Hey all! I have an important announcement to share, along with an invitation to today’s event.
Optimism Fractal Is Pausing
In case you haven’t heard yet, Optimism Fractal is entering an indefinite hiatus. The proposal was approved by the Optimism Fractal Council, using Optimism Fractal’s existing consensus processes to indefinitely pause events. The main goal is to consolidate our focus on the fractal ecosystem with Eden Fractal — supporting the mission to implement fractal decision-making processes throughout society and better serving the growing ecosystem of fractal communities.
As I wrote in the proposal, I’m deeply grateful for everyone who participated and contributed to Optimism Fractal over the past two years. It’s been truly special, and we’ve achieved a great deal together. I’m also really excited about this consolidated focus on Eden Fractal, where there’s been a lot of momentum lately. In the new year, we have plans to make significant strides toward help all communities and organizations optimize collective decision-making, and I believe this focus will help us get there.
You can learn more about the rationale and what this means for the fractal ecosystem in the approved proposal (linked above) or the post below. The proposal also includes a link to the Eden Town Hall 67 video where we discussed this decision in full. Stay tuned for additional updates in the coming weeks. In coordination with this decision, the Optimystics events calendar has been rebranded to the Eden Creators events calendar, reflecting this shift in focus toward the Eden community.
You’re Invited: Eden Town Hall Today at 16 UTC
Secondly, I’d like to invite you all to the Eden Town Hall event today at 16 UTC, which starts in about 15 minutes!
The topics from last week’s event (January 15th) are rolling over since we only had time to discuss one of the seven proposed topics. These topics have already been pre-voted through the Synchronous Respect Trees game (as you can see in this Snapshot poll), so we’ll dive straight into discussion.
The top-voted topic is about setting Eden Fractal’s schedule going forward—whether to continue with bi-weekly events, shift to weekly Town Halls, weekly Respect Games, or some other arrangement. We’ll also aim to cover the second most voted topic about ORDAO documentation and the other five community topic proposals as time allows. We will not play a Respect Game after today’s town hall, so we may extend the town hall to last for two hours to provide sufficient space for all discussions.
Since this event falls on the date that Optimism Fractal Season 7 was originally planned to begin, we’re also welcoming anyone who has questions about the hiatus or other thoughts related to Optimism Fractal. This is a good opportunity for open discussion about the strategic direction and how fractal communities will continue to work together across the Superchain through Eden Fractal.
I’m excited to collaborate with you all and chart our next steps together. You can RSVP on the Eden Creators Events Calendar and, as always, join the conversation in the Eden Fractal telegram group. Hope to see you there!