Dotmocracy/Speed Geeking

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, since dotmocracy should be more efficient in providing the greatest opportunity for identifying the answer with the highest possible level of agreement.

Dotmocracy can be helpful for:

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

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General rules to follow

1. Facilitator should be neutral on the content.
2. Each participant should only fill one dot per sheet.
3. Participants may dot as many sheets as they want.
4. Participants can also contribute anonymously.
5. Ideas shouldn't be changed once dotting has started.
6. Participants can post new ideas in any time of the process.