# Decentralized order `kaal:entity:decentralized-order` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `decentralized-order`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 2 claims across 2 works, 2020 to 2021. **2020** - [3652481-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3652481-006) [condition/argued] -- DAOs require values shared by their members in order to unify the membership and guarantee stability of cooperation while the structure remains decentralized. > DAOs need values shared by the DAO members to unify them and to guarantee stability of cooperation while maintaining a decentralized structure. Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Internal Governance and External Legal Design (2020). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3652481 **2021** - [3799320-022](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3799320-022) [mechanism/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Without continual effort to maintain decentralized order, the values that initially unite DAO members tend to produce ever tighter and more complex hierarchical structures inside the DAO. > Without continual efforts to maintain decentralized order, values that initially unite DAO members have a tendency to result in ever tighter and complex hierarchical structures in the DAO. Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. Nothing here asks to be taken on trust. curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/decentralized-order.md | sha256sum **Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of this entity node. Its sha256 is the content hash.