> [!tldr] A simultaneous poll for groups to share concurrence or concerns The fist of five is a [[Manufactured Feedback]] technique in which a leader pitches a yes or no-type question to the room, then everyone in the room [[Wisdom of the Crowd Only Works with Independent Inputs|at the same time]] holds up one fist showing the number of fingers that corresponds with how much they agree. There's probably no real "correct" way to do it - but every way I've seen it done is more or less like this: - **5** = [[Hell Yes or No|hell yes]] - **4** = confident - **3** = okay --- the cutoff --- - **2** = meh - **1** = NO - **0** = hell no Any values below the cutoff point should be addressed one-by-one. They can also be compared against higher values. The point is to elicit unspoken ideas and do a pseudo [[Pre-mortem]]. You can separate out the "is this the right thing to focus on" and "do we think we can do it" into 2 separate votes. That's been effective. Regarding [[Group Ideation Timing]] - this is done often when approaching the end of a decision that effects the group. **** # More ## Source - Zane, but also others