How can we as a community raise the value of Steem?

Is there anything we can do as a community to help build, grow, and add to the value of the Steem network? How do we as a decentralized collective work together? Have we even begun to imagine the best way for decentralized units to seamlessly work together in the creation of something much bigger than any individual unit could create?

What are we trying to achieve? And how best can we achieve it? Can we improve on what we are doing?

I have a murky picture of decentralized systems, in that these waters are uncharted. How can we effectively achieve things in a decentralized setting? How much centralization is needed? Is any needed?

So many questions... I imagine I will have a clearer picture soon.

In regards to people working together in a decentralized way. What if there was a way to overcome needing centralization when it comes to getting things done?


Instead of changing rules in the blockchain system, could we apply rules to ourselves?

In theatre, when doing Improv, one adopts a "Yes, and..." mentality. When someone gives you something, you accept it (say yes to it), and add to it.
Could this same rule be applied with blockchain projects?
Is it possible that by simply changing the human element, by adopting a "Yes, and..." mentality, that we could scale exponentially as a blockchain system?

When I first joined the Steem blockchain, it was the economics behind it that blew me away. I wanted to see similar systems adopted for real world arts performances. With the announcement of SMTs the creation of such systems seemed much easier.

I believe that SMTs are key to exponential adoption of the Steem blockchain. Lots of people don't use websites like Reddit/Steemit. A lot of people just use Facebook for advertising their events for example. I believe it is key for the development of SMTs based around real world events. The effects and pull of systems designed for real world blockchain interaction would be profound.

I live in the city of Liverpool (England) because of its arts and culture. I work within the arts scene on occasion and can see a massive potential for an SMT aimed at real live art performances. A performance based platform would exponentially increase user uptake. Imagine getting paid to see a performance? Or even paid as an actor in an amateur performance! (A lot of actors over here go into amateur productions not expecting to get paid).

So one day I came across @jacobts 'Improv Coin Coffee Talk' screenplay on Steemit. It described a similar idea, so we talked, and improvisations began.

Yesterday I posted this on Improv Coin explaining more behind it for those interested.

I don't fully know how SMTs are going to work. I would like them to be easy to create, and for there to be some basic economic templates for people to use and adapt.

In regards to Improv Coin it is being improvised with "Yes, and..." philosophy. Will these two words be enough for a fruitful project?

Or are blockchain an improvisational comedy too far removed?

Join the Steem Experience discord(https://discord.gg/TCeYaq) if you want to say "yes, and..." to the creation, production, and roll out of SMTs.

Could we create an SMT to incentivize us to work together on the creation of SMTs?

What can you imagine?

@RiskDebonair
Irish Writer, Poet, & Lover