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“I’ve noticed that people in various DAOs are wasting a criminal amount of time in useless meetings. This is freaking me out. A lot of faffing around, little gets done and much time gets wasted.” - Antoine, early RnDAO contributor

We can do better. So here is a list of recommendations we’re evolving together.

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We prefer workshops to meetings

This is not just a name change. It’s about format, objectives and style.

For us, the Meeting #2 is what we refer to as a workshop:

• a session that’s been planned (the necessary steps to achieve the outcome have been thought about and organised to then take the team through them).
• the objective is clear and agreed before the session (if not, then the workshop should be about defining objectives)
• There’s a designated facilitator who moderates and steers the conversation towards achiving the objective.
• And there's a note-taker who can share a summary for those who couldn't attend

Hand Gestures and Frequent Terminology for Workshops:

Facilitation is valued and encouraged for all RnDAO gatherings

We did a workshop on the topic, notes here:

Miro board link to ideation work

If you are looking for facilitators or would like to facilitate within RnDAO, the below list might help: