Welcome
Discover the Optimism Fractal Council, a pioneering governance body using the Respect token to empower collective decision-making and coordinate the future of Optimism Fractal. This council exemplifies how communities can harness collective wisdom through a truly democratic process and coordinate decentralized governance with the Respect Game. Read the guide and watch the exciting videos below to gain a deeper understanding, see the council in action, and learn how this innovative consensus process can help you.
Table of Contents
- Welcome
- Overview of the Council
- Videos
- OF 13: Council Formation
- Historical Context
- OF 12: Optimistic Polling
- Official Council Rules
- Future Plans
- Get Involved
Overview of the Council
The Optimism Fractal Sages Council is a trailblazing governance body designed to facilitate collective decision-making and coordinate the future of Optimism Fractal. The council operates through a transparent and democratic process, allowing members who have earned significant Respect to participate actively lead the community. You can see the official rules at OptimismFractal.com/details and watch the videos below for more details.
Council Composition and Selection The council consists of the top six members who have earned the most Respect, a non-transferable token that measures of contributions and influence within the community. These members are selected weekly through a registration and voting process conducted during Respect Games at weekly events. This ensures that the council is continually representative of the community's most active and respected members.
Function and Decision-Making The primary role of the council is to evaluate and approve proposals that affect the community’s rules, software implementation, and strategic direction. Decisions require a two-thirds majority to pass, reflecting a robust consensus among council members. This structure helps ensure that decisions are well-considered and supported by a significant portion of the community leadership.
Community Engagement All community members who have earned Respect can propose changes, initiate discussions, and vote on proposals in the Optimism Fractal Snapshot Space. However, only the votes of the council members are decisive for formal approvals. This process enables broad community involvement while maintaining an effective and manageable decision-making group.
Accessibility and Impact The council's activities are transparent, with regular updates provided through community channels like weekly events, videos, notion, and discord. This transparency ensures that all community members are informed and can contribute to ongoing discussions.
The Optimism Fractal Sages Council exemplifies an effective governance model that leverages community respect and active participation. Its principles and processes are highly adaptable, offering a valuable framework for other communities using the Respect Game to guide their collective decision-making and strategic planning. This council structure is designed to provide an ideal solution for any group seeking a democratic and transparent governance system.
The Optimism Fractal Council is not only pivotal within its community but also serves as a model for other communities that utilize the Respect Game. This council structure is designed to facilitate collective decision-making and embody the community's values, making it a valuable framework for any group seeking a democratic and transparent governance system.
This structure not only promotes transparency and inclusivity but also empowers community members by acknowledging and utilizing their contributions in governance.
In summary, the Optimism Fractal Sages Council is an integral part of the community's governance structure, enabling respected members to make decisions that reflect the collective will and contribute to the community's development and success.
The Optimism Fractal Sages Council represents a key evolutionary step in the governance of the Optimism Fractal community. Initiated after a 12-week bootstrap phase, the council operates under a consensus process where members who have earned significant Respect within the community are empowered to make decisions. This shift marks a transition from decision-making by a few (Optimystics) to a more inclusive and community-driven approach.
Formation and Operation The council's formation and operational framework leverage Snapshot, a tool for decentralized voting and proposals, to facilitate and record community decisions. During weekly Respect Game meetings, community members who have earned Respect can register to potentially become part of the council. The top six registered members with the most Respect by the end of the week form the council for the following week, ensuring the council is representative of the most respected and active community members.
Decision-Making Process Council members engage in the evaluation and approval of proposals through a consensus process that requires a two-thirds majority. This process not only reflects the collective will of the community but also ensures that decisions are considered and deliberate. Proposals can range from changes in community rules and software implementations to more strategic decisions about the community's direction.
Community Involvement All community members who have earned Respect can initiate discussions, propose changes, or vote on existing proposals, although only the council's votes are ultimately decisive for formal approvals. This structure balances broad community engagement with the need for a manageable decision-making body, allowing for efficient and effective governance.
Evolution and Transparency The council's activities and decisions are transparent, shared regularly with the community through posts on the Optimism Fractal Discord and updates on their official website. This openness ensures that all members are informed and can contribute to the dialogue surrounding key decisions.
In essence, the Optimism Fractal Sages Council is a dynamic and adaptive governance body that reflects the values and opinions of its community, facilitating a democratic and respectful decision-making process that aligns with the community's goals and aspirations.
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The Optimism Fractal Sages Council is a crucial governance body within the Optimism Fractal community, designed to facilitate collective decision-making and embody the community's values and aspirations. This council operates through a transparent and democratic process, allowing members who have earned significant respect within the community to participate actively in governance.
