Purpose

The Research Guild’s purpose will be to operate as a Support Node for building Research Talent for Bankless DAO and beyond. We realize that there is Research to be conducted throughout the DAO.

To achieve the Research Guild purpose, the Research Guild will:

Attract talent through a welcoming yet complete onboarding process. Through Onboarding, our goal is to build a productive runway for each Research Member to truly shine.

Retain talent through connecting members to research opportunities and participatory governance

Upskill “DoYourOwnResearch” Skills

Assess what research skills are needed across the DAO. Surveys, Analysis, and Reports seem to be the most in demand.
Assess what research skills onboarding members have. Hone those skills, and build education programs for each member to grow with marketable skills in Web3.
Track Research Work within the DAO.
Develop the education needed to develop surveys, survey data analysis, and reporting workshops that align with the Education and Writers Guild standards.
Practice writing and publishing research reports in collaboration with DAO Projects, Media Nodes, & Departments.
Continue to provide the education (learner roles) needed for Guild Member Development.

Season 6 Summary

We tested a Practitioner Model for Role Holder Position Development of the North Wind Pod, so that folks can have the skills they need to provide continuity in Guild activities. Instead of the Lead and Support structure that we commonly use, we had a North Wind Pod with 3 practitioners.

The Goal of the practitioners was not to lead by example for a follower to support the Pod Functions, the goal of the practitioner was to practice what they have previously learned as support role holders in order to fulfill the duties of the pod. We had some friction and have concluded that an official mentorship role may have been helpful in smoothing out the friction and provide guidance through the season.