# Book- How To DAO Source: https://www.howtodao.xyz/book Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Book-How-To-DAO?index=0x66fa289e3b113c79e119fadc1c3475b4554b5979da8a02047492268a6a03fdc26df5bd89 Submitted by lilping.eth on 2024-09-30 UTC, 3 upvotes, 0 comments ## Summary The book How to DAO, co-authored by Kevin Owocki and Puncar with a foreword by Don Tapscott, was published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in 2025. It is described as a field guide to internet-native coordination, examining how decentralized organizations distribute authority, share context, govern decisions in the open, and make execution transparent enough for outside contributors. The page also presents the same questions as relevant to organizations adopting AI agents, and says a How to DAO consulting practice led by Puncar applies these ideas to decision rights, oversight, and shared context. The page states that Owocki, Tapscott and the publisher are not part of that practice and do not endorse its consulting services. ## Article The book Co-authored by Kevin Owocki and Puncar, with a foreword by Don Tapscott. Published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in 2025. What the book is about A field guide to internet-native coordination. How to DAO examines how decentralized organizations actually work: how they distribute authority instead of concentrating it, share context instead of hoarding information, govern decisions in the open, and make execution transparent enough for strangers to contribute meaningfully. Those mechanisms were forged in internet-native communities, but the underlying questions — who decides, who knows what, who is accountable — belong to every organization. What the practice applies today The same coordination problems, now with AI agents in the room. As AI agents enter real workflows, the questions the book worked through move into every organization. How to DAO the consulting practice applies that published foundation to current operating-model work: Distributed governance Explicit decision rights for humans and agents Shared context Organizational memory both people and agents can use Transparent execution Oversight, auditability, and escalation paths Contributor coordination Human–agent workflow design Explore the consulting services → Companion resources Material created around the book. These companion resources were created around the 2025 book and its original audience. They remain available as published. A clear separation: the book was written by Kevin Owocki and Puncar, with a foreword by Don Tapscott, and published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The How to DAO consulting practice is led by Puncar. The co-author, foreword author, and publisher are not part of the practice, and their work on the book is not an endorsement of How to DAO consulting. Applying these ideas to an agentic organization? The practice works with leadership teams on decision rights, oversight, and organizational context for work shared by humans and AI agents.