Working on Stuff that Matters

Joshua Vial is a founder of Enspiral. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Code with JV: https://codewithjv.com

• Enspiral: http://enspiral.com

• Dev Academy Aotearoa: https://devacademy.co.nz

• Josh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuavial?originalSubdomain=nz

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:20 Origins and summary of Enspiral

• 06:04 Early influences and ideas

• 09:56 Non-hierarchical organising

• 17:58 Wellington and Aotearoa New Zealand

• 20:24 Techniques for facilitating events

• 22:59 Sitting in circles

• 26:05 Mistakes and lessons learned

• 30:13 Enspiral Dev Academy

• 40:29 0:38:10:00 - Capped returns model

• 48:06 What’s next for Joshua

• 50:09 Musings on Holochain

• 53:40 Why Web3

• 57:09 The value of experimentation

• 01:00:04 Climate change and mass displacement

• 01:03:29 Principles for new projects

• 01:08:14 Closing comments from Joshua

RESOURCES

• Here Comes Everybody book: https://www.amazon.com/Here-Comes-Everybody-Organizing-Organizations/dp/0143114948

• Billy Matheson: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/billy-matheson-57662330

• Open Space Technology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology

• SOCAP: https://socapglobal.com/

• Luni Libes (Fledge): https://www.fledge.co/about/the-team/

• Purpose Foundation: https://www.purpose-us.com

• Holochain: https://www.holochain.org/

• New Capitalist Manifesto book: https://www.amazon.com.au/New-Capitalist-Manifesto-Building-Disruptively/dp/1422158586

• Better Work Together (Enspiral book): https://betterworktogether.co/

This interview took place during a Web3 hui in New Zealand in 2023.

DISCLOSURES

Matthew was an angel investor in Enspiral Dev Academy (Dev Academy Aotearoa).

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