Optimism Town Hall Season 3: Growing Optimism Through Dialogue

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Welcome Back to Optimism Town Hall!

Welcome to Season 3 of Optimism Town Hall - a collaborative forum where we explore the evolving Optimism ecosystem through community-driven discussions. Each week, we bring together builders, governance participants, and curious newcomers to dive into the developments shaping the Superchain’s future.

Optimism Town Hall features novel consensus processes for democratic agenda-setting and accessible knowledge sharing. Through innovative community agenda games, participants help choose which topics matter most - ensuring conversations stay relevant and valuable for everyone. Whether you’re curious about RetroFunding opportunities, technical developments, or governance evolution, our discussions help navigate the complex and exciting world of Optimism.

This thread serves as your hub for following these discussions - from topic proposals and event recordings to community insights. We invite you to join us in growing this valuable forum for Optimism’s development, whether through active participation in events, watching recordings, or contributing to topic selection.

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Weekly Events

Join us every Thursday at 18:00 UTC for:

  • Deep dives into community-chosen topics
  • Updates about Optimism developments
  • Builder showcases and demonstrations
  • Educational discussions and knowledge sharing
  • Interactive learning and networking

Everyone is welcome to participate! While our topic selection process uses various tokens for voting, the events themselves are open to all. Share your thoughts, ask questions, or simply learn from the discussions.

RSVP here to join the next event!

Democratic Topic Selection

We use innovative community agenda games called Cagendas to ensure discussions reflect what matters most to the community. This process helps us efficiently explore complex topics while maintaining genuine community input. Through formats like OPTOPICS, we enable:

  • Collaborative topic proposals
  • Democratic prioritization of discussions
  • Dynamic topic transitions during events
  • Balanced stakeholder input

Community members can help shape discussions through:

  • Optimism Fractal Respect tokens (earned through peer evaluation)
  • OP tokens (Token House)
  • Citizens’ House badges

We’re continuously refining these mechanisms to create fair, inclusive ways for all stakeholders to influence conversations. Learn more about how it works and how you can guide our discussions at OptimismTownHall.com/FAQ.

Related Events

Our discussions follow the weekly Optimism Fractal Respect Game at 17:00 UTC. While operating independently, these complementary events create a powerful learning experience. The Respect Game offers a unique platform for builders to showcase work, earn reputation, and gain additional influence in Town Hall discussions through peer evaluation.

Learn more about Optimism Fractal Respect Games in the Optimism Fractal Season 5 Thread and RSVP for all events presented by Optimystics on the events calendar.

Resources & Getting Involved

What’s Next

This thread will compile topic proposals, discussions, recordings, and key updates throughout Season 3. We encourage you to:

  • Suggest topics you’d like to explore
  • Share questions about the Superchain
  • Provide feedback on discussions
  • Help grow our community by inviting others

Looking forward to thoughtful discussions that help strengthen Optimism’s ecosystem!

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Seasons of Optimism: Reflection and Progress

As we begin Season 3 while concluding Optimism Season 6, we face important opportunities to strengthen governance, expand builder support, and accelerate our mission. This week’s discussion will explore several important developments through our OPTOPICS format.

The topics for today’s event are listed below. You can vote for them in a weighted snapshot poll or propose your own topic. Here are some key points and actions:

Your active participation helps shape the direction of our discussions and ensures that we address the most pressing issues in the Optimism ecosystem.

Proposed Discussion Topics

  1. ORDAO Implementation: Examining powerful new tools for democratic coordination
  2. Optimystics Tools Development: Updates on coordination infrastructure
  3. RetroFunding Round 6 Review: Learning from the recent governance-focused round
  4. RetroSeason Initiatives: Exploring novel impact evaluation experiments
  5. Recognizing Impact in RetroFunding: Discussing opportunities for process improvement
  6. Optimism Fractal Respect Game Mission: Understanding automated fund distribution research
  7. Eden Creators Video Mission: Revolutionizing governance-focused content creation
  8. Superchain Growth: Understanding rapid ecosystem expansion with Ink, Unichain, World, and more

Help choose our discussion priorities:

Join us Thursday at 18:00 UTC to explore these developments together!

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Seasons of Optimism: Part 2 - Continuing Our Discussion

Hey all, hope everyone’s having an amazing week and looking forward to this week’s event! As per the approved topic proposal, we’ll play OPTOPICS again at the town hall to choose our discussion topics from several important updates and reflections that were on the agenda last week but we didn’t get the chance to discuss.

