Open-Ended Questions at Scale
How do I collect open-ended answers from hundreds of people?
Direct Answer
To collect open-ended answers from hundreds of people without drowning in noise, you must combine collection and prioritization into a single live process. If you collect feedback asynchronously, you will receive a massive backlog of redundant and minor complaints that all carry equal weight. A live, structured session allows participants to submit their direct observations simultaneously and immediately vote on which ones represent the most critical blockers.
Why It Matters
Asynchronous surveys fail because they lack a built-in prioritization step. Leaders are left with thousands of comments and no way to determine which issues represent systemic risks and which are merely loud, isolated opinions.
How Deciqe Approaches It
Deciqe structures the collection of open-ended questions at scale by separating discovery from prioritization. In a live session, participants submit their open-text observations, and then immediately vote on the prioritized options. This ensures that the collective group filters the noise, leaving leadership with a ranked priority map rather than a spreadsheet to analyze next month.