Council Composition and Selection The council consists of the top six members who have earned the most Respect tokens, a non-transferable measure of contribution and influence within the community. These members are selected weekly through a registration and voting process conducted during the Respect Game meetings. This ensures that the council is continually representative of the community's most active and respected members.
Function and Decision-Making The primary role of the council is to evaluate and approve proposals that affect the community’s rules, software implementation, and strategic direction. Decisions require a two-thirds majority to pass, reflecting a robust consensus among council members. This structure allows for thoughtful and inclusive governance, ensuring decisions are well-considered and supported by a significant portion of the community leadership.
Community Engagement All community members who have earned Respect can propose changes, initiate discussions, and vote on proposals. However, only the votes of the council members are decisive for formal approvals. This process ensures broad community involvement while maintaining an effective and manageable decision-making group.
Accessibility and Impact The council's activities are transparent, with regular updates provided through community channels like weekly events, videos, notion, and discord. This transparency ensures that all community members are informed and can contribute to ongoing discussions.
The Optimism Fractal Sages Council is not only pivotal within its community but also serves as a model for other communities that utilize the Respect Game. This council structure is designed to facilitate collective decision-making and embody the community's values, making it a valuable framework for any group seeking a democratic and transparent governance system.
In summary, the Optimism Fractal Sages Council is an integral part of the community's governance structure, enabling respected members to make decisions that reflect the collective will and contribute to the community's development and success.
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The Optimism Fractal Sages Council is not only pivotal within its community but also serves as a model for other communities that utilize the Respect Game. This council structure is designed to facilitate collective decision-making and embody the community's values, making it a valuable framework for any group seeking a democratic and transparent governance system.
Council Composition and Selection The council is comprised of the top six members who have earned the most Respect tokens, a non-transferable measure of contribution and influence within the community. These members are selected weekly through a registration and voting process conducted during the Respect Game meetings. This dynamic structure ensures that the council is continually representative of the community's most active and respected members.
Function and Decision-Making The primary role of the council is to evaluate and approve proposals that affect the community’s rules, software implementation, and strategic direction. Decisions require a two-thirds majority to pass, ensuring that decisions are well-considered and supported by a significant portion of the community leadership. This process encourages thoughtful and inclusive governance.
Scalability Across Communities The structure of the Optimism Fractal Sages Council is profoundly helpful and adaptable, making it suitable for a wide range of communities engaged in the Respect Game. Other communities can adopt this council model to enhance governance, foster active participation, and ensure that decisions reflect a broad consensus.
Community Engagement All community members who have earned Respect can propose changes, initiate discussions, and vote on proposals. While only the council members’ votes are decisive for formal approvals, this process ensures broad community involvement and maintains an effective decision-making body.
Benefits of Adoption Adopting this council structure can help other communities achieve greater coherence in their decision-making processes, enhance democratic participation, and ensure that governance is continuously aligned with the community’s values and needs. It provides a clear and effective method for managing community proposals, discussions, and the implementation of new ideas.
In summary, the Optimism Fractal Sages Council exemplifies an effective governance model that leverages community respect and active participation. Its principles and processes are highly adaptable, offering a valuable framework for other communities using the Respect Game to guide their collective decision-making and strategic planning. This structure not only promotes transparency and inclusivity but also empowers community members by acknowledging and utilizing their contributions in governance.
Videos
The Optimism Fractal community has discussed the council system in several events and the videos of each episode provide an excellent resource to learn more about decentralized decision-making. Each video includes timestamps in the description where you can find the most pertinent discussions about the council. Here are a couple videos where you can see the launch of the Optimism Fractal Council and the first approved proposal.
OF 13: Council Formation
What is the best way to make collective decisions? After thoughtful social games, we debut an innovative consensus process and enter a new era of community-led governance with the first Optimism Fractal Council 🧙🏽♂️🗳️
Historical Context
The Optimism Fractal Council evolved from a 12-week bootstrap phase where initial governance and decision-making were managed by the Optimystics, the team that created Optimism Fractal. This period was crucial for setting the foundational rules and procedures that currently guide the council's operations.
For a visual and detailed journey through this evolution you can watch this video, which documents the transition and the community's active involvement in shaping the council. For more information, you can also more find details about the consensus process here and read about the first approved proposal in this message. You can watch the planning session in following video to see discussions that led to the initiation of the current consensus process.
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 ⚙️♻️
You can find a more in-depth overview of the Optimism Fractal Council in the 13th episode to see process and see the community initiate the process then approve it’s first proposal. For more information, you can also more find details about the new consensus process here and read about the first approved proposal in this message.
