In addition to a complete set of predefined voting profiles, users can create customized profiles. No programming skills are required, just click and type. Voting results are automatically calculated and graphed for all to see if appropriate. For multi-criteria voting, weighted averages can also be calculated. Access can be open to anyone with access to the internet or restricted to only users with a valid user id and password.
Contributions can be anonymous or attributed.
What might take 2 hours in a traditional meeting can be done in 15 to 20 minutes. The time savings can be reinvested to enhance the quality and value of the ideas generated or to collapse a day long meeting into one to two hours. To better accommodate real time meetings, a facilitator can control the flow of the session, automatically moving users from topic to topic and from brainstorming to voting. In a distributed environment spread out over time and space users can collaborate without the inconvenience and delay associated with getting everyone to the same location at the same time. Installation is simple and straight forward.