Date: 16 April 2026
Location: Nairobi (Applewood Adams)
Registered on Luma: 26
Attendance: 11 (9 returning members, 2 new)
Language: English
Circle Steward: @wakah
Participants
11 people attended in total, the group was predominantly made up of returning members builders, writers, designers, and civic advocates who have been with the circle since earlier sessions. Two new members joined. The high proportion of seasoned attendees meant the session could move directly into substantive creative work without requiring re-alignment on context or mission.
Event Structure
Format: Working session, narrative pitches, deliberation, and collaborative story development.
Note: Members had been asked ahead of the session to prepare a storyline idea around one of three themes: decentralization and Web3, artificial intelligence, or online safety and privacy.
Agenda
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Members Introduction, Logos refresher.
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Steward’s update — comic and game roadmap recap
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Narrative pitches — members present storyline ideas (3 mins each)
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Deliberation — open discussion on directions and themes
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Working session — characters, story arc, and opening scene exploration
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Wrap-up and next steps
Topics Discussed
1. Narrative Pitches: Sovereign Kids Comic
The session centred on pitching and deliberating on narrative directions for the Sovereign Kids comic. Seven storyline concepts were presented and discussed. Key themes and directions that emerged included:
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A hero’s journey structure built around humanoid characters
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Multiple characters across multiple storylines to ensure broad relatability for children of different backgrounds
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Contrasting narrative arcs — showing how worlds with and without privacy, AI, and decentralized systems differ
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An alien antagonist used to embody the concept of centralized control
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A dystopian framing — depicting what life looks like in the absence of the featured technologies
A strong and recurring point of advocacy was the importance of contrast: making the stakes of privacy and digital sovereignty visible to children by showing both what these systems enable and what their absence costs. This framing was seen as central to making the civic message land in a story-driven, emotionally resonant way.
2. Community Voting Process
The group agreed that the final narrative direction should not be decided solely within the room. A short explainer or recap of each storyline will be compiled and shared with the broader community, allowing members to vote on their preferred direction — either asynchronously before the next session or collectively during it. This ensures wider ownership of the creative decision.
Outcomes
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Seven storylines generated: A productive pitch session produced seven distinct narrative directions for the comic.
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No final narrative selected yet: Intentional — community input will inform the final decision before it is locked in.
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Role assigned: Members tasked with drafting and refining their individual storyline submissions ahead of the next session.
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Voting mechanism to be established: A story explainer document will be produced to enable community-wide participation in selecting the narrative path.
Community Energy
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Focused and purposeful; the working session format drove high-quality participation.
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Strong preparation evident from returning members who came with developed ideas.
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Creative confidence growing as the project moves from planning to execution.
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Clear consensus around the importance of the contrast narrative as a storytelling device.
Next Steps
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Members to individually draft and develop their proposed storylines
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Compile a short explainer for each of the seven storylines
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Share with the community for voting — before or during Session #5
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Session #5 to finalize the narrative direction and confirm the story path for the comic