Proposal Evaluation System Using Segmented Voting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online proposal-based discussions face issues of personalization, difficulty in maintaining a structured evaluation, and lack of visualization in evaluating proposal content, leading to stagnation and incomplete examination of proposed ideas.
Innovation Solution
A proposal evaluation system and method that includes client terminals and a proposal evaluation device for authenticating users and prompting them to submit well-formed proposals with clear beliefs, facts, and policies, allowing for structured voting on each configuration element to facilitate clear evaluation and discussion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing communication tools are used for online discussions, then communication flexibility is maintained, but discussion quality becomes highly dependent on individual discretion and personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The proposal is segmented into distinct configuration elements (beliefs, facts, policies) that can be independently evaluated. This segmentation allows structured voting on each element rather than holistic judgment, reducing personalization bias while maintaining communication flexibility through the online voting system.
2Ease of operation
If simple two-choice voting is used for proposal evaluation, then voting simplicity is maintained, but comprehensive judgment becomes forced and partial evaluation cannot be visualized
Solution Approach 1:
The voting mechanism is segmented to evaluate individual configuration elements (beliefs, facts, policies) separately rather than forcing a comprehensive judgment on the entire proposal. This allows precise measurement of support for each element while maintaining simple yes/no voting interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The evaluation transitions from a single-dimension holistic vote to a multi-dimensional evaluation across different configuration elements. This dimensional change enables visualization of partial evaluation results for each element while keeping the voting process simple.
3Adaptability or versatility
If discussion focuses on persuading opposing participants, then negotiation occurs, but the structured improvement of proposed content becomes difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the proposal into configuration elements with individual voting, the system creates a stable structured framework that guides discussion. Participants can focus on specific elements rather than engaging in general persuasion, maintaining discussion structure while allowing flexible adaptation on each element.
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AI summary
Among three problems that occur at the time of making a proposal-based discussion online, personalization of discussion, difficulty in maintaining a healthy discussion structure and difficulty in evaluating a proposal, at least the personalization of discussion and the difficulty in evaluating a proposal are improved. A proposal evaluation device for communicating each of client terminals and via a communication network and performing authentication for each user is provided with a proposal support means and an evaluation support means. The proposal support means prompts authenticated users to submit a well-formed proposal that includes each of a belief or fact, a policy, and an association between the belief or fact and the policy as a configuration element. The evaluation support means prompts the authenticated users to perform voting for evaluation of each configuration element about a submitted well-formed proposal.