Abstract
GovHack
A lean, mean, highly optimised machine.
GovHack is a process, not an event.
When: Nov 8-10
Where: Bangkok
This 3rd iteration addresses the 2 primary critiques constraining maximal value generation from GovHack for ArbitrumDAO.
- At root cause there is lack of process and opportunity for coordination and alignment for decision-making on vision, strategy, and top priority goals. This means less proposals hit the mark as they could, and new talent churns and is not retained.
- Lack of dedicated post-GovHack support to comprehensively develop promising proposals that go the distance and make the difference the DAO needs at this moment in time.
This new version (v3) is
- Optimised to respect delegates' time with tight specific sessions for them to participate and optional engagement in the open event programming as they wish.
- More condensed 2.5 day IRL event
- Total cost $156k ($146k+10k) contingency (vs $262k in Brussels). It is substantially cheaper to run the IRL component in Thailand.
- Enhance with a dedicated 4-week onramp and 4-week afterburner of online support.
We have been listening, gathering requirements, and are committed to reinventing GovHack as an ever evolving structure and process for what the DAO needs.
What’s emerged as central:
We must strike the right balance between exclusivity for effectiveness and inclusivity for fresh ideas.
Enter: GovHack
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4-week Onramp (online)
- Core delegates topics prioritisation
- Mapathon
- Format and agenda finalisation
- Fair Core & Open participant criteria finalisation
- Enrol hackathon participants and secure pre-submission of proposals that may already be in progress
3-day in-person GovHack
Where: Bangkok
When: Nov 8-10
Day 1 - Arbitrum Core Day - existing key stakeholders deep engagement and strategic decision-making
Day 2 - Hackathon Day - fresh talent is activated to innovate on maximally aligned strategic goals for the DAO
Day 3 - Open Community Day - winning ideas are shared, ecosystem partners, existing DAO contributors and newcomers talk straight, what’s next, gameplan a coordinated path forward, how we win together.
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4-week online Afterburner / Aftercare (online)
- Online PitStops
- Proposal mentorship
- Programme matchmaking
Miro diagrams: here
Motivation
Competition is fierce, attention is scarce, and mercenary capital is everywhere.
We must adapt, get organised and exercise strong leadership.
All major ecosystems are showing up strong and investing heavily.
Mantle $15.7m, Filecoin $19m, per event costs anywhere from $100k - $1m+, see: Blockchain Events Industry Market Research we have gathered.
Arbitrum Events spend between the Foundation ($5.6m), DAO, QuestBook is under $7m.
We are underspending comparatively.
There is a prime opportunity for Arbitrum to have a strong presence at Devcon as the leading, most mature, and capable DAO.
Let’s continue this tradition out in front to close 2024.
GovHack will achieve the dual goals of serving existing stakeholders' highest needs at this time and showing a strong public face and opportunity for new talent to learn and get involved in the DAO.
Rationale
Why choose Hack Humanity
Running coordinated online + IRL activations in new countries under tight time frames is non-trivial.
- Track Record executing 2 complex, successful and engaging events with challenging lead time (3.5 weeks, 4.5 weeks) and in new countries.
- GovHack Denver (NPS 67)
- GovHack ETHcc Brussels (NPS 83)
- Facilitation expertise 2 senior and 2 intermediate level facilitators. Klaus has years at IBM facilitating strategic workshops, aligning exec stakeholders, and developing roadmaps. Ran a Brand Strategy consultancy for 2 years in London, defining organisation’s Vision, Mission, Values, and business models.
- Fiscally Responsible: this event optimised to $156k
- Budget highly optimised to the essentials
- Transparent reporting on previous GovHack costs, and record of returning unused funds.
- For speed can reuse infrastructure already established, GovHack multi-sig, signers, oversight
- We Are Ready. We are in position to execute
- 46 Bangkok venues already scouted, top 3 selections made, final quotes established with candidate venue. Ready to secure with downpayment.
- All team members confirmed. Experience senior team of facilitators and event production professionals that know Arbitrum and worked GovHack ETHcc event already.
- All suppliers identified, price estimates received, and supplier availability secured.
Specifications
Format engineered as dual-track for participants across:
- DAO Delegates
- Protocol representatives from various verticals
- Key Service Providers
- Arbitrum Foundation members
- Offchain Labs representatives
- Invited experts and advisors
- Fresh talent that is well-matched to create solutions against identified challenges
Format, indicative only to be refined in the coming 2 months, and open to the community’s feedback: here
Continuation of successful parts of the formula used for GovHack ETHDenver and ETHcc Brussels.
Steps to Implement
- Event Planning
- Develop detailed 3-day event agendas and session plans
- Source and decide in advance the top focus areas, and partially developed high-value proposals that will be accelerated together at the in-person event
- 4-week Onramp (online)
- Core delegates topics prioritisation
- Format and agenda finalisation
- Mapathon
- Fair Core & Open participant criteria finalisation
- Logistics
- Secure appropriate venues for each 3-day event
- Arrange necessary equipment and suppliers
- Participant Outreach and Confirmation
- Co-develop criteria, identify and invite key stakeholders
- Marketing, outreach, sourcing and agreement of GovHack track host roles
- Event Execution
- Facilitate Core Day, Hackathon and Open Community Days
- Post-Event Follow-up and Implementation
- Impact Report
- Publish Media for full transparent visibility for global DAO member access
- Run 4-week post GovHack support programme
- Implement a robust follow-up process to track and support the implementation of event outcomes
- Continuous Improvement
- Conduct post-event surveys and interviews
- Analyse success metrics and adjust future events accordingly
Costs
Will reuse the method and infrastructure from previous GovHack to handle payments with the existing multi-sig, 60% payment at the start of the project, 30% 1 week before the IRL event, 10% after event completion.
Full Budget breakdown: here
Total: $156k USD
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Timeline
- September - Snapshot + Tally
- Oct - Nov: Prep and Organisation
- Nov 8-10: GovHack execution
- Nov - Dec: post GovHack followups, Impact Report & Media publishing.
Success Measures
Let’s build more success stories, together.
GovHack Denver produced:
GovHack Brussels:
- DevRel Uni just passed, we will be training 60 dedicated Arbitrum DevRels
- Proposals.app proposal is being worked on
The success of the initiative will be measured by:
- Number and quality of strategic decisions made during the Core event day
- Progress on maturing and advancing high-impact proposals
- Participant satisfaction and engagement measured through surveys and interviews (NPS)
- The implementation rate of event outcomes in the following quarter (Core and new proposals passed)
Voting Options
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Next Steps
The venue needs 70% down payment and is holding for 2 weeks.
Vote early to send a strong signal so we can ensure this happens over the next 8 weeks.
For questions, contact Klaus
- on Telegram: @KlausBrave_0x
- on the Forum
- or let’s speak in person at Token2049 in Singapore this week
