{
"dataVersion": "1",
"date": "2026-10-31",
"source": "Facilitation methods and prompts written for this app (content as shipped in this version). Each method names its own source and licence inside its entry.",
"scripts": {
"pass": "Passing is always fine. You do not need to give a reason.",
"privacy": "Cards are saved on this device only and are hidden on screen until the reveal. They are not encrypted.",
"open": "Thank you for being here. We will take this one step at a time. Each step has a time, and we can pause or add time. Anyone may pass at any point, and no reason is needed.",
"close": "Thank you. Let us read back what we wrote down. For each item, please say if it matches what you meant, or if it needs another look."
},
"templates": [
{
"id": "wgva",
"name": "Write, group, vote, act",
"summary": "Everyone writes ideas without names, the group sorts them, each person places a few dots, and the top items become agreements.",
"source": {
"name": "Dot voting (also called Dotmocracy), Wikipedia",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotmocracy",
"credit": "Wikipedia contributors",
"licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
"licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
"note": "Only the dot step follows this source: each voter spreads a set number of points over the options and may place several on one option. The order of the four phases is this app's own."
},
"steps": [
{
"kind": "write", "phase": "write", "mins": 5,
"title": "Write",
"prompt": "What would you like the group to look at? Write one idea on each card.",
"read": "For the next five minutes we write on our own. Each person uses this device in turn and adds one idea per card. No names are attached, and the cards stay hidden until everyone has finished. Adding nothing is fine."
},
{
"kind": "group", "phase": "group", "mins": 8,
"title": "Group",
"prompt": "Which cards belong together? Sort them into groups and give each group a short label.",
"read": "Now we look at all the cards together. Let us sort them into groups. A card that does not fit can stay on its own. Tell me if a label does not sound like what you meant."
},
{
"kind": "vote", "phase": "vote", "mins": 4,
"title": "Vote",
"prompt": "Which groups matter most to you right now? Place your dots.",
"read": "Each person has the same number of dots. You may put them all on one group or spread them out. We will look at the totals, not at who placed which dot."
},
{
"kind": "act", "phase": "act", "mins": 10,
"title": "Act",
"prompt": "What will we agree to do about the groups with the most dots? Record who takes it and the date we look again.",
"read": "Let us turn the top groups into steps. For each one we say what it is, who takes it, and the date we will look at it again. Anyone may say a step needs more time."
}
]
},
{
"id": "l124a",
"name": "1-2-4-All",
"summary": "A short sequence that lets every person think alone, then in pairs, then in fours, then share with the whole group.",
"source": {
"name": "Liberating Structures, 1-2-4-All",
"url": "http://www.liberatingstructures.com/1-2-4-all/",
"credit": "Liberating Structures",
"licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
"licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
"note": "Steps and minutes follow the page as read on 2026-10-30: introduction 1, alone 1, pairs 2, fours 5, whole group 7. The wording here is this app's own. The final Record step is added by this app and is not part of the source."
},
"steps": [
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "Invitation",
"prompt": "State the question the group will work on. The source gives this example: \"What opportunities do you see for making progress on this challenge?\"",
"read": "Here is the question for the next few minutes. First you will think on your own, then in pairs, then in fours, and then we will hear from the whole group."
},
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "On your own",
"prompt": "Think quietly and write down your own ideas. Paper is fine.",
"read": "Please take one quiet minute. Write down your own ideas. Nobody will be asked to read them out."
},
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 2,
"title": "In pairs",
"prompt": "Turn to one other person. Share your ideas and build on them, and keep each idea separate.",
"read": "Please turn to one other person. Share your ideas, build on each other's, and hold back from judging them."
},
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 5,
"title": "In fours",
"prompt": "Join another pair. Refine the ideas and note how they differ from each other.",
"read": "Please join another pair to make a group of four. Compare your ideas, refine them, and notice how they differ."
},
{
"kind": "round", "phase": "talk", "mins": 7,
"title": "All together",
"prompt": "A few people share one thing everyone should hear. Passing is fine.",
"read": "Back together now. In turn, each person may share one thing they think everyone should hear. You may pass."
},
{
"kind": "act", "phase": "act", "mins": 5,
"title": "Record",
"prompt": "What did the group agree to look at next? Record who takes it and the date we look again.",
"read": "Let us write down what we agreed, who takes each step, and when we will look at it again."
}
]
},
{
"id": "checkin",
"name": "Check-in round",
"summary": "An opening round where each person says briefly how they are arriving. Passing is allowed.",
"source": {
"name": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns, Check In",
"url": "https://patterns.sociocracy30.org/check-in.html",
"credit": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns",
"licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
"licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
"note": "The source describes a check-in as an opening or closing round in which each person briefly says what is on their mind, and says people may pass. Time per turn is this app's own default."
},
"steps": [
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "Open the round",
"prompt": "Explain what a check-in is and that anyone may pass.",
"read": "We will start with a short round. Each person says briefly how they are arriving. You can mention thoughts, feelings, distractions or needs. You may pass."
},
{
"kind": "round", "phase": "talk", "mins": 10,
"title": "Check-in round",
"prompt": "Each person says briefly how they are arriving. Passing is fine.",
"read": "Please say a few words about how you are arriving. If you would rather not, say pass."
},
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "Close the round",
"prompt": "Thank the group and move to the work.",
"read": "Thank you. We have heard from everyone who chose to speak. Let us begin."
}
]
},
{
"id": "checkout",
"name": "Check-out round",
"summary": "A closing round where each person says briefly how they are leaving. Passing is allowed.",
"source": {
"name": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns, Check In (closing round)",
"url": "https://patterns.sociocracy30.org/check-in.html",
"credit": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns",
"licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
"licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
"note": "The source says a check-in can be an opening or a closing round. The closing wording here is this app's own."
},
"steps": [
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "Open the round",
"prompt": "Explain that this is a closing round and that anyone may pass.",
"read": "We will end with a short round. Each person says briefly how they are leaving: thoughts, feelings, anything left unsaid, or what they need next. You may pass."
},
{
"kind": "round", "phase": "talk", "mins": 10,
"title": "Check-out round",
"prompt": "Each person says briefly how they are leaving. Passing is fine.",
"read": "Please say a few words about how you are leaving. If you would rather not, say pass."
},
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 1,
"title": "Close the round",
"prompt": "Thank the group and close.",
"read": "Thank you. We have heard from everyone who chose to speak. This session is closed."
}
]
},
{
"id": "circle",
"name": "Circle round",
"summary": "Everyone gets a turn in order. Each new round starts with a different person and reverses direction.",
"source": {
"name": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns, Rounds",
"url": "https://patterns.sociocracy30.org/rounds.html",
"credit": "Sociocracy 3.0 patterns",
"licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
"licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
"note": "The source describes going around the circle so everyone can speak in turn, starting each round with a different person and changing direction. The one-tap Pass is this app's own addition. The Record step is also this app's own."
},
"steps": [
{
"kind": "discuss", "phase": "talk", "mins": 2,
"title": "Purpose of the round",
"prompt": "Say what the round is for and what you hope to hear.",
"read": "In this round each person gets a turn to speak, in order. Please speak to the question, one person at a time. You may pass."
},
{
"kind": "round", "phase": "talk", "mins": 15,
"title": "Round",
"prompt": "Each person speaks in turn to the question. Passing is fine.",
"read": "It is your turn. Please speak to the question, or say pass."
},
{
"kind": "act", "phase": "act", "mins": 5,
"title": "Record",
"prompt": "What did the group agree to do next? Record who takes it and the date we look again.",
"read": "Let us write down what we agreed, who takes each step, and when we will look at it again."
}
]
}
]
}