Collective evaluation of alternatives in a collaborative decision making environment
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1. A method for facilitating collaborative decision making, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer system, data representing one or more individual postings and ratings associated with the individual postings, the data associated with a deliberation to make a decision;
representing the received data in a hierarchical data structure;
aggregating, through the hierarchical data structure, the ratings associated with the individual postings to obtain strength values;
facilitating collaborative decision making based on the strength values; and
receiving a change associated with the individual postings or the ratings and notifying at least one user of the change, wherein the change is a change of an assumption that an idea is true to an assumption that the idea is false and wherein the notifying is to each user who had supported the idea based upon the assumption that the idea is true;
wherein a processor unit coupled to a memory device in the computer system performs the receiving the data, the representing, the aggregating, the facilitating of the decision making and the receiving the change and notifying the users.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for facilitating collaborative decision making may be provided. The system receives data representing individual postings of users associated with a deliberation to make a decision. The system further receives ratings associated with the individual postings in order to make the decision. The system represents the received data in a hierarchical data structure. The system aggregates, through the hierarchical data structure, the ratings associated with the individual postings to obtain strength values. The system facilitates the making of the decision based on the aggregated strength values.
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1. A method for facilitating collaborative decision making, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, data representing one or more individual postings and ratings associated with the individual postings, the data associated with a deliberation to make a decision; representing the received data in a hierarchical data structure; aggregating, through the hierarchical data structure, the ratings associated with the individual postings to obtain strength values; facilitating collaborative decision making based on the strength values; and receiving a change associated with the individual postings or the ratings and notifying at least one user of the change, wherein the change is a change of an assumption that an idea is true to an assumption that the idea is false and wherein the notifying is to each user who had supported the idea based upon the assumption that the idea is true; wherein a processor unit coupled to a memory device in the computer system performs the receiving the data, the representing, the aggregating, the facilitating of the decision making and the receiving the change and notifying the users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for facilitating collaborative decision making, the system comprising:
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a memory device; and a processor coupled to the memory device, wherein the processor is configured to perform; receiving, at a computer system, data representing one or more individual postings and ratings associated with the individual postings, the data associated with a deliberation to make a decision; representing the received data in a hierarchical data structure; aggregating, through the hierarchical data structure, the ratings associated with the individual postings to obtain strength values; facilitating the collaborative decision making based on the strength values; and receiving a change associated with the individual postings or the ratings and notifying at least one user of the change, wherein the change is a change of an assumption that an idea is true to an assumption that the idea is false and wherein the notifying is to each user who had supported the idea based upon the assumption that the idea is true. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for facilitating a collaborative decision making method, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium readable by a machine and storing instructions run by the machine to perform a method, said method steps comprising:
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receiving, at a computer system, data representing one or more individual postings and ratings associated with the individual postings, the data associated with a deliberation to make a decision; representing the received data in a hierarchical data structure; aggregating, through the hierarchical data structure, the ratings associated with the individual postings to obtain strength values; and facilitating the collaborative decision making based on the strength values; and receiving a change associated with the individual postings or the ratings and notifying at least one user of the change, wherein the change is a change of an assumption that an idea is true to an assumption that the idea is false and wherein the notifying is to each user who had supported the idea based upon the assumption that the idea is true. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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