Quick recap
ReFi and Robin discussed their experiences and future plans, including ReFi's travels to Europe and Robin's view of Oslo. Maya expressed her interest in learning more about the project and potentially getting more involved in the future. The team also discussed the concept of an unconference, which is a space for people to bring their own topics and facilitate discussions, and agreed to explore ideas, experiments, and prototypes during the Demo weeks.
Exploring Future Plans and Project Engagement ReFi and Robin discussed their experiences and future plans, including ReFi's travels to Europe and Robin's view of Oslo. Maya then joined the conversation, expressing her interest in learning more about the project and potentially getting more involved in the future. Robin introduced himself as a circle steward for an upcoming unconference and explained the purpose of the circles, which are designed to create more engagement across the Region Alliance. David, who works in urban development in the United States, also joined the circle, sharing his background and interest in exploring the potential of Web 3 technology in their model. Rebuilding Communities With Regenerative Practices David outlined the project's mission to rebuild communities and keep wealth within them, while also incorporating ecological and regenerative practices. Robin facilitated the discussion, and ReFi shared about the mission of ReFi Dial and its efforts to support and empower the regenerative ecosystem. Jan expressed his focus on community building and storytelling, emphasizing that web3 technology is not his primary focus anymore. All participants expressed a desire to engage with the community and find solutions for a more regenerative future. Community and Event Organization Introduction Jan, Maya, Sergii, and Robin introduced themselves in the meeting. Maya, who is transitioning out of academia, expressed her interest in hands-on involvement in the community and event organization. Sergii, who has a background in software development and is currently working on a decentralized leisure technology, shared his involvement with various blockchain communities. Robin, the founder of Tribe, introduced his work in digital facilitation and coordination and his interest in using technology for important conversations. Unconference Theme and Next Steps Robin and the team discussed the concept of an unconference, which is a space for people to bring their own topics and facilitate discussions. The upcoming unconference's theme is centered around creating and strengthening alliances in the regenerative ecosystem. Robin also clarified that the unconference is open and self-organized. In terms of the next steps, the team agreed to explore ideas, experiments, and prototypes, which could be practiced and learned from during the Demo weeks, from December 6th to December 20th. Maya asked about the schedule for the next unconference, but it was clarified that this would be decided by the team. Community, Sustainability, and Real Estate Development Jan, Robin, ReFi, David, and Sergii discussed community building, sustainability, and real estate development. Jan expressed interest in a bioregional identity and learning centers, while Robin and ReFi showed interest in local community efforts. David shared his community's efforts to rebuild and generate economic activity in Baltimore, highlighting the potential of Web 3 technologies in equity distribution and governance. He also mentioned a proposal to capture stormwater and trade credits. The group also explored the idea of a virtual workshop or facilitated conversation around a specific topic. Sergii shared about his work on rebuilding Ukraine. Exploring Web 3 Tools for Community Building David discussed his experience using technology for community building and mentioned his lack of expertise in building Web 3. He expressed a need for experiments to explore the distribution of equity and governance tools. Robin suggested summing up the challenge as an invitation to problem-solve or explore. David also shared that they have a workaround co-op for governance and hinted at a possible blockchain-based solution for creating an immutable record of resolutions. Jan questioned the necessity of building Web 3 tools from scratch and suggested exploring existing platforms. She also raised a point about the media's influence and asked if there were any successful lobbying attempts to convince them. Media, Lobbying, and Impact: Promoting the Movement Jan proposed the idea of leveraging media and lobbying to further promote the movement, expressing the need for more successful outreach efforts. Robin agreed with Jan, noting the potential for these efforts to be a focus in an upcoming demo week. David expressed his support for such initiatives and shared his aspiration to create a video portfolio showcasing their neighborhood's compelling stories. ReFi acknowledged the value of such efforts but also highlighted the operational challenges, such as limited resources and the need to generate income. The group agreed on the importance of focusing on the impact of their work on the ground, rather than solely on the underlying technology. Mapping Regenerative Projects in Web 3 Jan shared his experience and a project she developed that aims to map out regenerative projects, specifically in Web 3. He expressed his hope to activate more 'stewards' in the space and create a visual representation of the size of the regenerative movement. The team discussed the challenge of fragmentation within the ecosystem and how to make the maps more engaging and useful. ReFi shared his project with refi.eco and mentioned the potential use of a catalyst network for data interoperability. The team agreed to continue the discussion asynchronously and explored possibilities for future collaboration.
Offers:
- Building a local node / Community: Can we do something where we live locally?
- Gitcoin is starting tomorrow. Who is joining there tomorrow. What does that mean for engagement with all of the things going on.
- Digital Potato: How do we rotate into things that are actually have an impact?
- How to reach more people with better storytelling through digital media? Talk about the impact, on the ground.
- The Stewards of the Stewards: How can we open source and share. https://www.refidao.com/ecosystem https://regen-league.vercel.app/map Mycelia is the Ownership Economy guys!
- Also would love to share my previous Gitcoin grant application that has some details of some of the ideas I have been having for next steps for the knowledge graph in terms of creating interoperability (super difficult challenage) and allowing Local Nodes to deploy localised KGs. Check it out here: https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0x10be322de44389ded49c0b2b73d8c3a1e3b6d871/0x10be322de44389ded49c0b2b73d8c3a1e3b6d871-15
- There is alot of mappers and how do you actually do the maps relevant and usefull? How do you use them to use engagement.
- Alot more conversations.
- AI for the engagement channel.