Dot Voting for Beginners: Three Dots Each to Choose Together and Settle Ties and Low-Vote Ideas

This beginner dot voting template helps a team of 5 to 10 pick one idea in a 30-minute meeting, with three dot stamps each, and settle ties and low-vote ideas. Page 1 sets what to decide, the deadline, three votes each, a color per person, the tie rule, and three voting criteria; page 2 lists options in a table where everyone places three dot stamps; page 3 turns counted votes into sticky notes on a votes-by-feasibility matrix and handles ties and low-vote ideas; page 4 splits the chosen idea into six steps with owner, deadline, and first step. The task board has four columns - before the meeting, voting and counting, chosen idea underway, done - and four parent tasks with three subtasks each. Gather every idea first, vote at the same moment, and weigh feasibility and low-vote ideas, not just counts. Members of a limited-visibility team can vote on the same board online. From 8 people, pair color and shape (circle, star, heart) so each person has one.