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Decision systems
Put each decision
in the right hands.
Design roles, delegation, voting, and escalation so expertise can act without silencing the edge.
Read the practiceBetter systems for collective action
We help groups decide—then act.
Anode designs the roles, rules, and rewards that help networks and communities turn many perspectives into coherent action.
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01 / THE THESISPARTICIPATION IS NOT THE GOAL
More voices do not guarantee better decisions.
Collective intelligence only works when the system knows what to ask of whom.
Governance was our proving ground. It taught us that attention is scarce, expertise is uneven, and every reward changes behavior. Good systems match decisions to the people with the context to make them, while preserving a real voice for everyone affected.
Talk to the researchers02 / THE PRACTICETHREE PARTS OF THE SYSTEM
Design for how people
actually behave.
Research and mechanism design for groups that cannot rely on command and control.
All practicePut each decision
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Incentive design
Reward the work—
not the metric.
Shape compensation and recognition around long-term value, then stress-test what people will game.
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Coordination architecture
Scale without
losing the signal.
Organize small, trusted units with clear mandates and interfaces so the whole can adapt quickly.
Read the practice03 / SELECTED WORKRESEARCH GROUNDED IN PRACTICE
Research that
ships.
We combine fieldwork, discourse analysis, and mechanism design—then turn the findings into systems teams can run.
59Kforum posts
analyzed
analyzed
15DAOs in one
comparative study
comparative study
4.8Kgovernance
threads mapped
threads mapped
04years inside
governance
governance
Interactive research · Anode × Reserve
The economics of growing eUSD.
Explore the interdependencies between overcollateralization, fintech balances, revenue share, and direct holdings.
Explore the eUSD Economics LabHandbook 002 · September 2026
The DAO Delegation Handbook.
How delegated governance power is allocated, exercised and controlled. By Enrique Alles Fernandez.
Explore the handbook
Research brief 001 · July 2026
What governance reveals about collective intelligence.
A comparative study of governance behavior across 15 DAOs, grounded in 59K forum posts and 4.8K mapped threads.
Read the research briefSimulator · September 2026
Watch a proposal find a majority.
A weighted instant runoff simulation with ranked ballots, live eliminations and vote transfers, all in your browser.
Open the simulatorDECISIONS✳INCENTIVES✳COORDINATION✳PARTICIPATION✳DECISIONS✳INCENTIVES✳
04 / FROM THE FIELDDAILY GOVERNANCE DIGESTS
The forums,
read daily.
Anode is a delegate in Reserve and Rootstock Collective. Every day we summarize what happened on both public forums.
All digestsNo new topics or posts on the Reserve Protocol forum in this window.
Read the 2026-10-29 editionNo new topics, but detailed delegate scrutiny on two grant proposals: Predge 2610 and RPCDrift.
Read the 2026-10-29 editionIndependent daily summary of public forum activity, compiled by Anode Research. Not an official communication of Reserve or Rootstock Collective. Anode participates in both as a delegate.
05 / THE METHODFROM SIGNAL TO SYSTEM
A clear path through
complex systems.
Every engagement begins with a live coordination problem and ends with a system your team can operate.
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Observe the system
Trace the actors, decisions, incentives, and information already in motion.
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Model the behavior
Ask what each participant knows, wants, can afford, and will rationally do.
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Design the mechanism
Define the roles, rules, rewards, and feedback that turn intent into action.
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Test and adapt
Probe failure modes, measure real behavior, and revise before the metric becomes the target.
06 / THE NEXT MOVEOPEN CHANNEL
For teams whose hardest problems cannot be solved alone
Make collective action
work.
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