Dot Voting/Dotmocracy • WorkshopBank
Dot Voting/Dotmocracy • WorkshopBank is an ideation warm-up exercise for closure and transfer: it helps participants close the session and carry learning into the next action.
How to run it
- The group has strong power dynamics and people will vote where their boss votes. Bandwagon effect will dominate the result.
- The options are complex and cannot be compared on a single dimension. Use a Decision Matrix to score against criteria.
- You have too many similar options. Votes will split and weaker options may beat stronger ones by accident.
- The group has not yet had enough discussion to understand the options. Voting before understanding produces noise.
- You plan to use the result as a binding decision rather than input into a decision. Dot voting is a prioritisation tool, not a decision-making tool.
- The topic is sensitive and people need anonymity. Public dotting shows everyone's vote.
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Prompts to use +
The group has strong power dynamics and people will vote where their boss votes. Bandwagon effect will dominate the result.
The options are complex and cannot be compared on a single dimension. Use a Decision Matrix to score against criteria.
You have too many similar options. Votes will split and weaker options may beat stronger ones by accident.
You plan to use the result as a binding decision rather than input into a decision. Dot voting is a prioritisation tool, not a decision-making tool.
The topic is sensitive and people need anonymity. Public dotting shows everyone's vote.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Dot Voting/Dotmocracy • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: The group has strong power dynamics and people will vote where their boss votes. Bandwagon effect will dominate the result.; The options are complex and cannot be compared on a single dimension. Use a Decision Matrix to score against criteria.; You have too many similar options. Votes will split and weaker options may beat stronger ones by accident.; You plan to use the result as a binding decision rather than input into a decision. Dot voting is a prioritisation tool, not a decision-making tool.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Method lineage: this exercise shares its method name with work attributed to Jake Knapp and Sam Kaner in our people index. That is a name match, not an origin claim.
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