define whether work “is aligned with Radworks” and how an Org can support Radworks in getting that work done…we need to agree on a scope for Radworks that is more narrow than its current purpose.”

I think that a Discourse poll - something I know Abbey and Ele have discussed - would be a good way to move this proposal forward. It’s an easier, more accessible, and cheaper way to engage the community. It enables individuals to participate more closely to the text and ideas they are reviewing. And therefore something we should consider using more frequently to reach consensus on ideas or get a temperature check.

@lftherios

2. Radworks should update its tokenomics.

This is a very exciting shift. And as @lftherios has worked on the project’s tokenomics in the past (and has some very relevant skills related to mechanism design), I think it would be really helpful to have him work more closely on this topic as well as define and evaluate the additional team members (skills) necessary to get this work done.

@lftherios

3. Radworks should put more emphasis on community engagement.

@lftherios

We should be leveraging the active contributors & ecosystem projects and the activity that is taking place there → in order to set and amplify the right community tone & vibe → in order to finally surface that towards new and existing token holders.

While I generally agree with this, and would support moving forward on this, I think the next steps should look more closely at the following questions:

• What problem are we solving for?
• What outcome do we want for 2024?
• What does a successful community (impact of outcome) look like in 2024?
• What skill sets do we need to be planning and executing on this work?

The answers to these questions should then inform some sort of “Community Development Plan” that would outline the concrete objectives that would build towards the outcome we need and empower the community we want. Discussion of these questions and creation of this Plan should be led by someone who is familiar with building community amongst both developers and token holders. The Plan should inform how different communications channels are used - and how each one contributes towards the desired outcome. I think specific decisions on how to use Twitter vs. Discord vs. Discourse are out of scope for this thread. Though I do agree with @shelb_ee that such a plan should

@shelb_ee

be mindful of soft-power that the individual(s) hold who decide what discussions to highlight on Twitter/other platforms