Fostering public goods generally means supporting or promoting their development and growth, which can include creating them. So, if someone is creating a public good, they might indeed interpret it as fostering public goods because their creation contributes to the availability and enhancement of those goods. However, fostering can also encompass other activities like advocating, funding, or otherwise supporting public goods without directly creating them.
You said:
“Okay, well thank you. So I'm wondering how people would interpret it. So if you have a public goods creator, then would it make sense to them, like, if there was an event that was all about fostering public goods and about awarding people who are fostering public goods, and people were asked, how do you help foster public goods, then would that be, like, very clear to the public goods creators that their creation of public goods is welcome there, and something that is, like, you know, appreciated and so forth?”
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Yes, it would likely make sense to public goods creators that their efforts are welcomed and appreciated at an event focused on fostering public goods. Since creating public goods is a direct way of contributing to their availability and impact, creators would likely see their work as a form of fostering. The event's framing around fostering would likely be inclusive of those who create, support, and promote public goods.
You said:
“Okay, sounds good. I'm wondering, I don't think I'm making a game prompt. Maybe I should actually go... Okay, so let me explain a little bit. There's a game called the Respect Game, where people share what they did to help, like, accomplish some goals according to a game prompt, and then they rank each other's contributions towards that goal or towards that, uh, the achieving of what's asked for in the game prompt, and then they earn respect, which is a token of appreciation for their efforts based upon if they can reach consensus and what level rank they get. If they get ranked highly by their peers, then they get a lot of respect, and so I'm trying to decide appropriate game prompts for a community that is working to, uh, promote the adoption of this Respect Game, um, and generally, you know, most people don't know about the Respect Game yet, but I'm thinking that one of the best ways to achieve this might be to set the game prompt in such a way that it is, um, it is helping, like, to attract, uh, related and adjacent fields, like fostering public goods, um, enhancing governance, because also the respect token people that people can earn can help build, like, a reputation-based governance system that makes it more fair, fast, and fun, and also, uh, measuring contributions to, uh, improving coordination in general, because the Respect Game helps communities coordinate, and so forth. So I'm wondering what you think with this information in mind about, like, for this community that's hosting these events where people can play the Respect Game, but making the game prompt to be something like, what did you do over the past two weeks to, uh, foster public goods, enhance governance, or improve coordination? Does that make sense? And do you think that those are, like, that's a good game prompt to choose for this situation, or do you recommend any other game prompts? And also, would it be helpful for me to provide any other information for you to help us understand the situation?”
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That prompt sounds like a great fit for your community. It clearly ties into the themes of fostering public goods, enhancing governance, and improving coordination, which are likely to resonate with participants and encourage them to reflect on their contributions in these areas. If you have any specific community goals or values, those could also be integrated into the prompt for even more alignment.
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To further refine the game prompt, consider the following:
- Community Goals: Align the prompt with your community's specific objectives. If your community has unique goals, mentioning them can help participants focus their contributions.
- Examples: Providing examples of fostering public goods, enhancing governance, and improving coordination can guide participants and spark ideas.
- Inclusivity: Ensure the prompt is broad enough to include various types of contributions, so everyone feels they can participate.
Would you like to add or adjust anything in the prompt based on these suggestions?
You said:
“Yeah, I think I'd like to just provide a bit more detail and then hear your thoughts on it. So for one thing, we do have some objectives. We have a mission to implement fractal decision-making processes throughout society via collaborative research, gamification, development, education, and community engagement. And by the way, these fractal decision-making processes come out of the Respect game because people can earn respect and go into breakup groups. That's another key aspect, too, that they go into breakup groups. So that makes it fractal because they're branching out into different groups to make decisions and give each other the respect token and so forth. And we have a vision as well that all communities and organizations should have the tools and methods available to make the best possible decisions or to make the best possible decision making and that all collective decisions should be fair, fast, and fun. So those are our mission and vision. And then I'm thinking that also I just propose ideas for core intents to drive adoption of the Respect game as a way to achieve this vision mission and also to drive utilization of the Respect token to also further achieve this mission and actualize that vision, basically. So that's some more context here about our vision, mission, and specific community goals. But my thinking is that because there's only maybe a few hundred people in the world who really know about the Respect game well and maybe only a few dozen regular participants, if we were to make the game prompt too specific on the community goals about the Respect game, then that would really limit our participation and make it so people who don't know about the Respect game yet wouldn't maybe feel as excited to join because they don't know how it relates to them yet. And it's better to kind of invite them in a more general sense. And while we play the Respect game, they can learn how the Respect game might be helpful for them as well and how they might want to start helping with the Respect game. But we also appreciate and respect and award contributions and recognize contributions towards these related fields of public goods and governance and coordination. So that's some more context there. I really love the idea about examples. So I think that's a good thing to have some examples on the page, like basically a page about how people can contribute and what kind of contributions are welcome. And then I know you recommended something else in the third one, but I don't remember what else you recommended. So maybe you can briefly summarize what your recommendations were. And then if you have any other thoughts based upon this mission and vision and intents and general context that you now know, do you have any other ideas or any other reflections or any feedback or guidance based upon this new information?”
