Collective decision-making

❄️Fractal Circle

Groups of any size discuss, vote, and narrow down to the best ideas — round by round, circle by circle — until a handful of proposals and representatives carry the whole group's voice forward.

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Scales like a snowflake

The same small structure — a Circle of 4–8 people, discussing and voting — repeats at every level. 64 people become 8 Circles, whose representatives form 1 new Circle, and so on, until a single Circle holds the distilled result. No idea has to be read by everyone for everyone to be heard.

Works in Telegram or in any browser

Run it as a Telegram Mini App inside a private group chat, or send anyone a plain web link — fractal.ia-ai.se/app works standalone, no Telegram account required, so you can invite people either way.

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Propose & discuss
Post ideas, comment on others', and rate the best comments ⭐1–3.
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Vote & select
Score every proposal 1–10, and give Gold/Silver/Bronze to your Circle's representative.
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Advance
The top 2 proposals and the chosen representative move up to the next round.
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Converge
Rounds repeat with fewer, more distilled Circles until one final result remains.
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Private, anonymous voting
Nobody sees who voted for what — only the final scores and results.
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Small Circles, real discussion
Groups of 4–8 keep every round to a size where everyone's voice actually gets read.
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Representatives, not just results
Each Circle sends forward both its best ideas and the person who best represents it.
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Transparent history
Every round, proposal, and vote is kept — a full, reviewable record once the Fractal ends.
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Any pace
Round length is up to the organizer — 20 minutes for quick calls, days for deep deliberation.
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A group chat per Circle
Each Circle gets its own space to talk it through, alongside the structured vote.

Why "fractal"?

The structure repeats at every scale, like a snowflake's crystal branches: small circles discuss and vote, then hand their best ideas and a chosen representative up to the next, larger pattern — until the whole shape has been distilled to its essential form.

Round 1:  8 Circles of 8 people each (64 people)
           → Top 2 proposals per Circle = 16 proposals

Round 2:  8 Representatives (from 8 Circles) = 1 new Circle
           → Top 2 proposals from Round 2 = 2 proposals

Round 3:  1 Representative from Round 2
           → Fractal ends — final result

Start your own Fractal

Create a Circle, invite your group, and let the best ideas rise to the top — no account or install required.

Start a Fractal