Prioritize ideas with Dot Voting
Prioritize workshop cards by giving each participant a small number of dots to distribute.
Dot Voting is a simple way to prioritize workshop cards.
A facilitator starts a voting session, participants place dots on the cards they think matter most, and the group reviews the cards with the highest scores.
What it helps with
Use Dot Voting when you need to:
- choose which ideas to discuss first,
- prioritize actions after a retrospective,
- find the strongest options after brainstorming,
- make a large set of cards easier to debrief,
- give every participant a lightweight voice in prioritization.
How Stormz handles dot budgets
Stormz includes a Dot Voting preset.
New Dot Voting sessions give each participant 10 dots in total, with up to 3 dots per card. The COCD 3-Color preset also gives each participant 10 dots in total, shared across its three colours.
The allowance does not depend on the number of cards or participants. Stopping, restarting or returning to the activity keeps the same allowance and existing votes.
Good uses
- retrospective action prioritization,
- choosing ideas after a brainstorm,
- deciding which questions to answer first,
- ranking themes after a tag cloud debrief,
- narrowing a large group discussion.
More detail on voting settings, results visibility, and voting presets is coming soon.