Blockchain Governance Training Program
Learn how decentralized systems actually make decisions. Our program focuses on real governance mechanisms, voting protocols, and the coordination challenges that blockchain projects face every day. Starting October 2025.
Linnea Bergström
Protocol Governance
Linnea worked on DAO coordination for three years before teaching. She's good at explaining why governance proposals fail and what makes voting mechanisms break down under pressure.
Siobhan MacLeod
Decentralized Systems
Siobhan comes from a background in distributed systems research. She knows the technical side of consensus and how governance decisions interact with protocol changes.
Vesna Kovačević
Token Economics
Vesna spent years analyzing how token distribution affects voting power. She teaches the economic incentives that shape governance participation and delegation patterns.
How We Teach Governance
Most blockchain governance courses just cover theory. We focus on why things break. You'll analyze real governance failures, dissect voting attacks, and understand coordination problems that emerge when thousands of token holders need to make decisions together.
Our instructors have all worked with actual DAOs. They've seen successful proposals and complete disasters. That experience shapes how they teach — you get the messy reality, not sanitized case studies.
- Weekly analysis of active governance proposals from major protocols
- Live voting simulations where you'll experience coordination failures firsthand
- Direct feedback on your understanding of mechanism design trade-offs
- Access to instructors between sessions for questions about specific protocols
What You'll Actually Learn
The program runs for four months starting October 2025. Each module builds on governance concepts that matter in real protocols. We skip the hype and focus on mechanisms that work.
Voting Systems Fundamentals
How different voting mechanisms create different outcomes. Token-weighted voting, quadratic voting, conviction voting — you'll learn when each one makes sense and where they fail.
- Voting power distribution and whale problems
- Quorum requirements and participation rates
- Time-locked voting and commitment schemes
- Delegation mechanics and voter apathy
Proposal Lifecycle Management
From idea to execution. How proposals move through governance stages, who can block them, and what makes implementation fail even after approval.
- Proposal formatting and parameter changes
- Discussion periods and sentiment gathering
- Execution delays and timelock contracts
- Emergency procedures and governance attacks
Treasury and Resource Allocation
DAOs control billions in treasury funds. This module covers how communities decide on spending, grants programs, and the conflicts that emerge around resource distribution.
- Budget proposal evaluation criteria
- Grant committee structures and accountability
- Funding rounds and retroactive rewards
- Treasury diversification decisions
Protocol Upgrades and Parameters
Technical governance is different. You'll learn how communities manage smart contract upgrades, fee adjustments, and the technical debt that accumulates in governance systems.
- Upgrade authorization and multi-sig control
- Parameter optimization through governance
- Testing changes before mainnet deployment
- Rollback procedures and emergency responses
Coordination Mechanisms
Getting thousands of people to agree is hard. This module examines signaling tools, off-chain coordination, and how communities actually reach consensus before formal votes.
- Forum dynamics and informal consensus
- Temperature checks and sentiment polls
- Delegate communication and voting rationale
- Cross-protocol governance coordination
Governance Attacks and Defense
Where things go wrong. Flash loan attacks, vote buying, governance gridlock, and the incentive misalignments that let motivated minorities control decisions.
- Attack vectors in token-weighted voting
- Bribery markets and vote selling
- Sybil resistance in governance systems
- Recovery from governance exploits
Program Details for October 2025
Classes run twice weekly for four months. You'll need about 8-10 hours per week for sessions, assignments, and governance analysis work. We keep groups small — usually 15-20 students — so instructors can give detailed feedback.
Prerequisites are basic blockchain understanding and some experience reading governance forums or proposals. You don't need technical expertise, but you should be comfortable analyzing how systems work.
What's Included
- 32 live instruction sessions with governance practitioners
- Weekly analysis assignments reviewing real protocol decisions
- Access to governance forum archives and proposal databases
- Capstone project designing a governance system for a specific use case
- Private discussion group with instructors and fellow students
Applications open in July 2025. We review submissions individually and typically accept students who show genuine interest in how decentralized systems make decisions. The program starts October 6, 2025.
Get Program InformationAfter the Program
Most students end up contributing to governance in some capacity. Some join DAO working groups, others become delegates in protocols they use, a few start consulting on governance design.
We don't promise job placements because governance roles aren't standardized. But understanding how decentralized decision-making works is valuable if you're involved in any blockchain project. The skills transfer — coordination problems look similar across different protocols.
Common Student Paths
- Active governance participation in existing protocols
- Delegate roles representing community interests
- DAO operations and governance coordination positions
- Protocol research analyzing governance mechanisms
- Advisory work for projects designing governance systems
You'll finish the program with a clear understanding of governance trade-offs and the practical experience to evaluate or participate in DAO decisions. That's more useful than most credentials in this space.
