Multivoting is a way for a group to narrow down a list of choices down to a manageable few. While multivoting is NOT a decision making tool, it is a great way to achieve consensus on an option that is most-favored by the group.
How to Use Multivoting
- LIst all of the possible choices that the team must decide from.
- Take the total number of team mates that will be voting (n) and divide by 3. This gives you the number of votes (v) each person gets.
- Ex. 12 team members / 3 = 4.
- Each person has those v number of votes to place on any of the options.
- A team member may put all of their votes on one topic or distribute them as they see fit.
- Ex. Mary puts 2 votes into option A, 1 vote on option B, and 1 vote on option C. While Bob puts all 4 votes on option C.
- A team member may put all of their votes on one topic or distribute them as they see fit.
- Tally the votes.
- The option with the most votes is the most preferred by the group.
When should you use multivoting?
- Use Multivoting:
- After brainstorming or some other expansion tool has been used to generate a long list of possibilities.
- When the list must be narrowed down.
- When the decision must be made by group judgment.
Comments (2)
What about this:
https://asq.org/quality-resources/decision-making-tools
Hi Adrian,
I appreciate the link. What is your question? I’m not sure what you’re asking.
Best, Ted.