Currently leading in votes are discussions about RetroFunding Round 6, the recent “Recognizing Impact” article, exciting developments with Optimystics Tools, and the approved Optimism Fractal Respect Game Mission. You can explore details about each of these topics and more in this article. The topic proposal linked above also links to important topics regarding Optimism Season 7 and I also just published Eden Fractal 2025 strategy post that I encourage you to explore as well.

You can view and vote on topics here, and feel free to change your votes if your priorities have shifted since last week. While we’ll meet as scheduled on Thanksgiving, we may keep the session somewhat shorter to accommodate holiday plans. I’m very grateful for everyone in the community and looking forward to seeing you at the event!

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Hey all, I hope everyone’s having an amazing week and looking forward to this week’s event!

As per the approved topic proposal for this week, we’ll play OPTOPICS again at the town hall and there are ten exciting Superchain discussion topics on the agenda. You can vote for topics in this poll or propose other topics that you’d like to discuss in the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space. See you there! :red_circle:

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Optimism Town Hall Season 3, Week 4: Continuing Our Optimistic Journey

Hey all, here are relevant links for today’s town hall event. As always you can vote for topics to help guide the agenda or propose other topics that you’d like to discuss in the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space linked below. I’m curious to hear your thoughts and looking forward to seeing you at the event!

Here is the video from last week’s event where we discussed plans for Optimism Town Hall and Optimism Fractal in 2025, which includes a detailed overview of Optimism Season 7 and a draft proposal to switch our events to a biweekly cadence. Thanks to everyone who participated for the great discussions, hope you all enjoy the show!

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Hi friends! Join us for the final events of the year :christmas_tree:

We’re excited to continue building the future of the internet together in 2025—here’s to a bright and merry year ahead!

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:gift: Optimism Fractal at 17 UTC on Thursday

:gift: Optimism Town Hall at 18 UTC on Thursday

You’re welcome to RSVP at the events calendar where you can find a link to the zoom room :snowman:

Meanwhile, we invite you to check out the Optimism Fractal video from last week’s event, where we had a fantastic Respect Game with fellow public goods creators ranking each other’s impact on Optimism :red_circle::sparkles:

Looking forward to seeing you at the events this week!

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Optimism Town Hall: Concluding 2024 & Building Across the Superchain

As we approach our final Optimism Town Hall of 2024, I’m excited to share developments that will enhance our capacity for meaningful governance discussions and ecosystem-wide collaboration across the rapidly expanding Superchain.

Following our approved proposal, Wrapping up 2024: Looking Forward Together, which received the most votes by Monday’s 17 UTC deadline, this Thursday’s Town Hall will continue using OPTOPICS with our existing topics poll.

OPTOPICS Event Format

As always with OPTOPICS, you can:

  • Vote on existing topics through weighted voting
  • Adjust your votes anytime before or during the event
  • Propose new topics in the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space
  • Guide topic transitions during our discussions
  • Learn more about how OPTOPICS works in this article

Strategic Evolution for 2025

After our winter break (December 20 - January 8), Optimism Town Hall will transition to a biweekly schedule starting January 9th, 2025. This change aligns with Optimism Season 7’s focus on Superchain interoperability and two significant proposals for Optimism Fractal.

As you can see in this post, I’ve created a new proposal to transition Optimism Fractal Respect Game events to a biweekly schedule and a second proposal that aims to evolve Optimism Fractal’s intents to match this new cadence while supporting ecosystem growth across the Superchain. The alignment between Optimism Town Hall and Optimism Fractal’s biweekly schedules will preserve our effective back-to-back event format—a structure that has successfully served both newcomers and experienced builders in the Optimism Collective since May.

These changes align with Optimism Season 7’s Intent focusing on interoperability across the Superchain. The increased time between events will allow deeper engagement with builders and leaders across various Superchain networks—from OP Mainnet to Base, Zora, Unichain, Ink, World, Celo, and beyond. While Optimism Town Hall and Optimism Fractal events move to a biweekly schedule, our community will maintain weekly connections through Eden Fractal events, available on the Optimystics Events Calendar. Eden Fractal events will advance governance, coordination, and public goods, including a new implementation of ORDAO on Base that pioneers interoperability across the Superchain.