Official Council Rules
You can see the complete rules at OptimismFractal.com/details for more context about how Respect is allocated and this article to learn more about Respect.
6.1. Every week, during Respect Game meeting, a poll is created for participants to register to take part in the consensus process of Optimism Fractal next week. This is “registration poll”. Participants can register throughout the whole week;
6.2. Top 6 Respect earners out of those who registered in last week’s “registration poll” constitute a "council" for the current week (except during a Bootstrap stage);
6.2.1. A new council is activated at the start of a Respect Game meeting. Respect distribution at that moment is used to determine the council;
6.2.2. If fewer than 6 participants have registered, then council is smaller (consists only of those who registered);
6.3. A proposal is said to be passed by Optimism Fractal if at least 2/3rds of council members signal approval for it;
6.4. Proposals passed by the council can:
6.4.1. Signal opinion of Optimism Fractal community;
6.4.2. Make changes to the rules of Optimism Fractal (i.e.: rules expressed here);
6.4.3. Select software implementation of Optimism Fractal (i.e.: implementation of rules defined here - smart contract deployment, official frontends, etc);
6.4.4. Blacklist break-out group results (see 3.2.3);
6.4.5. Make changes to the current Respect distribution (burn existing or mint additional Respect);
6.5. Optimism Fractal does not have any control or any other kind of power over any participating parties;
Future Plans
Respect provides a powerful primitive to enable groups of any size make collective decisions in a fair, fast, and fun manner. The Respect token enables true democracy and a powerful governance framework for all communities and organizations. No matter what you’re trying to achieve, Respect can help you make shared decisions more effectively. Stay tuned for more as we take the next steps in the evolution of collaboration and implement fractal decision-making processes throughout society with the power of Optimism.
Get Involved
We invite you to become an active participant in the ongoing development and refinement of the Optimism Fractal governance model. Here's how you can get involved:
- Join the Weekly Events: Participate in our weekly events to earn Respect and potentially join the council. These meetings are a great way to connect with the community and influence decision-making.
- Explore and Contribute on Notion: Have ideas for improving the council or the overall governance process? Visit our Notion site to explore and collaborate on potential improvements.
- Vote and Propose on Snapshot: Your Respect tokens give you a voice. Use them to vote on existing proposals or create new ones in our Snapshot space. This is your opportunity to shape the future of the Optimism Fractal community directly.
- Engage on Discord: Connect with other community members, share ideas, and stay updated on the latest developments by joining our Discord server.
Your participation not only helps steer the community but also shapes the future of decentralized governance across all various platforms.
Respect provides a powerful primitive to enable groups of any size make collective decisions in a fair, fast, and fun manner. The Respect token enables true democracy and a powerful governance framework for all communities and organizations. No matter what you’re trying to achieve, Respect can help you make shared decisions more effectively.
For example, community members at who have earned OPF Respect at Optimism Fractal can join the council by signaling their intent in weekly registration polls. The top six registered community members who have earned the most Respect form a council, which can make collective decisions and express community opinions with 66% consensus. You can see a detailed overview of how this council works at OptimismFractal.com/details.
You can find a more in-depth overview of the Optimism Fractal Council in the 13th episode to see process and see the community initiate the process then approve it’s first proposal. For more information, you can also more find details about the new consensus process here and read about the first approved proposal in this message.
Announcement Post
This consensus process marks a significant milestone in our community’s journey!
We started Optimism Fractal in October with a 12 week bootstrap phase where the Optimystics played a central role in making decisions for the community. Now, we’ve successfully concluded the bootstrap phase and are stepping into a vibrant new era of community leadership. The Sages Council provides a more inclusive and transparent decision-making process that reflects the collective will of Optimism Fractal. Anyone who has earned Respect at Optimism Fractal weekly events can now create polls or proposals here to help the community make decisions and voice opinions together. Anyone who has earned Respect can also now use it to signal their opinions in polls and proposals. The more Respect that you earn at weekly events, the more influence you gain to help guide Optimism Fractal. We’ll publish the video of today’s event as soon as possible so everyone can hear discussions about the new consensus process. Feel free to reach out with any questions or comments, as always. Thank you so much to everyone who’s helped grow Optimism Fractal so far and made it possible for us get to this point. I’m thrilled with our progress and looking forward to creating the future with you all!
First Proposal Approved Announcement Post
Hey everyone, thanks for the great meeting this week!
As you can see in the video that Rosmari shared, the Optimism Fractal Council approved a proposal for the first time on Monday. The proposal was created to replace Abraham’s address that was accidentally submitted and it was approved with unanimous agreement.
