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Hi I'm Rich from Team Loomio. This is a quick tutorial to get you up to speed with the basics
of how Loomio works, so you can play around and figure it out in more detail yourself.
When you sign in, the first thing you'll see is your home page. This is what my home page
looks like. The main list gives an overview of all the discussions happening in all of
the groups I participate in. If you want to just see what's going on in a single group,
go up to the Groups dropdown at the top of the page.
Some of these discussions contain decisions that the group is currently making. These
are at the top of the list. On the left you can see what I've decided about each one:
I've agreed with a proposal that my Roller Hockey Team should enter the Grand Championship,
disagreed with the proposal that my company should fire Dennis from Accounts, and this
question mark shows that I haven't yet decided on this last proposal.
These little numbers over here tell me there's been some new activity since the last time
I looked at that discussion, so let's have a look at what's going on.
This takes me to the Discussion page.
At the top of the page is the name of the group and the topic we're discussing.
Immediately below the topic is the Context - it's got background information to introduce
the conversation and frame the topic.
You use the comment box to add your voice to the discussion.
After the conversation has gone on for a while, anyone can make a proposal.
The proposal is a really clear plan of action for the group to consider. The big pie gives
you an immediate sense of how the group feels. Bring in Jon + Ben's positions, change pie
When you're ready to have your say, you click one of the decision buttons underneath the
pie.
You've got four options - Clicking Agree means you're happy with the proposal. Abstain means
you're unsure, or you're happy for the group to decide without you. Clicking Disagree means
you think there might be a better alternative, but you're willing to go with the group's
decision. If you've got serious objections you can click Block to say you'll be extremely
unhappy if this proposal goes ahead.
When you've made your decision, you'll be prompted to give a brief summary statement
explaining why you feel that way.
Underneath the pie, you can see how other people in the group have decided: Jon thinks
it is a good idea, but Ben is not convinced. These short statements make it really easy
to catch up with where the discussion is up to.
As the conversation progresses and new information comes to light, you can change your position
as many times as you like until the proposal closes. If the group isn't in love with the
first proposal, anyone can suggest a better one and keep moving forward.
Through this dynamic process, the collective wisdom of your group can generate better ideas
than anyone would have come up with on their own.
Because it's easy for anyone to contribute, everyone gets fully behind the decisions that
your group makes.
That's about all you need to know to get started with Loomio. Once you've had a play with the
tool, we'd love to hear how you find it, or if there's anything we can improve.