QUICK VOTING
Lead paragraph
Quick Voting is a tool used by designers to rapidly get the majority’s view. Designers use Post-it or a marker such as a Dot to select the ideas they like or see the value. This process allows every member to have an equal say in choosing from the listed ideas.
PREPARATION: up to 15 minutes
DESIGN PHASE: Creation
DURATION: 30 minutes
TEMPLATE OR GUIDELINES: n/a
FACILITATORS: 1 per workshop
RESOURCES: Ideas in cards/Post-it, Pens, Post-its, Dot stickers, a large sheet of paper or whiteboard
PARTICIPANTS: Up to 30 per group, design team, partners, community members
EXPECTED OUTCOME: Filtering ideas
STEPS
1.START:
State the selected “How Might We” statement or a sub-focus area of it.
2.IDENTIFY:
Based on your HMW statement or the focus of what you are interested in, define the criteria and select the suitable participants.
3.PREPARE:
Organize a meeting with the selected participants, and prepare the results of the idea generation by printing out the full list of ideas in cards or Post-its (visual way). Gather the necessary resources and supplies. Think about what expectations will be set up-front, how you will start and end the workshop, and how much time participants are expected to dedicate to this activity.
4.CONDUCT:
Use all the collected ideas, categorize them and display them on a table or wall. Now is time to narrow them down by selecting the most valuable ideas/solutions. This is done by each participant voting with a Dot. Each participant receives 3-4 votes to use.
5.REPORT:
Calculate the votes and the ideas with most points are taken further in the design process. Discuss the results and write up the key outcomes from this exercise.