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Given your mission, vision, and the goal of expanding the Respect Game, your proposed game prompt seems well-crafted. Here’s a recap of my earlier recommendations with additional thoughts:
- Align with Your Objectives: Your prompt aligns well with your mission and vision by encouraging contributions that foster public goods, enhance governance, and improve coordination, all of which resonate with fractal decision-making.
- Provide Examples: Offering examples of contributions can help participants understand how their actions fit into these broader categories. This could include specific activities like organizing a community event, developing a tool, or contributing to educational resources.
- Inclusivity: Your prompt is broad enough to be inclusive, which is great for engaging newcomers.
Additional Ideas:
- Educational Material: Since the game and its mission are not widely known, consider providing educational material or introductory sessions to familiarize participants with the Respect Game and its objectives.
- Feedback Loop: Create a feedback loop where participants can share their experiences and suggestions to improve future events.
Do these suggestions resonate with you?
You said:
“Yeah, but those suggestions are kind of obvious. We already have a lot of material about the Respect game and we also have feedback and so forth. So, more so, you know, I've been, this has been my full-time work for several years, so I've already built a lot of the foundational materials. But now I'm just thinking about one of the communities that has kind of been leading this initiative is looking to expand the new communities and kind of go out of the mode where we've been kind of setting up our foundations of setting up our mission and vision and education materials and actually move into the new communities and start promoting it with these new game prompts and so forth. So, I'd like to focus more on that specifically, like the game prompt design, as well as like more closely related things to how that's set up. I'm most really interested in the game prompt design right now. And so, yeah, so I generally agree, but I'm also wondering, too, like maybe to play devil's advocate, so to speak, or to, you know, try to poke holes in it. So, one, if we have a focused on, say, fostering public goods and improving governance or enhancing governance and improving coordination, you know, these are all related to the Respect game and what the Respect game can provide. But they're also, you know, the Respect game provides a lot. It also provides opportunities for collaboration and networking and collaborative video creation and for accountability and just for having fun. Two people can play just for fun. So, I wonder, like, if we had a mission in particular to just improve, just like implement the Respect game or something like that, then people could have a clear idea of, OK, here's a very clear and concrete thing I can do to be awarded and recognized by this community. And then any kind of benefit that they get out of the Respect game, even if it's not in their mind related to public goods or governance or coordination, then they might still, like, be wanting to join just because they're hosting the Respect game just for fun, for example. And that would be very much in alignment with our goals and intents and mission and so forth. Some people also might be wanting to deploy the Respect game or implement the Respect game in a context that's not specifically for public goods. So, the Respect game is great for fostering public goods and for improving governance and for coordination. But it's not just about those, like also, for example, you could have it where it's deployed in the context of a business and that business is using the Respect game to be more successful at basically achieving their business goals and to achieve profit and to build better products and so forth. So, like, I'm wondering if the current conception of the game prompt would be a turn off for them if they think it's about creating public goods. And maybe the part about creating public goods should be at the end or in the middle or something like that rather than the beginning. But then again, you know, people might not be so interested in the governance aspects. A lot of people can play the Respect game for many months and never really use the governance features because they just enjoy the other benefits of it. So, if we focus too much on the governance, then that might turn people off from the other benefits. And similarly, coordination, like a lot of people are attracted by coordination, but at the same time, some people might be more interested in the game aspect and the fun aspect and so forth. So, I'm trying to find the right balance while also keeping it short, too, because, like, having a really simple one sentence could be, like, really, that's really quite helpful and quite important so people don't get confused during the game. And so, it's very simple what the goal of the game is and what people should share and so forth. I'd also thought about making it more, you know, aligned with just our vision of, like, say, making Game Prompt, like, how did you help make governance more fair, fast, or fun? And that could be good. That's, like, pretty short and simple, but at the same time, that's really focused on governance. And, you know, the Respect game is helpful for many other reasons, like fostering public goods and for collaboration and so forth, too. So, I'm generally thinking that the idea of having these three different kinds of adjacent fields is probably best, but, yeah, I'd like to just hear some feedback on that about, and obviously, I think that when we are choosing this, it's, like, nothing's going to be perfect. There will always be some people who don't get as excited about the Game Prompt, but our goal is more so just to make it so that it's, like, as exciting as possible for the most amount of people who will be able to contribute in the most meaningful ways. So, some people will be turned off and they won't be that excited about it, but generally, if we can tweak it right, then we'll get more people who are excited about it and who want to contribute meaningfully and who are really inspired to contribute. So, that's in mind. It's not going to be perfect, but with that in mind, can you just maybe provide some feedback and any suggestions based on what I shared there and any other alternate recommendations or anything else you'd consider?”
