Why: A rapid and visual method to evaluate consensus within a break-out group facilitating efficient group alignment
When: Use during break-out sessions or group discussions, ensuring that everyone's input is considered
Instructions for running this play
- Ask the group to rate their level of consensus on a topic from 0 to 5.
- Each person responds by showing a fist or a number of fingers that corresponds to their opinion.
- The group moves forward only when all votes are above 3.
- Allot more time to discuss if the group holds up a variety of ones, twos, threes, as they then have more work to do.
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Fist (0 Fingers) indicates completely different point of views |
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3 Fingers indicate willingness to go with the group decision |
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5 Fingers indicate total agreement |
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Sources
- Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers by Dave Gray
- Five-Fingered Consensus by Dave Gray
- Get to 'Yes' Using 5-Finger Consensus by Michael Wilkinson