IO Voltaire Proposal: Beyond Minimum Viable Governance – Join the X Space Friday, May 2

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Most proposals ask for funding to do something.
This one asks how we’ll know if any of it worked.

Beyond Minimum Viable Governance: Iteratively Improving Cardano Governance

:paperclip: Read the proposal

Proposed by @Michael_Madoff and the IO Voltaire team, with contributions from constitutional delegates, tooling builders, and governance facilitators.

The Civics Committee is not affiliated, though several members contributed in a personal capacity.

:compass: What it proposes

  • Define baseline KPIs for Cardano governance
  • Gather ecosystem-wide data (quantitative + qualitative)
  • Publish the first State of Governance report
  • Build a repeatable process to evaluate and improve governance each year

Governance can’t improve without feedback. Right now, we need better feedback loops.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_right: Why it matters

We’re in the first year of Voltaire. Proposals are being written, funded, and delivered — but there’s no system-wide way to measure what’s working, what’s missing, or what’s improving.

If you’re a dRep, SPO, or contributor in governance, this affects you directly:

  • No shared standard for what good participation looks like
  • No visibility into how governance is performing
  • No feedback loop to improve it

This proposal sets the foundation for all of that. Without it, we risk going into Year 2 with no way to know if governance is working — or just running.

:busts_in_silhouette: Who’s behind it

  • Proposed by Michael Madoff and the IO Voltaire team
  • Contributors include:
    – Erik Olmenhik, Max van Rossum, and Zev Tsak (Constitutional Delegates)
    – Thomas Uffredi (Intersect governance facilitator)
    – Governance researchers and tooling collaborators

It builds on April’s governance workshops and earlier Civics Committee guidance — but it stands on its own.

:date: Join the X Space – Friday, May 2

This proposal hasn’t had much airtime.
No Town Hall threads. No traction on X. It could get missed entirely.

I’m hosting a Space with the contributors to surface it.
No pitch. Just discussion.

:studio_microphone: Hosted via @DiscoverCardano
:spiral_calendar: Set a reminder
:paperclip: Read the proposal

Do we want governance that gets better — or just governance that runs?

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