To craft a game prompt that balances these aspects, consider the following:
- Broad Yet Focused: Frame the prompt to invite contributions across multiple dimensions without being too broad. For example, "What did you contribute over the past two weeks that fostered growth, collaboration, or innovation?"
- Inclusive Language: Use language that appeals to a variety of interests, such as "growth" or "innovation," which can encompass public goods, governance, coordination, and business outcomes.
- Order of Elements: If you're concerned about the order of topics, you could rotate them periodically or group them under a unifying theme like "community impact."
- Flexibility: Offer flexibility in interpretation so participants can relate their contributions to the prompt in diverse ways.
- Engagement: Encourage participants to share how they enjoyed or benefited from the game, highlighting its fun and collaborative aspects.
How do these suggestions resonate with your goals?
“Those are good suggestions. So I'd like to maybe go into more detail about the aspect of flexibility and engagement. I'm just curious what you meant there in more detail. And then you also had some good ideas too that I hadn't thought of previously about more general terms. I don't know if you could repeat that. It was about growth and maybe collaboration and innovation. So those were interesting, and that's a different way of thinking about it that I hadn't yet thought about. I wonder if that would be too general then, whereas governance, coordination, public goods kind of is a bit more specific than, say, growth and innovation. Because growth and innovation, I mean, we do, to some extent, want to pick a target audience. Because if you try to please everybody, then you please nobody, or at least that's how the saying goes. And it's like maybe there's some businesses that – I'm sure there are some businesses that want to implement it. But I think really more so our target market right now as we're going into target market of people who are more so probably focused on public goods and coordination and governance. But at the same time, there are some people in our community who are more so focused on maybe the innovation and other sectors, like in businesses or nonprofits and stuff like that. So, yeah, I'd like to maybe – if you can repeat that suggestion that you made. Or I think you made a few suggestions for the game prompt that were more general and then go into a bit more detail and also provide some feedback based upon this new knowledge and new thoughts.”
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Great, let's dive deeper into flexibility and engagement:
Flexibility: This involves crafting prompts that allow participants to interpret them in ways that resonate with their experiences and contributions. By using broader terms or open-ended questions, you give room for diverse interpretations. For instance, using terms like "impact" or "contribution" can encompass a wide range of activities, from community projects to business innovations.
Engagement: This focuses on encouraging participants to share their positive experiences and outcomes from the game. Highlighting these aspects can help others see the value of participating, beyond the specific themes of public goods, governance, or coordination. For example, sharing testimonials or stories about how the game has benefited individuals and communities can boost engagement.
Balancing Specificity and Generality: Using terms like "growth" or "collaboration" can indeed be more general, but they can also make the prompt more accessible to a wider audience. You could balance this by combining these general terms with more specific examples or by including a brief explanation of how they relate to your community's goals.
Do these ideas help clarify?
You said:
“Yeah, they help clarify. So I guess a couple things is, one, I'm curious what you think about the idea that I shared about the target market. And I think that while some community members are going into these different markets, like businesses and so forth, and that's one of the things that we want to focus on more, I'm still feeling like, you know, we're mostly going to be going into communities that are probably more focused on public goods and coordination technologies and tools for governance and so forth. So I'm thinking, I'm curious to hear your thoughts on that. Like, if you think it may be better to be more specific, overall, with everything you know, maybe more specific with the public goods and governance and coordination, or if you have any other different ideas, or maybe some balance between those more general terms and the more specific terms. And then regarding the engagement stuff, we are going to do all that for sure. The flexibility stuff, I think you mentioned, like, ways that we could, you know, share both examples, or I think you mentioned something else, like maybe descriptions or linking it or something like that. Maybe you could also just provide some suggestions for how that might look as well, either the examples or that kind of more detailed context that comes along with it. That goes along with the game prompt, that is.”
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Balancing the target market focus with broader appeal is key. If you emphasize public goods, governance, and coordination, it aligns well with your main audience while still being relevant for those in other sectors.
For flexibility, offering a variety of examples and scenarios on how contributions fit into the game can help. You could create a guide or reference page that illustrates diverse contributions, showcasing how different fields and interests can participate. This way, the prompts remain open yet aligned with your goals, appealing to a broader audience while staying true to your core mission. What do you think of this approach?
You said:
“OK, that's pretty good. Can you provide more examples or description about how you envision it?”
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Certainly! Here's how you might structure your guide or reference page:
- Introduction: Briefly explain the purpose of the Respect Game and its connection to your community's mission.
- General Themes: Outline the broad themes like fostering public goods, enhancing governance, and improving coordination. Include a brief description of each and how they relate to the game.
