4. Proposal Election and Expectation Management
MetaPolls can create dynamic, ongoing prioritization systems for proposals or products that combine automatic selection with preference specification.
How It Works
The community ranks a set of potential options (projects, products, proposals), with automatic selection of the top N items for active status. Each option contains nested preferences that specify implementation details once selected.
For example, a community cafe might use a MetaPoll to determine which drinks to include on the menu:
title [Starbonks Drink menu]
options [
=Latte
==Milk Type
===Whole
===2%
...
=Americano
...
]
(Full example abbreviated but includes extensive customization options)
In this system, only the top 10 drinks might be offered, with automatic rotation based on changing community preferences. Within each selected drink, the most preferred customization options become the default offering.
This creates a hybrid system where:
Top-level selections are automatically implemented (only top-ranked drinks appear on the menu)
Nested preferences provide implementation guidance (default milk types, sweeteners, etc.)
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