For comprehensive context including recordings of our recent strategic discussions about these changes and Optimism Season 7, explore our “Optimism Fractal and Town Hall 2025 Planning: Strategic Evolution” article. The latest update includes last week’s thoughtful conversation about maximizing our collective impact in 2025 (which is also embedded below).

Join Our Final 2024 Session

Currently, the topics with the most votes in our poll are:

  1. Optimism Season 7 Developments
  2. Optimism Town Hall & Fractal 2025 Planning
  3. Approved Optimism Fractal Respect Game Mission

While our current leading topics align closely with these strategic developments, our flexible format ensures we can explore whatever matters most to our community. You’re welcome to modify your votes in the topics poll or introduce new discussion areas that deserve attention on the Optimism Town Hall Snapshot Space. Explore details about each of the 10 proposed topics on the agenda in the Seasons of Optimism blog post.

Join us Thursday as we conclude this transformative year and lay the groundwork for greater impact across the Superchain in 2025. Through collaborative dialogue and democratic coordination, we’re building infrastructure that enables more effective, inclusive governance throughout our rapidly growing ecosystem.

Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussion as we chart an ambitious and optimistic path forward together!

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Join us for a transformative Optimism Town Hall this Thursday at 18 UTC as we explore “Growing Together: Strategic Evolution for 2025” :sunrise:

Following the recent approval of bi-weekly schedules, we’re entering an exciting new phase of ecosystem development. Our discussion will examine how fractal communities can optimize coordination and create unprecedented impact across the Superchain. This strategic evolution builds on comprehensive research and community insights, setting the stage for enhanced collaboration and sustainable growth.

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The strategic framework document by Dan Singjoy explores how communities like Optimism Fractal and Eden Fractal can collaborate to strengthen the broader fractal ecosystem. This vision was inspired by Tadas’s pioneering analysis of meeting cadences, development cycles, and funding mechanisms that can foster sustainable growth.You can review the complete discussion proposal and join the conversation in our Snapshot space.

To understand how these strategic developments are already transforming our ecosystem, watch our latest Town Hall episode exploring community evolution in 2025. You’ll discover how bi-weekly schedules and updated intents are creating new opportunities for enhanced collaboration across the Superchain and Ethereum’s Infinite Garden :seedling:

You’re welcome to RSVP at the events calendar where you can find a link to the zoom room.

Looking forward to exploring these transformative possibilities together!

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Hey all, we’ll be playing OPTOPICS at the Optimism Town Hall today. You can see topics on the agenda and how it works here. You can watch the video from our most recent event below. More details can be found in the linked post below. Looking forward to seeing you soon! :slight_smile:

Latest Conversations

Excited about the next steps in collaborative growth? Watch the latest Town Hall episode where we go through strategic evolution in 2025—examining unprecedented opportunities for collaboration between Eden Fractal and Optimism Fractal communities, including sustainable development across the Superchain. Explore resources, timestamps and much more at optimismtownhall.com/32 :sunrise:

Get Involved

Be part of this exciting journey towards optimizing collective decision-making on Ethereum: the world computer! You’re welcome to RSVP at the events calendar where you can find a link to the zoom room. We appreciate your support by retweeting on X.

Want to chat? Join the conversation on Discord - would love to hear from you :slight_smile:

We look forward to seeing you at the events and keep building the new internet together!

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New OPTOPICS Poll for Optimism Town Hall Season 3

Hey all! We’ve had many valuable discussions throughout this season exploring crucial developments across the ecosystem - from technical infrastructure to governance initiatives. These conversations, archived at OptimismTownHall.com/season3, showcase our community’s depth of insight and collaborative spirit.

As we move into the final two months of this season of Optimism Town Hall, I’m pleased to share two new proposals to guide our upcoming discussions:

  1. Next Chapter: New OPTOPICS Poll for Optimism Town Hall Season 3 - our approved topic for this week’s discussion
  2. Let’s Play OPTOPICS! - new topics poll featuring 20 topics that we can explore over our remaining Season 3 events

I encourage everyone to review both proposals and vote on topics that interest you. As always, OPTOPICS enables democratic topic selection through weighted voting, allowing us to structure conversations while maintaining flexibility for emerging priorities. You can learn more about the OPTOPICS agenda game in this article. While I plan to make topic creation and selection even more dynamic in future seasons through enhancements on Snapshot, this new OPTOPICS poll provides a robust foundation for coordinating discussions through the end of our third season.

