# Governance Design and Strategy šŸ“ **URL:** https://gov.optimism.io/c/governance-design-and-strategy/89.md?page=1 [Latest](https://gov.optimism.io/latest.md) Ā· [Categories](https://gov.optimism.io/categories.md) Ā· [Tags](https://gov.optimism.io/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #35](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-35/9771)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-35/9771 "2025-04-02T13:37:10Z")
Cycle #35 began on Thursday March 20th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday April 9th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, immediaā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #34](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-34/9711)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-34/9711 "2025-03-23T14:54:26Z")
Cycle #34 began on Thursday February 27th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday March 19th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, immā€¦ --- ## [Season 7: Chain Delegation Program Amendment](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-chain-delegation-program-amendment/9484)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-chain-delegation-program-amendment/9484 "2025-01-16T09:16:25Z")
Season 7: Chain Delegation Program Amendment The Chain Delegation Program was introduced in Season 5, to help new OP Chains onboard and build their delegation in Optimismā€™s governance. As outlined here, the Chain Delegatā€¦ --- ## [Season 7 Incentives Eligibility](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-incentives-eligibility/9538)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-incentives-eligibility/9538 "2025-02-19T14:47:13Z")
In November, the Foundation shared the following Collective Intent - a singular goal for the entire ecosystem to work towards -for Season 7: All contributions in the Collective should be working towards this Intent, ā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #33](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-33/9634)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-33/9634 "2025-02-06T04:42:22Z")
Cycle #33 began on Thursday February 6th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday February 26th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, iā€¦ --- ## [Season 6: Retro Governance Participation Rewards](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-6-retro-governance-participation-rewards/9297)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-6-retro-governance-participation-rewards/9297 "2025-02-06T03:41:05Z")
Season 6: Retro Governance Participation Rewards Thank you A huge thank you is due to delegates and Citizens for their continued dedication to experimentation and iteration. This Season, the Collective took important sā€¦ --- ## [Special Voting Cycle Roundup #31b](https://gov.optimism.io/t/special-voting-cycle-roundup-31b/9457)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/special-voting-cycle-roundup-31b/9457 "2025-01-16T21:26:59Z")
Special Voting Cycle #31b began on Thursday January 2nd at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday January 22nd at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the ā€¦ --- ## [Season 7: Intent](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-intent/9292)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-intent/9292 "2024-12-23T18:12:03Z")
Special thanks to members of the Feedback Commission for discussion and review. This post outlines the main strategic goal of the Collective for 1H25 (Season 7 Intent) and highlights the contributions the Collective wiā€¦ --- ## [Code of Conduct Council Dissolution Proposal](https://gov.optimism.io/t/code-of-conduct-council-dissolution-proposal/9321)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/code-of-conduct-council-dissolution-proposal/9321 "2024-12-18T13:48:31Z")
Council Dissolution Proposal As outlined in the Operating Manual, a persistent Council is expected to continue into the next Season unless a Dissolution proposal is approved. The Foundation is proposing the dissolution oā€¦ --- ## [A case for the organizational chart](https://gov.optimism.io/t/a-case-for-the-organizational-chart/8727)
**Author:** [@alexsotodigital](https://gov.optimism.io/u/alexsotodigital)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/a-case-for-the-organizational-chart/8727 "2024-12-10T22:48:12Z")
Special thanks to @brichis , @Pumbi and the @govNERDs for the feedback and information support. And to the people at the Developer Advisory Board meeting for motivating to continue. Dear fellow members of the collectiveā€¦ --- ## [Special Voting Cycle Roundup #31a](https://gov.optimism.io/t/special-voting-cycle-roundup-31a/9331)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/special-voting-cycle-roundup-31a/9331 "2024-12-10T00:10:43Z")
