OF 12: Optimistic Polling

How will optimistic communities coordinate their future? After a fun Respect Game we meet for the first Optimism Fractal Planning session and explore innovative mechanisms for collective decision-making ⚙️♻️

Date: January 22nd, 2024

Show Notes

Show Notes
Optimism Discourse
Timestamps
Feedback
Nuno
Optimism Fractal Planning Sessions
Community Shared Resources
Tweets
Related Posts
OF 11: Collaborative Growth
OF 10: Consensus Gaming
Introducing the Respect Game
Enhancing RetroPGF with Optimism Fractal

Optimism Discourse

$https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-fractal-weekly-events/7378/2$

Part 2

$https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-fractal-weekly-events/7378/2$

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome!

0:45 - Dan provides an overview of Optimism Fractal, the Respect Game mechanics, and using Optimism stack tools. Dan gives a brief presentation on the Optimism protocol

5:37 - Respect Game breakout rooms start

5:49 - Marc and Tadas introduce themselves

7:34 - Tadas shares contributions and discusses working on explaining Optimism Fractal's post-bootstrap governance. He aims for the community to understand the path forward after the initial bootstrap phase. Collaborating with Dan on OREC, possibly using a polling system

10:42 - Marc asks about the main onchain initiatives beyond the Respect Game that Optimystics is building

11:12 - Tadas explains the Respect Game contract is currently the only live contract, while governance is in development. Marc comments on respect game

13:45 - Marc provides an overview of his company Advantage Blockchain focused on blockchain research, education, and investing. He shows their increasing social media presence. It would be awesome to cover Optimystics, to spread information on Moon letter. He discusses their focus on using and building tools on Optimism chains like Base. Marc introduces Advantage Blockchain's new video content, including using an AI generator

22:24 Dan has worked on Mission Request for Video creation, put together a mission page, researched improvements to Optimism Fractal Notion site, determine Optimism Fractal’s consensus process with Optimystics’ team, created a new consensus game called Orpolls, researched into Snapshot.org, experimenting with Farcaster, improve Optimism Fractal event structure and created a separate event for Optimism Fractal Planning Session, improving optimism’s functions

26:56 Vlad participated in Optimystics' calls discussing vision. Vlad has focused on collecting ideas for a document on fractal governance. The objective is to decentralize the organization in the future and leaders to emerge from this community.

29:58 - Vlad and Marc discuss the adoption and history of the Respect Game

33:44 Dan provides data on Respect Games participation and shares resources

36:45 - Marc and Vlad talk about onchain native funds

38:44 Voting process and rankings Level 6-Marc, level 5-Dan, level 4-Tadas , level 3-Vlad

47:48 Tadas and Dan share about decision-making experiments at Eden Fractal meetings

50:10 - End of breakout room and return to the main room

50:20 Nuno gives positive feedback about attending Eden Fractal for the first time, expresses interest in the Optimystics team

52:00 Dan shares thoughts on promoting decentralized community leadership for Optimism Fractal.

53:00 Nuno and Dan share gratitude about each other’s work and Optimystics’ events

54:38 - Dan introduces the beginning of the Planning session for coordinating Optimism Fractal

56:00 The group confirms all results are submitted onchain. Conversation about blockexplorer and ways to check transactions submitted as part of the onchain submission

1:00:40 Nuno gives feedback on Rosmari’s demo during their breakout room on how to run Fractalgram

1:01:00 Dan reminds everyone about a video that Tadas recorded on how to check transactions

1:01:31 Rosmari shares her screen to show how quickly to check for transactions on Optimism Fractal

1:02:18 Dan moves on to the planning session. He talks about ways to guide discussion in the future and shares the Notion page with projects about potential improvements for displaying onchain activity to increase Respect visibility

1:09:50 Dan presents his Orpolls idea inspired by OREC, a simple and fun process to coordinate optimism fractal future using respect tokens, and gives an overview. Looking into Snapshot platform

1:13:35 - Nuno suggests Orpolls uses adaptive quorum based on respect balances and for governance thresholds

1:14:20 Tadas and Dan share feedback and thoughts on these proposed solutions

1:16:00 Marc asks about whether respect distribution is done manually. Tadas responds.

1:17:01 - Dan suggests viewing Respect as opinions rather than a transferable treasury.

1:17:38 - Marc mentions this is an interesting idea. He asks about standard features unlocked by having any amount of Respect within the community

1:18:28 Vlad emphasizes the importance of Respect for determining leadership.

1:19:30 - Dan details possibilities unlocked by holding Respect like making polls on Snapshot using Respect, joining Discord, making proposals, and more. Tadas mentions there are numerous use cases for respect, problem solving, and exploring ideas for retroPGF Using respect as a signal

1:22:27 - Dan shares related articles on using Respect within retroactive public goods funding, Notion page resources, and OREC article links

1:23:29 - Meeting wrap up. Go Optimism Fractal!

Feedback

Nuno

Feedback by Nuno was shared during the event at 50:20 where he felt happy about attending Eden Fractal for the first time, while he also expressed interest in collaborating more with the Optimystics team. Later at 1:00:40 Nuno gives feedback on Rosmari’s Fractalgram demo which showed how to run the tool during voting in breakout rooms. Nuno was enthusiastic about actually how clear and simple the tool is.

1:13:35 - Nuno suggests Orpolls uses adaptive quorum based on respect balances and for governance thresholds

Optimism Fractal Planning Sessions

Starting today we’re also hosting Optimism Fractal Planning sessions where we brainstorm, coordinate, and create Optimism Fractal’s future together.

Optimism Fractal planning sessions happen right after our weekly event where we play the Respect Game. The full event is scheduled to end at 18:30 UTC and you’re welcome to join using the same zoom room. You can find a link at the event page and learn more at http://OptimismFractal.com. You can find details in an introductory message shared in the Optimism Fractal’s Discord.

Community Shared Resources

Tadas shares Optimistic Respect-based Executive Contract (OREC) article: https://adaptable-oxygen-176.notion.site/OREC-e991e5b8025c4170948b7e20bbfbb2bd
Dan shares Orpolls (shortened for Optimistic Respect Polls). Orpolls is a new consensus game that enables communities to make decisions and express opinions together. It provides a simple, fun, and fair consensus process to coordinate the future of Optimism Fractal. Dan presents this idea at 1:09:50. You can read more in this draft Notion page: https://edencreators.notion.site/Review-and-Refine-Orpolls-5a81092f8f504d1dbde02cbdb2ad4b30
Optimism Fractal’s Snapshot Space where community polling and voting happens