Join us this Thursday at Optimism Fractal (17:00 UTC) for the Respect Game, followed by Optimism Town Hall (18:00 UTC) for community discussions about the Superchain. You can register for the events on the event calendar, explore previous discussions in our videos page, and learn more about some of the proposed topics in the Seasons of Optimism blog post. Remember to vote on the OPTOPICS poll or propose a new topic in the Optimism Town Hall snapshot space if there’s anything else you’d like to discuss. Your engagement and perspectives will be invaluable as we work together to actualize the Optimistic Vision.

Together, we aim to empower everyone building on the Superchain to create transformative impact throughout society on Ethereum. With these important topics, we can ensure these final months of this season position our community for unprecedented growth and impact. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the events!

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Community Discussion: Playing OPTOPICS for Optimism Town Hall #35

Hey all! As we continue evolving governance discussions across the Superchain ecosystem, our community’s voice remains central to selecting meaningful topics through our innovative community agenda games. Earlier this week I made a topic proposal to play OPTOPICS at this week’s Optimism Town Hall event. Now, the current leading topics in the poll reflect key priorities around sustainable funding mechanisms for fractal communities, the Optimism Fractal Respect Game Research Mission, and development of the Respect.Games app.

I invite you to review the full range of topics on the existing OPTOPICS Poll and share your preferences through our collaborative agenda-setting game. As always with OPTOPICS, the topic that has the most votes at the time of the event will be the topic that we discuss first. This collaborative approach ensures our discussions stay aligned with community needs while fostering deeper connections across the ecosystem. We encourage all community members to explore the topics, vote on the OPTOPICS poll to express their preferences, and register on our events calendar to join both events today - Optimism Fractal at 17 UTC and Town Hall at 18 UTC.

As always, full episodes and show notes from our recent episodes are available at OptimismTownHall.com/season3. Your participation helps strengthen governance across the Collective and advance our shared vision for an equitable internet. Learn more about OPTOPICS and the topics on today’s agenda in this week’s approved topic proposal. Looking forward to seeing you at the events and continuing these important conversations together!

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Cagendas Topic Proposal: Let’s Play OPTOPICS at Optimism Town Hall!

This Week’s Agenda

At our latest event we had a great discussion about ETH Denver and we’ll re-convene on Thursday for our 36th episode of Optimism Town Hall. For this week’s event, Dan made a topic proposal to continue using our existing OPTOPICS poll to determine our discussion topics. The top three topics that currently have the most votes are:

  1. Fractal Ecosystem
  2. Respect.games app development
  3. Ethereum Ecosystem

While these topics are currently leading, we’ll discuss whatever has the most votes when the event starts. All community members are encouraged to review the full list of 20 topics, cast new votes, or update existing ones to help guide our discussion.

We welcome you to join both our weekly events this Thursday - the Optimism Fractal Respect Game at 17 UTC, where you can earn Respect to guide future discussions, followed by Optimism Town Hall at 18 UTC where we’ll explore our community-selected topics.

Join us in building the future of the Superchain ecosystem through meaningful collaboration and discussion. We look forward to seeing what topics resonate most with our community and hearing your perspectives during Thursday’s events.

Key Resources

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Join us for Optimism Town Hall today at 18 UTC as we discuss Season 6 planning, implementation of participant agreements, and break structure considerations! :classical_building::red_circle::sparkles:

We’re curious to hear your opinions on community agreements, whether seasons should be 6 months or 3 months, and how long our upcoming break should be. We’ll discuss important governance topics for Optimism Fractal including:

  • Six-month vs. three-month seasonal structure
  • One-event vs. two-event break duration
  • Best approach to implementing participant agreements

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Choosing Topics & Feedback

Your feedback is essential as we shape these community processes together! Today’s Town Hall will use our OPTOPICS system to determine discussion priorities. Current top voted topics include:

  1. Optimism Fractal Agreements
  2. Fractal Ecosystem
  3. Respect.games app development

Can’t make it to the event? We welcome your thoughts in our Discord too! This discussion is about collective planning - we’ll make the decisions as councillors, but are genuinely curious about community perspectives as we evolve these governance systems.

