How will Optimism Fractal and Town Hall community events evolve in 2025? Discover how the Optimism Fractal Council's approval of bi-weekly schedules and updated community intents creates opportunities for enhanced collaboration, sustainable funding, and strategic growth across the Superchain & the Infinite Garden of Ethereum 🪷🌐
Date: Dec 19th, 2024
Table of Contents
- Timestamps
- Episode Summary
- Community update
- Event Topics
- Community Shared Resources
- Optimism Discourse
- Post 1
- Post 2
- Discord
- Related Posts
- OTH 30: Optimism Season 7
- OTH 29: Optimism Fractal and Town Hall 2025 Plans
- OTH 28: Retro Funding Discussion
Timestamps
0:00 Welcome to Optimism Town Hall 31, giving a brief overview of Optimism Town Hall and updates. This is the last event of 2024, returning Jan 9, with a summary of upcoming plans for 2025.
4:40 Dan shares screen for this week's topic using OPtopics. The topic with most votes is Optimism Town Hall and Optimism Fractal 2025 planning.
7:21 Dan opens this week's topic, sharing posts on updates for both Optimism Fractal and Optimism Town Hall. Transitioning to a bi-weekly schedule for both events. Proposals have been approved according to our consensus process. Dan goes into details on approved proposals, shares screen with all changes and voting procedures. Also announced Eden Fractal will now take place on Thursdays at 17 UTC, which will also now include Respect game. Dan details changes, updates and benefits for that. Eden Fractal will be deploying on Base. Encourages everyone to read proposals for better understanding and purpose.
17:51 Patrick comments on hourly meetings, gives his comments on grants package being proposed as a group. Financial need for group. Need to increase promotion, using Twitter better, use social media. Group needs to have some influence on grants.
24:52 Zaal quick comments on events, shout out of appreciation
26:24 Will comments he loves the direction this community is going in. Firmly believes 2025 is the year of shipping. Will benefit us all. Shared experience of web3 leveraging our tools.
29:10 Patrick comments on cross marketing between web3 meetings, joining each other's meetings. Use all our capabilities. Increase visibility of Optimism Fractal.
32:02 Rosmari generally agrees with Patrick, we can now think about the best way to grow. Agrees going to podcasts and reaching out to other communities, better education. Better for more diversified community events. We have been exploring this.
35:00 Patrick responds to Rosmari and gives his thoughts. Ideas on progress reports regularly implemented. Need to spread the word.
37:46 Dan thanks Patrick and Rosmari, he also agrees with most things said. Engagement, funding need to be increased. We absolutely need to grow. Gives ideas to hear what everyone has to say. We are a decentralized community so everyone has a voice. Dan gives his thoughts on 2025 planning.
43:48 Patrick comments on intent, action and delivery, shares details, proof of work. Fill box with collaboration next year.
50:10 Dan shares wrap-up presentation, encouraging everyone to check out articles, guide to season 7, reminds everyone of events returning Jan 9
51:54 Patrick reminds everyone of the website - http://lu.ma/optimystics to RSVP for these events.
Go Optimism Fractal, Go Collaboration, happy new year!
Episode Summary
In this final Optimism Town Hall episode of 2024, the community gathered to discuss strategic plans for 2025, marking a significant evolution in how both Optimism Town Hall and Optimism Fractal will operate going forward. The main announcement focused on shifting both events to a biweekly schedule beginning January 9th, 2025, with Eden Fractal events running on alternate Thursdays. This change aligns with Optimism Season 7's focus on interoperability and aims to create more space for strategic ecosystem development and community engagement. You’re welcome to explore more details in the Community Update section below.
The discussion highlighted several critical areas for growth, including enhanced promotion across social media platforms, increased cross-community collaboration, and improved funding mechanisms. Community members shared diverse perspectives on implementation strategies, from creating educational video content to developing progress reporting systems. The conversation emphasized the need to balance technological development with community growth, suggesting various approaches to increase visibility and engagement across the Superchain ecosystem.
