It is awesome to see our community rallying behind this proposal 
At the Leadership Forum (video) on 17th Nov there was further discussion on the core principles which should underpin the Wise Owls. I have summarized these below:
Wise Owl Principles
- Wise Owls are responsible for identifying and solving any decisions or challenges that lack a clear owner or route to resolution. They are a backstop on decision making failure and will create clear paths to unblock blockers
- Wise Owls will use RAPID to create and/or delegate decisions to Nests or Pods to enable progressive decentralization over time.
- Wise Owls will retain core decision making responsibility in instances where the decisions are so complex, challenging or cross-functional that they cannot be solved by any other group.
- Wise Owls are committed to transparency and should provide a clear rationale to the community on why decisions are being made
- Wise Owls are accountable to the Community and Token holders, both of whom have the power to disband the Wise Owls if they are unhappy with the direction. They have executive power, exercised with accountability.
- Wise Owls are servant leaders and should champion our Guiding Principles. They should foster a sense of belonging and safety and treat all community members with empathy and respect.
Wise Owl Responsibilities
This means that up until the 28th of Feb, Wise Owls responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Prioritisation of full time hiring
- Providing Q1 priorities to guide the creation of Nest
- Determining funding for each Nest
- Determining the final Compensation & Community Allocation structure to be proposed through IIP
- Resolving conflict between Nests
- Meeting bi-weekly with Set Labs
Wise Owl Nominations
We have now established principles for the Wise Owls to operate under and seem to have broad community support to proceed.
As such, it seems the right time to look to start the Wise Owl nomination process I will detail the specifics of this process shortly via a separate post.
Wise Owls Name
How cool does Spartan Council, sound!? Names can make a big difference, and lacking any creative inspiration so far I have just stuck with “Wise Owls”. However, to quote some feedback, “Wise Owls - it’s a bit of a s*** name”.
Can you come up with something better?. To help get those creative juices flowing, we are introducing a community competition to rename the Wise Owls… share the winning name and you will get a $1,000 prize.
Please drop your name ideas below. Stick a 
if you read a name suggestion that really resonates. If there are a few popular options - we will go to the polls.