Recording and transcripts from the meeting Monday:
Recording
Transcript
We’re trying a new rhythm: weeks 2 & 4 are community-oriented updates; weeks 1 & 3 are research deep dives.
I opened with the California high-speed rail story to show how big projects can drift—costs balloon, plans get rigid, and course corrections come too late. Our aim is to build “decision markets” that reward people for surfacing useful evidence early, so plans can adapt before money and time are wasted.
Philip walked through a simple live demo showing how a proposal and its objections can be weighed together, with encouraging signs that stronger, well-supported points naturally matter more than weaker ones. The group discussed keeping the system open to everyone while still easy to use, and how to handle multiple competing ideas without confusing people.
Next, we stated an intention to refine the way we score relevance, continue UX testing in Thursday “proposal bonanzas,” and share progress in the next community session.