What innovations are shaping Optimism's collaborative future? Builders are pioneering democratic coordination on the Superchain with the Respect Game – from wallet activations empowering Latin American communities with Let’s GROW, to scaling fractal democracy through bi-weekly rhythms and Higher-Order Fractals in 2025, to Respect Game app improvements, and governance deep dives in the OP contributor course 🏓🌴
Date: Dec 12th, 2024
Table of Contents
- Timestamps
- Episode Summary
- Community Shared Resources
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- Related Posts
- OF 51: Governance Pioneers
- OF 50: Evaluating Impact on Optimism
- OF 49: Optimism Fractal Season 5
Timestamps
0:00 Welcome everyone to Optimism Town Hall
0:48 Dan shares presentation giving brief overview of Optimism Fractal.
5:48 Dan shares quick notes on community news, 2025 optimism fractal planning, upcoming proposal for cadence change.
7:45 Respect game begins
8:25 Will shares his contribution talking about Let's GROW dao wrapping up event, co sponsored event called Pizza ZAMA. First Event through chance media, more inclusive of Latin American community. Co-hosted a pizza party, local web 3 event. Got an invite from total in crypto fest to continue this process. Suggest group in person walle5 activation event, great positive experience.
14:01 Abraham shares his contribution on Phifer funds where people were scammed by bank failures. Working on issues with ORDAO link up, shoukd be ready soon. Looking for new employment, gives brief background. Speaks of recent application, mentions conversation he had with them about optimism fractal. Working w Eric on his dissertation. Some tasks coming up, features he wants to put into a optimism fractal. Abraham comments on research publishers, research hub is trying to optimize that. excited to see how it would fit in with consensus.
21:13 Rosmari gives her presentation. Edited videos, helped promote events, collaborated with Dan. Wrote a blast to registrant in luma page, shared promotions. Attended Eden fractal, shares Dans strategy providing feedback.
25:36 Harvesto shares his contribution talking, went thru OP contributor course. Created his super acounts, learned how to use. Trying to learn more about optimism governance, learning about retro funding. Retweeted Optimism fractal tweets. Plans to start an outline on research needs.
29:25 Dan thanks Harvesto and shares links for Harvesto such as the Optimism Community Hub: http://community.optimism.io and links to article on fractal democracy to help with his research.
31:12 Dan shares his contributions for this week, shares his leadership roles to grow all our communities. Weekly highlights on article 2025 planning, updated proposals.worked on growth strategies for Eden fractal which will be deploying on Base. Working with Tadas on retroactive recognition, implementation of Higher-Order Fractal. Applied to Octant, gives quick proposal detail. Created FRAPPS depository.
37:40 Harvesto asks how to vote for topics on town hall, Dan responds with answer and direction how to vote. Abraham adds another way to check for votes Consensus votes Level 6-Will, level 5- Abraham, level 4-Dan, level 3- Rosmari, level 2-Harvesto
53:06 Will requests to be tagged with Optimism feed, not receiving full content, Harvesto adds Gemini account might help.
56:52 Harvesto comments on voting issue, Dan replies. Rosmari adds to comment on in person Respect game.
1:00:26 Optimism Fractal ends
Episode Summary
In this dynamic episode of Optimism Fractal, builders gathered to share their weekly contributions and participate in the respect game. Will T shared exciting developments from Tulum, Mexico, where he successfully organized wallet activation events and pizza parties focusing on Latin American community inclusion. The events saw impressive engagement despite weather challenges, leading to an invitation to continue these initiatives at Tulum Crypto Fest. Abraham brought valuable insights about his potential collaboration with Research Hub, highlighting how the respect game could enhance scientific research evaluation and funding processes. This connection with Research Hub, which works closely with notable figures like Brian Armstrong and operates on Base, presents significant opportunities for expanding fractal democracy principles. Rosmari detailed her work on video editing and event promotion, while Harvesto shared his progress in learning about Optimism governance through the OP contributor course. Dan presented comprehensive updates on strategic planning for 2025, including proposals for transitioning to bi-weekly events and expanding implementation across the Superchain. He discussed growth strategies for Eden Fractal, including deployment on Base and the development of Higher-Order Fractal concepts. The episode concluded with valuable feedback about the respect game voting process and discussions about improving the user experience for newcomers. This gathering exemplified the community's commitment to fostering collaboration, innovation, and inclusive growth across the Optimism ecosystem.
Community Shared Resources
- The Optimism Community Hub: http://community.optimism.io
- Respect Game app: https://respect-game.vercel.app/
- Frapps interface link: https://of.frapps.xyz/
- Town Hall snapshot space link: https://snapshot.box/#/optimismtownhall.eth
- Research hub website: https://www.researchhub.com/
- More links shared in the chat:
https://optimystics.io/fractal-democracy
https://optimismfractal.com/council
Eden Fractal strategy doc: https://www.notion.so/159074f5adac8027a51ee767e2fd6c7a?pvs=21
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