What is Working Group?

A working group is a specialized sub-team within a DAO that handles a specific domain marketing, development, treasury, risk with delegated authority and budget. It enables the DAO to operate efficiently without requiring a full community vote on every decision.

How does Working Group work?

A governance proposal creates the working group, defining its domain, budget, and authority limits.
The group operates semi-autonomously within those guardrails.
Large decisions still require DAO-wide votes; routine ones are handled internally.
The group reports regularly to the community and is subject to replacement by vote.

Why does Working Group matter?

Without working groups, every operational decision requires DAO-wide voting creating bottlenecks that slow execution to a crawl. Working groups enable specialization and speed while maintaining community accountability.

Key features of Working Group

Delegated authority within defined scope and budget
Reports to the full DAO with transparent spending
Subject to replacement if underperforming
Funded directly from the DAO treasury

Examples of Working Group

MakerDAO has Risk, Governance, and Stability working groups managing different protocol aspects. Uniswap has working groups for grants and ecosystem development.

Aave's risk working group manages collateral parameters within governance-approved limits.