Eden Fractal believes that all communities and organizations should have the tools and methods to make the best possible decision-making. Fair, fast, and fun!
Introduction
In this blog post, we delve into the visionary journey of Eden Fractal, a community dedicated to empowering organizations and individuals with the tools and methods for effective decision-making. Through a collaborative effort, our community has explored innovative ways to build consensus and define a shared vision that is fair, fast, and fun. This post captures the essence of our discussions, the games we've developed, and the invaluable insights we've gained along the way. Join us as we share our process, the challenges we've faced, and the exciting path ahead as we work together to create a brighter future for all communities.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Videos
- EF 38: Vision, Mission, and Agreement
- EF 77: Fractal Future
- EF 78: Collective Vision
- EF 79: Team Visionary
- EF 80: Upvote Game
- EF 81: Visionary Voyage
- Vision Games
- Attributions
- Next Steps
Background
The Eden Fractal community collaborated to create it’s vision in six meetings and formed consensus on our vision in our 81st meeting. We were faced with an interesting challenge in collective coordination. How can a community of people with different visions define their shared vision?
Nineteen people participated in the first live discussion about our vision during our thirty-eight meeting. Nine months later, we invented three new consensus games and played them at five weekly events to define our vision. During this time, we pioneered innovative collaborative approaches to building consensus and decision-making for all communities and organizations.
You can watch the video of each meeting, see the new games, and explore show notes below to learn more about our vision.
Videos
We discussed and created our vision in the following 6 videos:
EF 38: Vision, Mission, and Agreement
What do you see in the future of Eden? We discuss our vision, mission, and a proposal to add a participant agreement to the community account! 🤓 🤝🏽
You can see the show notes and explore this related article to learn about the early formation of Eden Fractal’s vision.
EF 77: Fractal Future
How can communities establish a common vision? We debut a new type of Respect Game with a concise format to chart the course of Eden Fractal and enable communities to see together 👁️👁️
EF 78: Collective Vision
How can organizations imagine? In our 18 month anniversary, brilliant visionaries play an idea respect game and choose to maximize productivity with efficient decision-making 👀 💫
EF 79: Team Visionary
Who can benefit from Eden Fractal’s playful innovations? We pioneer an Idea Upvote game to refine our vision and enhance decision-making for all communities and organizations 🔮
EF 80: Upvote Game
How can games optimize decision-making? In the 5th discussion about our vision, we experiment with a new governance game to upvote ideas with community consensus 🤓
EF 81: Visionary Voyage
How can communities see together? We debut a new game called Vision Quest and form a consensus to enable the best possible decision-making fair, fast, and fun 🤝🏽 🎉
Vision Games
After a game-changing discussion in our 76th meeting, we decided to experiment with new types of consensus games. Between meeting 77 and 81, we invented and played three new kinds of games to determine our vision:
Vision Respect Game
Idea Upvote Game
Vision Quest
A Respect Game where each player shares their vision and ranks each other’s visions for the community.
Video: EF 77: Fractal Future
A respect game where players propose their ideas and compare them, then an upvote game to select or create an idea that represents everyone’s vision.
Videos: EF 79: Team Visionary and EF 78: Collective Vision
A fast paced consensus-building game that combines elements of strategy and collaboration.
Video: EF 81: Visionary Voyage
Attributions
Thank you to everyone who helped create our vision. We greatly appreciate all the help and are excited to create a future where all communities and organizations have the tools and methods to make best possible decision-making fair, fast, and fun.
The images on the page were created by Dan Singjoy and Rosmari with the help of AI tools, including ChatGPT and Midjourney. The music at the beginning of the videos is created by Kjartan Abel. More details will be provided soon.
Next Steps
Thanks for exploring our vision. We hope you enjoyed it and hope to see you at an upcoming event, where we’ll collaborate in bringing our vision to life :)