Special Voting Cycle #31a began on Thursday November 28th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday December 18th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by tā€¦ --- ## [Community Budget Tracker](https://gov.optimism.io/t/community-budget-tracker/9362)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/community-budget-tracker/9362 "2024-12-06T15:22:33Z")
A tracker was created by the Foundation to help the community monitor Operating Budgets. It will be transitioned to the govNERDs for ongoing maintenance and may be transitioned to a Budget Board in the future. You can ā€¦ --- ## [Season 7: Reflection Period Guide](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-reflection-period-guide/9299)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-reflection-period-guide/9299 "2024-11-26T02:17:36Z")
Season 7: Reflection Period Guide See video explainers on Season 7 Intents here and the Guide to Season 7 here November 21st - November 25th: Reflect Review retrospectives from Season 6: Code of Conduct Council - Retā€¦ --- ## [Looking Ahead: Long-term Onchain Governance Architecture](https://gov.optimism.io/t/looking-ahead-long-term-onchain-governance-architecture/9014)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/looking-ahead-long-term-onchain-governance-architecture/9014 "2024-11-25T18:15:23Z")
Looking ahead: Long-term Onchain Governance Architecture Weā€™re thrilled to share some updates and our vision for the future of onchain governance within our ecosystem. As many of you know, Agora has been instrumental in ā€¦ --- ## [Measuring the Concentration of Power in the Collective](https://gov.optimism.io/t/measuring-the-concentration-of-power-in-the-collective/8956)
**Author:** [@Chain\_L](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Chain_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/measuring-the-concentration-of-power-in-the-collective/8956 "2024-11-22T10:49:21Z")
This research analysis was conducted for the Optimism Collective as part of the Foundation Grant. TL;DR This research report presents the Concentration of Power Index (CPI), an adapted version of the traditional Herfindā€¦ --- ## [Exploring coalitions within the Optimism Collective](https://gov.optimism.io/t/exploring-coalitions-within-the-optimism-collective/9260)
**Author:** [@Eyal](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Eyal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/exploring-coalitions-within-the-optimism-collective/9260 "2024-11-12T08:27:05Z")
DeepDAO Pro serves as the most comprehensive source of truth of OP Collective governance. We track several metrics under different subsections for treasury, token, voter trends, delegates, coalitions, and the ecosystem oā€¦ --- ## [Season 7: CFC Membership](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-cfc-membership/9131)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-7-cfc-membership/9131 "2024-11-05T00:26:29Z")
CFC Membership For the next iteration of the Collective Feedback Commission, weā€™re experimenting with a new membership selection method. As a reminder, pilot membership was determined via delegation rankings in the Tokenā€¦ --- ## [The Future of Optimism Governance](https://gov.optimism.io/t/the-future-of-optimism-governance/6471)
**Author:** [@bobby](https://gov.optimism.io/u/bobby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/the-future-of-optimism-governance/6471 "2024-11-02T06:59:59Z")
The Optimism Foundation recently published this as a post on our Mirror blog. Weā€™re reposting here in full for feedback and discussion from the community. The Future of Optimism Governance The Optimism Collective is gā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #30](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-30/9201)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-30/9201 "2024-10-30T18:58:15Z")
Cycle #30 began on Thursday October 31st at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday November 20th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, iā€¦ --- ## [Revenue Opportunities for the Optimism Collective](https://gov.optimism.io/t/revenue-opportunities-for-the-optimism-collective/9045)
**Author:** [@alexsotodigital](https://gov.optimism.io/u/alexsotodigital)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/revenue-opportunities-for-the-optimism-collective/9045 "2024-10-29T21:45:21Z")
The post ā€œAccelerated Decentralization Proposal For Optimismā€ sparked a fruitful conversation that helped highlight an unresolved tension: several delegates maintain the thesis that sequencer fees are going to 0. Considā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #29](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-29/9007)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-29/9007 "2024-10-17T21:31:30Z")