- Specific Examples: Provide concrete examples of contributions. For instance:
- A project that improved local governance processes.
- A tool that enhanced community coordination.
- An initiative that supported public goods like education or environmental sustainability. a young woman with long brown hair is standing in front of a blue textured wall. she is wearing a yellow top and appears to be speaking or singing. her eyes are closed and her mouth is open, showing off her teeth. the woman seems to be in a playful mood and is making a expressive face. the background is painted in different shades of blue, creating a contrast with the woman's outfit. the overall mood of the image is vibrant and cheerful.
- Diverse Participation: Include a blossary of chartigans, giving examples from various organizations, ranging from nonprofits to businesses.
- Engagement Stories: Share testimonials or case studies from past participants, highlighting the benefits they experienced.
- Call to Action: Encourage participants to think about their own contributions and how they align with the game’s goals.
By providing a variety of examples and scenarios, participants can see how their unique contributions fit into the broader mission. Does this approach resonate with what you're envisioning?
You said:
“Yeah, I think it resonates pretty well. And so yeah, I definitely think that it's helpful to have this kind of page that describes it. So I'm wondering, like, what you'd call that page, and then maybe, like, how the introduction of that page would sound. And also, regarding people who want to integrate this in, say, a business context or nonprofit context, who aren't directly in the most immediate target market that we're targeting right now, but that we for sure want to target with the game in general, and some people are already aiming to implement this game in these other target markets, like, maybe we could just make it clear, like, you know, some aspects of, like, maybe we could have some sort of sentence about how, like, while these are all, while these fields are things that we aim to measure and welcome, while playing the Respect game here, one of the main, you know, core intents that we have, and our mission, our vision are all aligned around the Respect game, and the practical decision making processes from the Respect game. So really, any kind of implementation of the Respect game is very much welcome and appreciated. In addition to these kinds of focus on public goods, and it's not just for the governance aspect, but it's also for any other kind of purpose for the Respect game in general, like maybe focusing on and making it clear how any kind of implementation of the Respect game is appreciated and welcomed. And then also maybe make it clear, like, because some businesses also benefit from better governance and better coordination, too. So, like, businesses and nonprofits, stuff like that. So maybe we can also make it clear how, even if you're not creating public goods, if you're doing things that help improve governance and coordination, and especially if you're implementing the Respect game, that's very welcome. So maybe we can include something along those lines, too.”
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For your reference page, you might call it "Respect Game: How to Contribute" or "Guidelines for Contribution."
Introduction Example: "Welcome to the Respect Game! This game celebrates and rewards contributions that foster public goods, enhance governance, and improve coordination. Whether you're from a business, nonprofit, or any other field, your implementation of the Respect Game is valued and appreciated. Join us in making decision-making fair, fast, and fun!"
Statement for Business and Nonprofit Contexts: "While we focus on public goods, governance, and coordination, the Respect Game is versatile. Businesses and nonprofits also benefit from better governance and coordination. Any implementation of the game to support your unique goals is welcome and appreciated."
This approach should make your game more inclusive and inviting. How does that sound?
You said:
“Sounds good. I'd like you to also maybe draft it too, though, with, like, it's not just about paying respect, and we also want to make it welcoming for other people who are contributing. And also, specifically, one of the fields and targeted markets is the Ethereum ecosystem as well. So if you could maybe include a bit about, you know, how people who contribute public goods or enhance governance and, or improve coordination, whether, you know, I don't wanna make it too much about Ethereum, but whether with Ethereum or in their communities and so forth, or with respecting, like, respecting the main focus here, but we want to be welcoming of other contributions as well. So maybe we can, you know, refine that. Also, nonprofits probably mostly do public goods or oftentimes. So, yeah, maybe we can just have a more balanced approach that emphasizes playing the respect game and implementation respecting, but it's also not just implementation, it's development and research and stuff like that for the respect game, and then also welcoming other contributions as well, while still keeping a focus on respect game too, but that's our main intent.”
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Here's a refined draft for your reference page:
Title: "Contribute to the Respect Game"
Introduction: "Welcome to the Respect Game! Our mission is to implement fractal decision-making processes across society. We value contributions that foster public goods, enhance governance, and improve coordination. While our main focus is on playing and implementing the Respect Game, we warmly welcome a diverse range of contributions."
For Contributors:
- "Whether you're working within the Ethereum ecosystem, your community, a nonprofit, or a business, your efforts to foster public goods, enhance governance, or improve coordination are valued here."
- "We're not just about implementing the Respect Game; we're also interested in how you're contributing to these fields through research, development, and practical application."
Inclusivity Statement: "Contributions from all sectors are welcome. Many businesses and nonprofits also benefit from improved governance and coordination. Your unique implementation of the Respect Game or contributions to our