Voting methods

A session uses one input method — the gesture everyone makes to express their preference. Comparing methods share a ballot; the structural methods (Scorecard, Pie, Number, Date poll) have their own.

Order

Drag the options into your preferred order — top means most preferred. Positions become points, and the group result is the combined ranking. The fastest method when the list is short and you just need a winner.

Fine Order

Like Order, but you also control the distance between options by dragging each one along a track: a clear favorite can sit far ahead of the rest instead of just one step above. Dragging one option past another swaps their order.

Score

Give every option an independent 0–100 score. Options don't compete for positions — you can score two options equally. The result ranks options by average score.

Shortlist

Approve or reject each option — a simple yes/no per row. The result ranks options by how many people approved them. The session can limit how many options each person may approve, and in Rounds sessions with a consensus target, shortlisting narrows the field round by round.

In a Compare session you can switch freely between Order, Fine Order, Score and Shortlist while voting — they are four views of the same ballot. Shortlist is the coarsest view: it keeps only approve/reject, so fine-grained scores don't survive a round-trip through it.

Scorecard

Score every option on several criteria (2–5, set by the organizer), each with a weight. The result is the weighted blend: criteria weights are averaged across the group when voters may set their own. The results table shows both raw per-criterion scores and the weighted composite, with a built-in "How was the result calculated?" explainer.

Pie

Divide 100 points across the options — a fixed whole to allocate, like a budget. Moving one slider adjusts the others so the total always stays 100. The result is the average allocation per option.

Number

Everyone enters one number (or a small range) in secret — an amount, an estimate, a price. The numbers are revealed together only when all submissions are in, so nobody anchors anybody. Each person can attach a short "why this number" note, visible after the reveal.

Date poll

The organizer opens a date range; everyone marks the days they're free. The heat-map darkens where availability overlaps and surfaces the best day. Runs live (watch the map fill in) or in rounds (everyone marks within a time limit, results revealed together).