Streamline Innovation with Paired Comparison Grids
Unlock Strategic Insights and Prioritize Ideas for Your Non-Profit Board's Success
In strategic planning or brainstorming sessions, prioritizing ideas can be daunting. How do you narrow down a plethora of innovative concepts to a select few for further development? Use the paired comparison grid—a simple yet powerful tool that ensures every idea gets fair consideration while guiding your board towards the most promising options.
Here's how to use it:
Number and describe each concept briefly.
Each director compares two concepts at a time and selects one as a preferred option.
Tally the scores to identify top-ranking concepts for further exploration.
Why does this work?
By breaking down complex decisions into manageable comparisons, the paired comparison grid prevents information overload and ensures every idea receives equal consideration. Plus, it provides valuable insights into your board's preferences, guiding long-term planning, even if immediate action isn't feasible.
This tool can be used multiple times to narrow down a set of ideas. Use short descriptions in the first run when concepts are fresh innovation from a brainstorming session. As you develop ideas further, use the tool again to rank them in their expanded state.
Ready to streamline your board's decision-making? Try the paired comparison grid at your next meeting and unlock new avenues for strategic innovation!
Sample Paired Comparison Grid:
Across the top row, the director ranks Option A against each of the other options. When choosing between A and H, this director chose H, when choosing between A and G, this director chose A, etc. The individual tally gives one point to each option every time the director selects it. This director selected A four times when weighing it against each of the other seven ideas
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