LIP74: LXDAO Season 14 Plan

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Author: [Marcus] Date Created: [2025.09.09]

TL;DR

Following the reforms in S12 and S13, this proposal for Season 14 (S14) focuses on three priorities: roadmap execution, key project advancement, and brand & partnership upgrades.

S14 will adopt an Accountability System + Task Layering + Audit Tooling (HappyPods) to improve efficiency. Fixed role budgets and dedicated funding pools will safeguard core operations and support project incubation.

The working group structure will be retired, replaced by a combination of core roles for stability and Pod/bounty mechanisms for roadmap execution.

Requested budget: 9,200U/month, covering both fixed roles and roadmap execution. Any project-specific funds will be proposed separately.

Why Reform?

The S13 review showed progress in branding, treasury growth, and community vitality, but highlighted several gaps:

Roadmap execution: Lack of layered task management led to unclear priorities and delays.
Manpower imbalance: Some roles (content ops, design) lacked stable contributors, affecting long-term consistency.
Audit & incentive design: Complex processes for task assignment and fund distribution reduced completion rates.
Slow progress in key projects: FairSharing development lagged, and “Brutal Learning” was active but under-resourced.

The goal of S14 is “Focus, Simplify, Improve Efficiency” — focusing on core projects, simplifying processes with tools, and improving execution mechanisms.

Reform Directions (S14 Core Plan)

1. Roadmap Execution & Accountability

Dashboard-driven: Tasks classified as P1 (must-do), P2 (priority), P3 (exploratory).
Clear ownership: Every P1 task must have a designated owner — avoiding “everyone’s responsibility = no responsibility.”
Closed loop: Proposal → community review → Dashboard assignment → execution → milestone validation → incentive distribution.

2. Tooling the Audit Mechanism

HappyPods: Standardize and streamline fund distribution and task audits.
Transparency: All tasks visible on Dashboard; unclaimed tasks will be reviewed.
Tiered incentives: 80% completion (partial payout), 100% (standard), 120–150% (bonus).

3. Stabilizing Core Roles

Essential long-term roles:

Community Ops
Content Ops
Accounting
Designer
BD Coordinator (flexible revenue-sharing model)
SysAdmin

4. Advancing Key Projects

HappyPods: Simplify fund disbursement and audit flows, open external integration.
Brutal Learning: Focus on newcomer onboarding and mentorship, aligned with internship programs.
FairSharing: Accelerate development, set clear acceptance criteria, deliver MVP 2.0.
Hackathons (Casual Hackathon): Build developer pipelines and incubation pathways.
LXTalk / Branding: Expand podcasts, AMAs, and research outputs to grow external impact.

Budget Plan

1. Total Budget

9,200U/month
Covering both fixed role costs and LXDAO Dashboard roadmap execution.

2. Role Budget Allocation (4,800U)

Role	Work hours (monthly)	Monthly Budget	Description
Community Ops	60	600–800U	Weekly calls, notes, onboarding, community vitality
Content Ops	40	600U	Official channels, quarterly content, brand visibility
Designer	-	800U	Visual standards, event materials, product UI
Accounting	20	300U	Treasury management, payouts, monthly reports
BD Coordinator	-	Revenue-share (≤2000U/month)	Partnerships, sponsorships, education, travel subsidies
SysAdmin	15	300U	DAO accounts, server management, subscriptions, invoicing

3. Roadmap Execution Budget (4,400U)

Supports LXDAO Dashboard roadmap delivery across core areas:

Funding Sustainability (P1): Experiment with new funding models, support FairSharing and Retro initiatives.
LXBuildPath Suite (P1): Fund prototypes and deliveries from Dev, Design, and Research.
Web3 & DAO Education (P1): Run online/offline events, develop courses, expand content.
Research & Mechanism Innovation (P1–2): Conduct studies, governance experiments, and publish reports.

Resource allocation methods: