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{{Term|DOTMOCRACY|An established facilitation method prioritizing ideas among a number of people. In this process participants put dots (usually using stickers) next to written ideas to express their preferences.  
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{{Term|DOTMOCRACY/SPEED GEEKING|Established facilitation method for prioritizing ideas among a number of people. In this process participants put dots (usually using stickers) next to written ideas in order to express their preferences.
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Dotmocracy is similar to other facilitation techniques such as "multi-voting", “dot-voting”, “sticky-dot voting” and “sticker voting”. However, there are quite important differences between "dotmocracy" and traditional dot-voting methods, given that dotmocracy should be more efficient in providing the greatest opportunity for identifying an answer with the highest possible level of agreement.
  
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Dotmocracy is an alternative to traditional one person, one vote voting and is similar to the facilitation technique called "multi-voting".
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Dotmocracy can be helpful for:
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*recognizing priorities of all participants (even from the quite and shy ones);
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*empowering the group;
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*finding solutions to a problem while avoiding power dynamics;
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*providing results about the group's collective preferences;
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*supporting friendly discussions that can easily lead to practical conclusions.<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotmocracy Wikipedia] (2 June 2009), [http://www.dotmocracy.org www.dotmocracy.org] (2 June 2009) </ref>}}
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Dotmocracy is often used within Open Space Technology facilitation to recognize popularity of ideas and topics.
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{{Tool|Conducting a Dotmocracy session|
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=='''Before starting a Dotmocracy session'''==
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#Inform the participants on the issue to be discussed.
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#Present the issue and post the questions that need to be answered during the dotmocracy process.
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#Let participants suggest their answers to the given questions. They can brainstorm in small groups as well as individually.
  
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While Dotmocracy is not required within a traditional consensus facilitation model, it can often serve as a useful tool to help direct the focus of deliberations and recognize existing agreements within a large group.  
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=='''Running a Dotmocracy session'''==
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#Let participants write their ideas on "dotmocracy sheets". This kind of sheets enables participants to express their opinion of the idea mentioned by dotting the most suitable attitude: "Strong Agreement", "Agreement", "Neutral", "Disagreement", "Strong Disagreement" or "Confusion".
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#Post dotmocracy sheets on a wall or let participants pass them to each other.
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#Let participants fill the dotmocracy sheets and write comments on them.
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#Let participants discuss again their ideas in the light of the comments made and post new ideas to be dotted.
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#Collect all the sheets and report back the results to the plenary.
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#Publish the results and underline which are the most popular ideas and which ones have aroused the strongest disagreements.
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#Announce a decision, aiming at having the most agreement with minimal disagreement.
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=='''General rules to follow'''==
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*Facilitator should be neutral on the content.
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*Each participant should only fill one dot per sheet.
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*Participants may dot as many sheets as they want.
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*Participants can also contribute anonymously.
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*Ideas shouldn't be changed once dotting has started.
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*Participants can post new ideas at any time.<ref>[http://www.dotmocracy.org www.dotmocracy.org] (2 June 2009)</ref>}}
  
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==What is Dotmocracy?==
 
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Dotmocracy is an established facilitation method for collecting and prioritizing ideas among a large number of people.
 
  
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It is an equal opportunity & participatory group decision-making process.
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=='''Job Aid'''==
  