Cycle #29 began on Thursday October 10th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday October 30th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, imā€¦ --- ## [Collective Feedback Commission Pilot Retrospective](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-feedback-commission-pilot-retrospective/8970)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-feedback-commission-pilot-retrospective/8970 "2024-10-16T16:43:02Z")
Collective Feedback Commission Pilot Retrospective Pilot Recap 6 months ago, we piloted a Collective Feedback Commission (CFC) as the first step in outlining a path towards open metagovernance. The primary role of the Cā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #28](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-28/8883)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-28/8883 "2024-10-04T19:27:05Z")
Cycle #28 began on Thursday September 19th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday October 9th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, iā€¦ --- ## [Voting Cycle Roundup #27](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-27/8796)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/voting-cycle-roundup-27/8796 "2024-09-22T18:34:05Z")
Cycle #27 began on Thursday August 29th at 19:00 GMT and runs until Wednesday September 18th at 19:00 GMT. Additionally, the Citizensā€™ House will have a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House, iā€¦ --- ## [Season 6: Chain Delegation Program Amendment](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-6-chain-delegation-program-amendment/8125)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-6-chain-delegation-program-amendment/8125 "2024-09-07T22:59:32Z")
Special thanks to @brichis,@kaereste, and @Porter\_Smith for review and feedback on these amendments as part of the Feedback Commission Season 6: Chain Delegation Program Amendment Chain Delegation Program Amendment Theā€¦ --- ## [Exploring Shielded Voting: Enhancing Governance on Optimism](https://gov.optimism.io/t/exploring-shielded-voting-enhancing-governance-on-optimism/8779)
**Author:** [@0xDonPepe](https://gov.optimism.io/u/0xDonPepe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/exploring-shielded-voting-enhancing-governance-on-optimism/8779 "2024-09-02T16:18:02Z")
Hey Optimism Collective! I wanted to start a conversation about a topic thatā€™s been on my mind lately: shielded voting. :shield: For those unfamiliar with the concept, shielded voting involves encrypting votes during tā€¦ --- ## [Announcing Optimism Fractalā€™s Intent to Optimize Governance on the Superchain](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-optimism-fractal-s-intent-to-optimize-governance-on-the-superchain/8399)
**Author:** [@DanSingjoy](https://gov.optimism.io/u/DanSingjoy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/announcing-optimism-fractal-s-intent-to-optimize-governance-on-the-superchain/8399 "2024-06-27T16:39:41Z")
GM Optimists! Iā€™m pleased to share an exciting update about Optimism Fractal that can greatly help the Optimism Collective and warmly invite you to join our weekly events :red\_circle: :seedling: During the 30th Optimismā€¦ --- ## [Introducing the Collective Feedback Commission](https://gov.optimism.io/t/introducing-the-collective-feedback-commission/7863)
**Author:** [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/introducing-the-collective-feedback-commission/7863 "2024-08-21T11:34:12Z")
Introducing the Collective Feedback Commission The Optimism Foundation stewards the development of the Optimism Collectiveā€™s governance system. The process by which the Collective takes on more responsibility for the sysā€¦ --- ## [Can incentives be a good mechanism to improve Optimism governance?](https://gov.optimism.io/t/can-incentives-be-a-good-mechanism-to-improve-optimism-governance/8386)
**Author:** [@Cotabe](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Cotabe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:22am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/can-incentives-be-a-good-mechanism-to-improve-optimism-governance/8386 "2024-08-12T10:22:40Z")
GM Optimists! :glowing\_star: I donā€™t usually write forum posts, so please bear with meā€¦ Iā€™m also not sure if this is the right category. So feel free to correct meā€¦ TL;DR: This post is to collect feedback from the ā€¦ --- ## [GovNFT and Governance Participation Curriculum](https://gov.optimism.io/t/govnft-and-governance-participation-curriculum/8310)
**Author:** [@Michael](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Michael)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/govnft-and-governance-participation-curriculum/8310 "2024-07-29T18:11:26Z")
GovNFT Pilot Program Hi Everyone, The purpose of this post is to seek feedback on a general curriculum for participation in Optimism Governance. Specifically, this curriculum will be used to create incentive-based actiā€¦ [Previous page](https://gov.optimism.io/c/governance-design-and-strategy/89.md) [Next page](https://gov.optimism.io/c/governance-design-and-strategy/89.md?page=2)