1. Responsible Enterprise & Business Sector
Prioritising
Assumptions and Boundaries (DOC 127kb)
Groups can use this tool when they have ideas or solutions they want to improve on, or where they have mindset limitations they wish to challenge. It is a good tool to use to when starting a project and to agree the scope and critical success factors.
Comparison Table (DOC 135kb)
This tool helps a group to compare options for action in a structured way in relation to their success factors and objectives.
Consensus Voting (DOC 129kb)
Consensus voting is designed to help making difficult social choices. It works by identifying all the options, then giving people a chance to vote on each one.
First Important Priorities (DOC 175kb)
This technique will help someone to narrow down long lists of priorities to those things that need to be done first and which are most important. Before starting you need to make sure you have a full list of what needs to be done.
Idea Prioritisation Matrix (DOC 145kb)
This tool involves mapping ideas against a matrix covering low-high impact and easy-hard to implement. Each idea or project is taken in turn and using a sliding scale on the matrix it is positioned and then assessed against all ideas when the matrix is filled. Helps to prioritise ideas.
Plus Minus Interesting (DOC 161kb)
PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) is a tool for evaluation of ideas, solutions or projects. It recognises that sometimes lateral ideas may be less practical yet still have interesting links or potential for further research.
Voting with Dots and Marketing Workshop (DOC 121kb)
Voting with Dots and Marketing Workshop - Portuguese(DOC 93kb)
You would use this tool to select ideas/projects to take forward and it is particularly good after an idea generation session. It works by voting with dots to identify priority actions for the group.