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Participants write down ideas and apply dots under each idea to show which ones they prefer. The final result is a graph-like visual representation of the group's collective preferences.
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[[Image:pdf.png]] [[Media:Toolkit_Template_Dotmocracy.pdf‎|Conducting a Dotmocracy session]]
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Read the step-by-step process
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This website presents the "Advanced Dotmocracy" process, which uses specially designed forms called Dotmocracy sheets to record each idea and participants' levels of agreement (or confusion), related comments and signatures for validation. It also follows a specific set of rules & requirements.
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The Advanced Dotmocracy processes has been proven to:  
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Recognize priorities and direction from all participants.  
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Give a voice to even the quietest of participants.
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Recognize and celebrate shared values.
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Focus on solutions while avoiding traditional power dynamics.
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Provide fully documented results that can be easily turned into action plans.
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Support friendly discussions while efficiently leading to practical conclusions.
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The process is fun and takes only minutes to learn and apply.
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To start using Dotmocracy you first need to download and printout a blank Dotmocracy sheet and then read the handbook.
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‹ HandbookupStep-by-Step Process ›
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'''Rules and Requirements'''
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in instructions
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To facilitate an Advanced Dotmocracy session that is reliable, accountable, fair for all participants and promotes useful results, the following rules and requirements should be followed.
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'''Rules'''
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Official Dotmocracy facilitators are authoritative and responsible for the Dotmocracy process but neutral on the content.
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Each participant may only fill one dot per a Dotmocracy sheet.
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Participants must sign each sheet that they dot.
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Participants may dot as many or as few sheets as they please.
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Participants have the option to contribute anonymously.
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There are no changes to an idea's text inside the idea box once dotting has started.
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Participants are always invited to post new ideas.
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A Dotmocracy sheet should only be removed from the dotting process according to the official facilitators' judgment.
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Required Posted Information
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For each Dotmocracy session the following information should be posted for all participants to easily see:
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'''The basic process instructions'''.
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Start and end times.
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The question(s) to be addressed.
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Preamble and references to related information materials.
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A statement on how the results will be used by the hosting group.
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The hosting group's name and contact information.
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The facilitator(s) name and contact information.
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If a facilitator fails to follow these rules or post this information, that's not cool.  The design of the Advanced Dotmocracy sheets in combination with these rules and requirements have been refined and published to help facilitators produce a reliable large group decision-making process and to give participants assurance that there time and ideas will be collected and prioritized in a fair and constructive manner. 
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If you have suggestions for improving these rules and requirements, please post your comments below.
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==Who Uses Dotmocracy?==
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Team leaders, human resource professionals, project managers, community organizers, stakeholder engagement consultants, government representatives, meeting facilitators, conference organizers, teachers, students and social innovators from around the world are using Dotmocracy to find agreement within their groups.
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Over 1,400 people have downloaded the Dotmocracy Handbook since May 2007. Every week about 70 new people explore this website for the first time. <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotmocracy Wikipedia] (29 May 2009) </ref>}}
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|[http://humanresources.about.com/od/whenemploymentends/a/exit_interview_2.htm www.humanresources.about.com]
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|[http://www.dotmocracy.org/faq#n1248 Dotmocracy FAQs]
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|Comparison chart between advanced dotmocracy and traditional dot-voting.  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 2 February 2012

Term2.png DOTMOCRACY/SPEED GEEKING
Established facilitation method for prioritizing ideas among a number of people. In this process participants put dots (usually using stickers) next to written ideas in order to express their preferences.

Dotmocracy is similar to other facilitation techniques such as "multi-voting", “dot-voting”, “sticky-dot voting” and “sticker voting”. However, there are quite important differences between "dotmocracy" and traditional dot-voting methods, given that dotmocracy should be more efficient in providing the greatest opportunity for identifying an answer with the highest possible level of agreement.

Dotmocracy can be helpful for:

  • recognizing priorities of all participants (even from the quite and shy ones);
  • empowering the group;
  • finding solutions to a problem while avoiding power dynamics;
  • providing results about the group's collective preferences;
  • supporting friendly discussions that can easily lead to practical conclusions.[1]


Toolkit.png Conducting a Dotmocracy session

Before starting a Dotmocracy session

  1. Inform the participants on the issue to be discussed.
  2. Present the issue and post the questions that need to be answered during the dotmocracy process.
  3. Let participants suggest their answers to the given questions. They can brainstorm in small groups as well as individually.

Running a Dotmocracy session

  1. Let participants write their ideas on "dotmocracy sheets". This kind of sheets enables participants to express their opinion of the idea mentioned by dotting the most suitable attitude: "Strong Agreement", "Agreement", "Neutral", "Disagreement", "Strong Disagreement" or "Confusion".
  2. Post dotmocracy sheets on a wall or let participants pass them to each other.
  3. Let participants fill the dotmocracy sheets and write comments on them.
  4. Let participants discuss again their ideas in the light of the comments made and post new ideas to be dotted.
  5. Collect all the sheets and report back the results to the plenary.
  6. Publish the results and underline which are the most popular ideas and which ones have aroused the strongest disagreements.
  7. Announce a decision, aiming at having the most agreement with minimal disagreement.

General rules to follow

  • Facilitator should be neutral on the content.
  • Each participant should only fill one dot per sheet.
  • Participants may dot as many sheets as they want.
  • Participants can also contribute anonymously.
  • Ideas shouldn't be changed once dotting has started.
  • Participants can post new ideas at any time.[2]


Job Aid

Pdf.png Conducting a Dotmocracy session


Link icon.png Web Resources
Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find additional informations on Dotmocracy process:
Link Content
Dotmocracy step by step Instructions for dotmocracy process step by step.
Dotmocracy FAQs Comparison chart between advanced dotmocracy and traditional dot-voting.


References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia (2 June 2009), www.dotmocracy.org (2 June 2009)
  2. ↑ www.dotmocracy.org (2 June 2009)
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