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MindsLive

A human-first discussion tool for real-time collaboration, Q&A sessions, community decision-making, and transparent outcomes.

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Tech Stack

React
Web3
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Description

People learn and decide best through discussion—but traditional tools aren’t built for equitable, time-bound participation. “MindsLive” is a lightweight, anonymous, real-time platform that empowers community-driven conversations, perfect for hackathons, town halls, and collaborative events. Participants suggest and vote on topics, engage in structured timed discussions, and co-decide on when to continue or move on. The tool records no personal data, deletes session info automatically, and keeps the focus on shared dialogue. It’s privacy-first, AI-free, and ideal for civic, creative, and educational uses.

MindsLive is a structured, anonymous, privacy-first discussion tool designed for communities, educators, and creators who want to run productive, timed, and engaging group conversations—live or remote.

Using our Proof of Discussion method, MindsLive enables participants to suggest and vote on topics, take part in timed topic discussions, comment anonymously, and collectively decide when to move on. It’s ideal for online meetups, hackathons, live streams, classrooms, and workshops.

No logins. No tracking. All data is auto-deleted after each session, but participants can opt to mint it and own it on chain. MindsLive proves that engagement can be fair, fun, and focused—with zero surveillance..

🔹 Problem Statement

Online discussions often suffer from dominance, silence, or chaos. Current tools prioritize messaging, not meaningful dialogue. Educators, event hosts, and community leaders lack a lightweight way to ensure everyone is heard—especially when anonymity matters. Tools like Zoom or Discord aren’t built for structured, equitable input or dynamic group decisions. Google, Meta, Microsoft are known for data breaches and data harvesting.


🔹 Solution

MindsLive solves this by combining:

  • Anonymous idea submission

  • Upvoting and prioritization

  • Timed discussion segments

  • Participant voting to continue or move on

  • Host moderation controls

  • Data privacy by default (no accounts, no tracking)

We create structured environments for real-time collaboration—accessible to all, including those less confident in speaking up. This structure ensures that real discussions lead to actionable insights.


🔹 Use Case for EDU Chain Hackathon

At hackathons like EDU Chain, MindsLive can be used for:

  • Daily team retrospectives

  • Final project feedback

  • Mentor Q&A sessions

  • Community-sourced judging criteria

  • Post-hackathon reflection

Beyond the hackathon, it’s a scalable tool for Web3 education communities to host live, verifiable “proof of knowledge sharing” or “proof of discussion” sessions.


🔹 Key Features

  • No account or email needed to join

  • Join via room code (host-controlled)

  • Topic submission + community upvotes

  • Timed discussion rounds with comments

  • Vote to continue or move on

  • Host dashboard with full control

  • PDF report of session outcomes

  • Immediate data deletion at end of session

  • Mobile responsive


🔹 Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Vite, React + CSS

  • Backend: Node.js + Express

  • Database: MySql (ephemeral data policy)

  • Deployment: AWS

  • Security: GDPR-friendly, anonymous by default


🔹 Impact & Vision

We believe Proof of Discussion can be a new primitive in online learning—an alternative to token-gating or quizzes. We envision:

  • Web3 learning communities using MindsLive to issue Proof of Discussion/Knowledge Sharing

  • Facilitators running micro-certifiable discussions (like oral exams, live debates)

  • DAOs, nonprofits, and institutions replacing polls with deeper, session-based input

  • Meetup Hosts, Podcast Hosts, Influencers using this to engage and collab with their audiences.


🔹 Future Roadmap (Post-Hackathon Goals)

  • Role-based access (e.g., moderators, note-takers)

  • Onchain Proof of Discussion / possible reputation system

  • white-labeling

  • Cross-language support

  • Integration with on-chain credentials or participation logs


🔹 Team

  • Paula – Founder, Product Designer & Full Stack Developer
    Background in Web3 education and community development
    Building "A Block of Crypto" and now MindsLive to scale human learning

Progress During Hackathon

This project was started from scratch and we have achieved major progress. We have built and deployed a web2 beta version, which is live, and it has been used at an online web3 meetup. We have an agreement with an X-Space host to try it out in the next two weeks and we are activelly reaching out to possible hosts. We are planning to integrate smart contract functionality for verifiable participation records (‘Proof of Discussion’) and session metadata onchain. For this hackathon, we are exploring deployment on the Open Campus ecosystem or any compatible L2 chain to support this functionality. We have issued a smart contract on the testnet which allows: A participant (any wallet) can call logDiscussion() and submit: A session ID (e.g., "MindsLive-Meetup-1") A topic (e.g., "Community Governance in DAOs") It emits an onchain event that can later be referenced, e.g., in a front-end or for "Proof of Discussion." No tokens, no storage — just a simple event logger that records participation.

Fundraising Status

I have no funding :-( Funding will support: final UI polish, backend stability, and onboarding UX for hosts and smart contract rollout for proof of discussion.
Team Leader
Ppaula Guilfoyle
Sector
DAOInfraSocialFi