A significant portion of the discussion focused on practical implementation steps for 2025, including evolving the Optimism Fractal's core intents and developing new contribution prompts for the Respect Game. The community explored ways to strengthen cross-ecosystem collaboration, enhance educational resources, and improve promotional strategies. The session concluded with a shared commitment to making 2025 a year of significant growth and impact, emphasizing the importance of maintaining decentralized decision-making while scaling operations across the Superchain.
Community update
Dear Optimism Fractal Community, As we approach the conclusion of a transformative year, I'm excited to share two strategic proposals that position us for greater impact in 2025. These initiatives, emerging from thoughtful community discussions at our events over recent weeks, optimize our infrastructure while creating new opportunities for growth across the rapidly expanding Superchain ecosystem.
- Transition to Biweekly Schedule: Following a two week winter break (December 20 - January 8), this proposal would establish a new biweekly cadence for Optimism Fractal events starting January 9th, 2025. By alternating with Eden Fractal events, we maintain the vibrant weekly Respect Games our community values while creating space for deeper ecosystem engagement and accelerated implementation of our coordination tools.
- Evolve Optimism Fractal Intents: This proposal introduces four key refinements to our intents document:
- Core Intent Statement: Streamlining "optimizing governance on the Optimism Superchain" to "optimizing governance on the Superchain"
- Event Cadence: Updating from weekly to biweekly schedule throughout document
- Contribution Prompt: Evolving from "What did I do this week to help Optimism?" to "What did I do to grow Optimism over the past two weeks?"
- Consensus Process: Adapting council operations to biweekly format while preserving our proven democratic mechanisms
As discussed in last week’s Town Hall episode, these changes align with Optimism Season 7's focused intent on interoperability and collaboration across the Superchain. By optimizing our infrastructure, we're better positioned to share our proven tools and processes - from the Respect Game to our democratic coordination frameworks - across the rapidly expanding network of Superchain communities. The first proposal to transition to biweekly events closes Thursday, while the second proposal to update our intents will remain open for consideration until January 9th. Detailed rationale and comprehensive documentation are available in both proposals on Snapshot. For more comprehensive context including recordings of our recent discussions about this, see our "Optimism Fractal and Town Hall 2025 Planning: Strategic Evolution" article. I invite you to review these proposals in the links above and share your perspectives - whether in Discord, our upcoming Town Hall, or through comments on our documentation platforms. Together, we're building the foundation for a transformative 2025, where Optimism Fractal scales its impact while strengthening our technical infrastructure and deepening the collaborative spirit that drive innovation in our community.. Thank you for joining us on Thursday, December 19th for our final event of 2024, as we conclude this chapter and prepare to embark on an exciting new phase of growth and innovation across the Superchain.
Event Topics
Snapshot Topics
- Town Hall proposals
- Transition to Biweekly Schedule in 2025 to Strengthen Optimism Fractal's Impact
- Proposal to Evolve Optimism Fractal Intents for 2025
Community Shared Resources
Article 'Optimism Fractal & Town Hall 2025 Planning: Strategic Evolution': https://optimystics.io/2025-strategy
Optimism Town Hall Season 3 Thread: https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-town-hall-season-3-growing-optimism-through-dialogue/9296
Optimism Discourse
Post 1
Post 2
Discord
You’re welcome to join and check a recent post shared by Dan
Related Posts
OTH 30: Optimism Season 7
What transformative opportunities await Optimism Fractal as we step into Season 7 of Optimism Governance? Explore the guide to Season 7 and uncover our strategic shift toward bi-weekly community events—supporting interoperability focus and maximizing the fractal ecosystem’s impact on the Superchain and beyond 🌄🌈🌻
OTH 29: Optimism Fractal and Town Hall 2025 Plans
How can democratic coordination scale across the Superchain? Discover the strategic vision for Optimism Fractal and Town Hall in 2025, including proposed biweekly schedules, ORDAO software implementation, and innovative approaches to cross-chain governance coordination ⚒️⛓️
OTH 28: Retro Funding Discussion
How can the Optimism Collective better recognize and reward impact? We explore critical insights about Retro Funding Round 6, discussing ways to improve impact recognition and evaluation processes to summon Ether’s Pheonix on the Superchain 🏛️ 🔴