Four ways in
Pick the one that matches what you are trying to do today. Every step links to something that already exists.
New DRep
You have registered, or you are about to
Learn the system first, then run one real action end to end. Everything below is self-paced and free.
- 01Governance foundations
How the constitution, committees and thresholds actually interact.
- 02Read the standards
The process commitments members hold themselves to. Process only, never positions.
- 03Check your DRep standing
Live epoch arithmetic on activity, participation and rationale coverage.
- 04Open your first case in the Decision Desk
One case file per action: research, conflicts, due diligence, rationale.
Reviewing an Action
There is a live action and a deadline
The fastest honest route from proposal to a published Decision Summary.
- 01Find the action
Every action currently open for voting, soonest close first.
- 02Run the Red Flag Scan
Twelve checks that tell you where to spend your remaining time.
- 03Check your conflict register
Advisory matching against your declared interests. You decide what is material.
- 04Publish a Decision Summary
What you reviewed, your primary rationale, risks, uncertainty and what could change it.
Delegator
You are choosing who represents you
Compare representatives on what they publish and disclose. The Institute never ranks or scores anyone.
- 01Find a DRep
Filter on expertise, language, disclosure currency and published work.
- 02Read Decision Summaries
Independent, individually authored reasoning on real actions.
- 03Understand the independence rule
Why members can share standards and still disagree in public.
- 04Read the Public Register
Standards, policies, funding and changelogs, in full.
Expert
You have domain expertise to contribute
Experts advise on substance. Experts never advise on how a member should vote.
- 01How the Expert Network works
Briefings, office hours and written analysis, on the record.
- 02Peer review
Pressure-test another member's analysis before it is published.
- 03Standards consultation
Comment on a draft standard while it is open.
- 04Apply to contribute
Founding Phase. Contributors are listed publicly with their disclosures.
What the Institute will never do
Shared standards raise the quality of representation. They never align its conclusions.