Programmification in conventional organisations and DAOs
| Conventional organisation | DAO | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose programmes and Bestandsproblem | Creation of super-purpose programmes that articulate the response to system problems | DAO smart contract is the determining purpose program, the topology of which is determined by the voting algorithms |
| Mediating strategy | ||
| Subjectivation | (+) programme semantics | (−) no selection “at the gate” |
| Institutionalisation | (+) project as an institution | (+) Web3 communication, project as an institution |
| External differentiation | (−) flexible boundaries | (−) no significant differentiation, reliance on smart contracts |
| Internal differentiation | (−) temporary structures | (−) effective differentiation only off-chain, limited if at all present |
| Indeterminacy of structure | (++) temporary structures, emphasis on purpose programmes | (++) causality schemes need to be constructed |
| Programme shaping | ||
| Operationalisation | (0) programme governance | (++) smart contracts |
| Algorithmisation | (−) project governance | (++) dApps, DAO algorithms |
| Reflexivity | (+/++) based on content rather than rules | (−/+) ambivalent |
| Conventional organisation | DAO | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose programmes and Bestandsproblem | Creation of super-purpose programmes that articulate the response to system problems | DAO smart contract is the determining purpose program, the topology of which is determined by the voting algorithms |
| Subjectivation | (+) programme semantics | (−) no selection “at the gate” |
| Institutionalisation | (+) project as an institution | (+) Web3 communication, project as an institution |
| External differentiation | (−) flexible boundaries | (−) no significant differentiation, reliance on smart contracts |
| Internal differentiation | (−) temporary structures | (−) effective differentiation only off-chain, limited if at all present |
| Indeterminacy of structure | (++) temporary structures, emphasis on purpose programmes | (++) causality schemes need to be constructed |
| Operationalisation | (0) programme governance | (++) smart contracts |
| Algorithmisation | (−) project governance | (++) dApps, DAO algorithms |
| Reflexivity | (+/++) based on content rather than rules | (−/+) ambivalent |
Note(s): The symbols in brackets indicate the contribution to system rationality, (−) and (+) indicate limiting and enhancing, respectively
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