Latest Episode

Watch our latest Town Hall episode exploring LobbyFinance’s approach to onchain lobbying that incentivizes governance participation and creates transparent price discovery for voting rights. Explore show notes at OTH 36: Exploring LobbyFi in DAO Governance :ballot_box_with_ballot:

You can find the zoom room for the event and RSVP at the events calendar for reminders.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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Town Hall & Optimism Fractal’s Seasonal Rhythms

Dear Optimism Town Hall community,

As we approach our season finale, we’re excited to share some exciting plans and ideas that will help us maximize our impact on the Superchain in the next season.

During our latest Optimism Town Hall episode, we discussed Season 6 planning, participant agreements, and governance evolution - key decisions for community structure, seasonal rhythms, and break durations.

We encourage you to watch this video to get a better understanding of where we’re at and where we’re planning to go in the next season. These collaborative discussions set up our seasonal structure for success and positions the community for growth.

Explore highlights and RSVP for the final events of this season below :cherry_blossom:

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Draft Proposals

Proposal 1: Seasonal Structure

Based on our discussions, our planning includes maintaining six-month seasons (12 events per season), one-event break mid-season, two-event break between seasons, and simple community agreements.

The last event of Season 5 will be on April 3rd, with Season 6 planned to begin May 15th after our break. This schedule allows us to avoid returning on Thanksgiving in Season 7, aligns with our two-year anniversary in October, provides development time between seasons, and creates natural seasonal rhythms for our community.

Optimism Town Hall seasons are planned to operate on the same schedule :classical_building:

Proposal 2: Community Agreements

We’re also planning to propose a simple community agreement starting in Season 6. This will start simple with consent for recording and sharing event videos, clarifying that participation doesn’t entitle funding, and providing basic community protections.

This foundation supports better promotion while protecting the community as we grow :memo:

Next Steps

As councilors, Dan and I will be drafting proposals about these initiatives before the last event of the season. This would include:

  1. Proposal to start Season 6 on May 15th after a two-event break
  2. Proposal to implement a streamlined agreement for sharing videos and protecting the community from liability starting in Season 6

We invite you to watch the video and share your thoughts over the upcoming week as we draft these proposals. You’re welcome to do that by commenting here, on the video, on Discord, Telegram, or join an upcoming event. While we’ll make the decisions as councilors, your feedback is incredibly valuable to this process! Dan will follow up with updates on these draft proposals early next week, so stay tuned… :seedling:

Join us

Join us for our final Season 5 event next Thursday, April 3rd as we celebrate a remarkable season and prepare for our next chapter.

You’re welcome to RSVP on the events calendar where you can find a link to the zoom room. We can also discuss this at next week’s event if people are interested. Explore more joyful moment from this season at Season 3 and Optimism Fractal Videos :heart_on_fire:

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Dear Optimism Town Hall Community,

I’ve posted a topic proposal for the final Optimism Town Hall of Season 3, happening in a couple hours. This will be a special session as we celebrate our achievements, review proposals, and prepare for Optimism Fractal Season 6!

Topic: Celebrating Our Progress & Planning for Season 6

During today’s Optimism Town Hall event, we’ll reflect on our significant accomplishments in Optimism Fractal over the past six months, including our successful implementation of ORDAO, consistent Respect Games, and the countless collaborations we’ve fostered across the Superchain.

We’ll also discuss three proposals that emerged from our collaborative conversations at last week’s event (OTH 37: “Optimism Fractal Seasonal Rhythms”). One proposal has been formally submitted and is now approved by the Optimism Fractal Council:

  1. Seasonal Schedule Proposal: Starting Optimism Fractal Season 6 on May 15th following a two-event spring break. Optimism Town Hall is planned to operate on the same schedule. See the full proposal for implementation details and rationale.

And two proposals are in draft form:

  1. Participant Agreement Proposal: Implementing a simple agreement framework for Optimism Fractal Season 6. See the full draft proposal for implementation details and rationale.

  2. Change Time of Meetings: Some early thoughts about potentially changing the meeting times in our next season

We invite your thoughts and feedback on these proposals during our discussion. This is your chance to help shape these initiatives and ensure our plans for next season serve our community’s needs effectively. Your feedback is extremely valuable and much appreciated.

For additional context, I encourage everyone to watch last week’s discussion about these topics at OptimismTownHall.com/37. I deeply appreciate everyone’s participation throughout this season and look forward to seeing you all at today’s events!