"Dotmocracy" Decision-Making Resource Available Online
[Via the Consensus Tools e-newsletter]
Dotmocracy is an established facilitation method for collecting and prioritizing ideas among a large number of people. It is an equal opportunity & participatory group decision-making process. Participants put dots next to written ideas to show which ones they prefer. The final result is a graph-like visual representation of the group’s collective preferences. Unlike voting, debate or consensus decision-making processes dotmocracy easily scales to allow a large group of people to communicate their preferences on a wide range of options. It can be used as part of a meeting or with a larger group of people over a longer time frame by being posted in a common area. More information on Dotmocracy including handbook and tools can be found at Co-op Tools (www.cooptools.ca/tiki-index.php) who focus on the group communication needs of co-operative organizations.
I'm flattered this was posted. Thanks to the Consensus Tools e-newsletter people and Amy. Note: users should go directly to http://www.dotmocracy.org to get the latest dotmocracy resources.