System And Method For Algorithmic Selection Of A Consensus From A Plurality Of Ideas
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for rating a plurality of ideas, said method comprising:
- distributing the plurality of ideas to a group of participants;
collecting from each participant a rating for each idea;
recording an evaluation time for each participant and each idea; and
forming a weighted rating from each rating and each corresponding evaluation time.
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Abstract
A system and method for algorithmic selection of a consensus from a collection of ideas is disclosed. A group of ideas is provided to a group of participants for voting. Voting may occur in a single round or in several successive rounds, optionally until a consensus idea is chosen. Typically, the votes that are cast use discrete levels, such as “approve”, “disapprove”, “positive”, “neutral” or “negative”. For ideas that receive the same votes, a differentiator may be the time spent casting the vote. A relatively long evaluation time may signal some internal conflict in the mind of the participant, when compared with a relatively short evaluation time, which may signal no such conflict. The evaluation time may be combined with the rating of the participant to form a weighted rating. Consequently, a short evaluation time of a positive rating may yield a more positive weighted rating, while a short evaluation time of a negative rating may yield a more negative weighted rating.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for rating a plurality of ideas, said method comprising:
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distributing the plurality of ideas to a group of participants; collecting from each participant a rating for each idea; recording an evaluation time for each participant and each idea; and forming a weighted rating from each rating and each corresponding evaluation time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for rating a plurality of ideas, said method comprising:
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distributing a first plurality of ideas to a group of participants; collecting from each participant a first rating for each idea in the first plurality; selecting a first winning idea from the first plurality in response to the first ratings; collecting a first approval rating from each participant in response to the first winning idea; distributing a second plurality of ideas to the group of participants; collecting from each participant a second rating for each idea in the second plurality; selecting a second winning idea from the second plurality in response to the second ratings; collecting a second approval rating from each participant in response to the second winning idea; determining a third plurality of ideas in response to the first and second approval ratings; distributing a third plurality of ideas to the group of participants; collecting from each participant a third rating for each idea in the third plurality; and selecting a third winning idea from the third plurality in response to the third ratings. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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