I agree! There are many design possibilities, but I think in general the big challenge is how to make participation easy while capturing nuance (quantity vs quality of information).

Thank you so much for sharing this! 🙏You're right that this is exactly what we've been trying to do - experimenting with new informational and social structures, and helping people to 换位思考 😁

Hey! We're building a Polis-inspired tool, @agoracitizen.network, that is zk compatible. We're moving Agora to AT Proto as part of our DDS initiative (Decentralized Deliberation Standard) - would love to collaborate!

DDS.xyz

Hey! We're building a Polis-inspired tool, @agoracitizen.network, that is zk compatible. We're moving Agora to AT Proto as part of our DDS initiative (Decentralized Deliberation Standard) - would love to collaborate!

DDS.xyz

if you're using something for free...

IT CAN GO AWAY.

the operator might be struggling, or not even interested really.

and if you're running free infra, add a payment tier!

make co-ops, run community infra together.

but learn from the past: magical thinking does not make a healthy atmosphere.

"A bit of madness is key,
To give us new colors to see.
Who knows where it will lead us?
And that's why they need us!" 💙

The future is not something we predict. It’s something we co-create! 🖖

I just published a personal write-up sharing reflections from an event we co-organized in Paris with friends from @radxchange.bsky.social.

whtwnd.com/yutingjiang....

Launching 𝗩𝗢𝗫𝗜𝗧 𝗘𝗨: a new European initiative to develop deliberative tools that help communities build consensus across Europe and beyond. I’m proud that our little startup
@agoracitizen.network stands alongside institutional teams!

Nu - MAN O TO (Original Mix) YouTube video by TheIoLoSo9

Man O To (You and Me), a song adapted from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi. It's about when the boundaries between “I” and “you” vanish, when subject and object are no longer separate, when existence is nothing but a single shared breath.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=2M1x...

It made our day to hear the following quote: "Agora made the event feel lively and interactive, while the live analytics allowed trends to emerge clearly. It really brought the conversation to life and fostered a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere."

Long overdue but we're excited to share this case study from a pilot with UNESCO in October!

www.agoracitizen.network/blog/unesco-...

Excited to announce our next big step - build @agoracitizen.network on #ATProto!

Thank you @bmann.ca and @pujaohlhaver.bsky.social for inspiring our work.

@atprotocol.dev @atproto.com

From ZK-first to AT Protocol — our path to DDS | Agora Citizen Network We've been building Agora — a platform for public deliberation using Polis-style clustering — for a while now. Along the way, we've written about what we think about Nostr, AT Protocol, Polis, Communi...

From ZK-first to AT Protocol — our path to DDS | Agora Citizen Network | WhiteWind blog
whtwnd.com/agoracitizen...

The vibe at @4seasDeSoc: "DAO - the hearth and home of the ten thousand things. Good souls treasure it, lost souls find shelter in it." - Daodejing, chapter 62

With @nicobao.dev at Eth Chiangmai

Yay!! Thank YOU! @patcon.bsky.social

This will unlock topic and subtopic clustering, perfect for advanced analysis and large-scale public consultations.

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

What better way to spend the last day of 2025 than planning a major revamp of @agoracitizen.network with @nicobao.dev and @georgecharnley.bsky.social. 🔥

ConnexUs Thursday Talk: Deliberative Technology – From Conversation to Cohesion

What if technologies didn't divide us but helped us understand each other better?

This Thursday at 4pm CET, our peacebuilder friends at
ConnexUs and Search For Common Ground are hosting a webinar on deliberative tech - @agoracitizen.network will be in action!

Join us: cnxus.org/event/connex...

As a d/acc builder, it was so rewarding and humbling to share our journey building @agoracitizen.network at d/acc day, DevConnect! 🙏

Can we agree anymore?

Excited to be a speaker at d/acc Day, DevConnect on Nov 19 and share some learnings about Finding Common Ground at Scale!

Register here👉: luma.com/5zs3pvxx

@agoracitizen.network @nicobao.dev

Hot take: If schools around the world stopped teaching history and instead taught empathy, learning to think in someone else’s shoes, perhaps through role-play and case studies, the world would be a much better place.

We’re excited to launch this collective sense-making project with Devconnect to gather your perspectives on key themes at next week’s event - from Ethereum’s direction, its role in LATAM, to d/acc, future cities, and more.

👉 Join the dialogues: zkorum.github.io/agora-devcon...

Huge thanks to @ligi.de 🙏

We will be using @agoracitizen.network (simple, open-source deliberation tool for large-scale, data-driven dialogue) at @devcon.org this year. If you have a ticket - it would be great to give it a try proving your ticket via (the new) Zupass integration there

agoracitizen.app/conversation...

Hi @tgoerke.bsky.social! Thanks for asking! For this Agora x Devconnect collab, only Zupass is needed to participate. It allows users to prove anonymously that they own a ticket to DevConnect. No phone number or any other info is needed.

LIVE🔴#UNESCO is using Agora today as part of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week to engage its members in shaping its Action Plan through 2030!

Just 30 minutes in - and already 250+ votes cast by participants joining on-site and online.

Transforming Frustration into Collective Power - Agora Citizen Network How Agora Citizen Network was used to turn mass mobilization into shared democratic demands during France's #bloquonstout strike.

This is the first of a series of case studies showing how Agora helps communities and organizations turn participation into actionable insight. Read the full results here: www.agoracitizen.network/blog/bloquon...

✅ Main consensus: “The ultra-rich & multinationals must pay their fair share of taxes.”
⚡ Main disagreement: calls for institutional upheaval (removing elected officials, resignations).