Discretionary Budget for Leadership Dojo

Authors: eli_ (Steward), John Silkey (Early KH Contributor, full-time Seed Club DAO)

Budget / Duration

• Up to 1500 USDC + 1500 $KRAUSE / month for 4 months to bring in outside experts as needed.
• Up to $1200 USDC or 600 KRAUSE per month to John for hosting and facilitating some sessions.
• We do not anticipate using the full amount, but are high-balling to avoid the need for a future proposal.
• Requests will be submitted to Utopia by eli_ on behalf of the facilitators.

These funds are requested as a budget to bring in experts/practitioners, not to pay contributors for this work. We will request funds when relevant, and any leftover funds will remain in the treasury.

What is a Leadership Practice Circle?

A regular, opt-in, space where we will host facilitated sessions in emotional intelligence, empathic communication, and conflict resolution. We plan to bring a range of facilitators initially to find a fit. John is trained in facilitation and human development, and has experience as an executive coach, and will likely lead sessions as well given his ties to the community. The sessions, themes, and directions will be iterative based on the demands of the participants and based on guidance from this team.

Why?

How we connect and relate determines how well we work together. Connecting and relating is hard even when we're at our best. It can be destructive when we're stressed or running on empty.

As we’ve experienced in Krause House, and in DAO’s more broadly, change is constant, leaving us feeling in a constant state of transition. And it turns out, humans aren’t naturally great at navigating transition and change - we get tense, stressed, and make emotionally driven decisions. Like the best NBA players, we need practice to stay in the moment, even when it gets heated.

Having a place to practice self-awareness and staying open under stress offers compound returns whether we take action or not. We believe upskilling leaders within Krause House is an investment in:

• Setting a healthy and constructive norm for how we relate and communicate that others can model.
• Greater ability to hold healthy dispute and conflict as a means to collective intelligence.
• Greater ability to address and constructively build from the frustration of community members.
• Greater encouragement for new leaders to speak up and take leadership roles.
• Greater sense of welcoming and acknowledgment for newcomers.
• General vibe and tone of the community.

Early DAO contributors inevitably move into leadership roles as newcomers look to them for guidance and experience. The weight and impact that our words and actions have on others increases with time, and we hope to give the leaders within Krause House the space and resources they need to grow.