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Group decisions, settled
Short guides on deciding together: plans with friends, and client decisions for agencies and consultancies.
Latest posts
- Doodle Alternatives When You Need to Pick What, Not When
Doodle is built for finding a time. If your group is choosing a place, an activity or a plan, these alternatives fit better, and here is when to keep Doodle.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- Best Group Decision Apps for Friends (2026)
An honest comparison of group decision apps for friends in 2026: Settle, Rally, Hangrily, StrawPoll, Doodle and chat polls, with who each one suits best.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- Stakeholder Sign-Off: Get a Yes or a Clear Escalation
How agencies and consultancies track stakeholder sign-off: a register, a deadline and a rule per decision, reminders, and escalation instead of silence.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- Majority, Unanimity or Creator Decides: Pick a Rule
How to choose a decision rule for client sign-off: when majority works, when you need unanimity, when the owner decides, and what to do if it is not met.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- Client Approval Process for Agencies: A Sign-Off Template
A client approval template for agencies: seven fields every sign-off needs, a five-step process with a deadline, and what to do when clients go quiet.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- How to Plan a Group Trip Without the Group Chat Chaos
Plan a group trip one decision at a time: budget, dates, destination, stay, then plans. How to run each vote so the group agrees and the trip gets booked.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- Random Restaurant Picker vs Group Vote: Which Works?
Random restaurant pickers are fun but ignore what people want. When a random pick works, when a group vote is better, and how to combine the two.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- How to Decide Where to Eat With Friends
A four-step way to decide where to eat with friends: shortlist, let everyone answer every option, set a cut-off, then turn the winner into a plan.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
- What Should We Do Tonight? 50 Ideas and a Way to Pick
50 ideas for tonight with friends, from cheap nights in to last-minute plans out, and a simple way to get the group to pick one without endless chat.
Last updated: 28 October 2026