You can see who registered to join the first weekly council in the first registration poll. The members of the first weekly council are me, Abraham, Rosmari, and Tadas. Zaal also registered to join the council, but his registration was after the council activated at the start of the Respect Game meeting so technically I think he is more of an honorary member for the first council.
The first weekly council will serve until the second weekly council activates at the start of our next Respect Game meeting. If you’d like to join the second weekly council, please let us know in the new registration poll that Hodlon created. The poll ends on Monday at 17 UTC, so make sure to register before then if you’d like to participate. You can see how our consensus process works here and watch the video above to learn more.
It’s very exciting to see this consensus process in action and I’m looking forward to seeing how we’ll grow as more polls and proposals are created. As a reminder, anyone who has earned Respect can make polls for the community and proposals for the council in the Optimism Fractal Snapshot Space. I’m wishing everyone has an awesome weekend, see you on Monday!
Optimism Fractal is a community dedicated to fostering collaboration and awarding public good creators on Optimism.
1. Respect Game meetings
1.1. Respect Game meetings happen weekly;
1.2. At the start of the meeting participants are randomly distributed into break-out groups of 3 to 6 people. Each break-out group plays Respect game, which lasts for 45 minutes;
2. Respect Game
2.1. Each participant of the group is given up to 4 minutes to present their contributions. Their presentation should answer the following question: "What did I do this week to help Optimism?"
2.2. After everyone has had time to present, the group tries to reach consensus on rankings of contributions;
2.2.1. The participant who has contributed the most gets Level 6, the second biggest contributor gets level 5 and so on;
2.3. Once the group reaches consensus, participants of the group signal it onchain by calling submitCons
function of the smart contract;
3. Validity of break-out group result
3.1. Break-out group result consists of rankings produced by the Respect Game and a group number;
3.2. A break-out group result is said to be valid if all of the following requirements hold
3.2.1. At least 2/3rds of the break-out group participants submit this result onchain by calling submitCons
contract function within 2 hours of Respect game start. If a participant submits two conflicting results within this 2-hour window, only the newer one is taken into account;
3.2.1. At least 1 council member calls submitCons
signaling this result (they don’t have to be participants of a break-out group);
3.2.3. A break-out group result is not blacklisted by the council (by passing a proposal to do it - see item 6);
4. Respect
4.1. Respect is a non-transferable token representing respect (an opinion) that a community (in this case Optimism Fractal) has on a particular account;
4.2. Respect is not a property that can by owned by anyone (or anything) and no participating party owns Respect”
5. Respect Distribution
5.1. Every Respect Game meeting shall eventually result in minting of Respect to participants of valid break-out groups;
5.2. Level 6 of a valid break-out group receives 55 Respect;
5.3. Level 5 of a valid break-out group receives 34 Respect;
5.4. Level 4 of a valid break-out group receives 21 Respect;
5.5. Level 3 of a valid break-out group receives 13 Respect;
5.6. Level 2 of a valid break-out group receives 8 Respect;
5.7. Level 1 of a valid break-out group receives 5 Respect;
6. Consensus process
6.1. Every week, during Respect Game meeting, a poll is created for participants to register to take part in the consensus process of Optimism Fractal next week. This is “registration poll”. Participants can register throughout the whole week;
6.2. Top 6 Respect earners out of those who registered in last week’s “registration poll” constitute a "council" for the current week (except during a Bootstrap stage);
6.2.1. A new council is activated at the start of a Respect Game meeting. Respect distribution at that moment is used to determine the council;
6.2.2. If fewer than 6 participants have registered, then council is smaller (consists only of those who registered);
6.3. A proposal is said to be passed by Optimism Fractal if at least 2/3rds of council members signal approval for it;
6.4. Proposals passed by the council can:
6.4.1. Signal opinion of Optimism Fractal community;
6.4.2. Make changes to the rules of Optimism Fractal (i.e.: rules expressed here);
6.4.3. Select software implementation of Optimism Fractal (i.e.: implementation of rules defined here - smart contract deployment, official frontends, etc);
6.4.4. Blacklist break-out group results (see 3.2.3);
6.4.5. Make changes to the current Respect distribution (burn existing or mint additional Respect);
6.5. Optimism Fractal does not have any control or any other kind of power over any participating parties;
7. Bootstrap stage
7.1. During the first 12 weeks of Optimism Fractal the council will be constituted by 4 accounts controlled by 4 people who launched Optimism Fractal:
- 0xf6E9B8d1877Ea00F7b72F682Fa15906D6A9F4693
- 0xC11C6f47fe090a706bA82964B8A98F1682b244Ff
- 0xAED620c450911c38714E666cd84137767e3D6286
- 0xF34F5B88Ff9A65594C49ed9Fa8D0451C15Ce215B