May 13th, 2008
The Prioritizer, Web 2.0-style!
OK, so I love CNN Money’s Prioritizer for prioritizing things (anything really, from decisions on what to save my money for, to helping a client determine what they truly find important with regards to their Website’s purpose, to finding out what makes, for me, a good book cover for a children’s graphic novel). Now, there’s a Web 2.0 Ajax Social Networky way of doing the same thing: the Idea Sandbox Prioritizer. It’s a lot quicker to run through than the CNN Money one, too! Only one downside: no numeric scoring in the Idea Sandbox version, just the straight prioritizing of items, so if you need the numbers for justification, stick with CNN Money’s version (for now).
May 13th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Very handy! So is that your secret?
I’ve bookmarked both of these!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Thank you so much for finding Idea Sandbox Prioritizer, for writing about it, and linking to it.
I saw the CNN Money tool as I was developing the Idea Sandbox tool.
The math behind both tools is the same… it’s just that the CNN Money tool displays a percentage next to the final answer.
What I tried to do to make Idea Sandbox Prioritizer easier is NOT to show you multiple choices, but rather force you to see and choose between only two things… What’s more important THIS or THAT?
Personally I think the Idea Sandbox Prioritizer offers a cleaner approach.
Besides…
You can’t print the CNN tool neatly (Idea Sandbox contains no ads and prints in a format ready for your planner!)…
You can’t make changes if you realized you’ve voted wrong (Idea Sandbox allows you to re-sort the same list, even if you just want to try a different approach).
And you can’t add an item after you’ve finished, you have to start over. (Idea Sandbox allows you to add an item to an existing list and re-prioritize with that new item included).
With all this said, in the end, it comes down to whatever works better for you personally. I’m glad there is an option now!
Thanks again! - Paul