BrainE4
How it works

From the strategy workshop to the final decision-ready proposal.

21 days of dialogue, then the finished report. It takes you just three hours. We’ll take care of the rest.

The process is the same for all five dialogues. Which one fits your situation? →

1

The strategy workshop

Big dialogues need the right questions.

You bring the context. We bring the concept.

What does a dialogue cost? →

Beforehand:
We prepare a complete concept for your situation.

In the workshop (3 hours):
We sharpen the concept together: dialogue questions, design, invitation and analysis by group. We add your own assumptions to the dialogue as contributions, so in the end you see whether they hold up.

Afterwards:
You get the link and QR code for the invitation, plus your own access for you and your team.

2

Setup and Invitation

Ready to launch in 48 hours.


We set everything up: the technology, the invitation texts, the design. You share a link. Your stakeholders click. The dialogue begins.

Invitation by QR code or link, contributions moderated by BrainE4
3

The dialogue

We moderate every day. No work for you.

Participants contribute their own ideas and arguments and judge each other's contributions, always two against each other. Thousands of these duels produce the ranking. In the end, what counts is the idea, not who had it. We review every new contribution and keep the dialogue clean.

Is participation anonymous? How do you handle inappropriate posts? See the FAQ →

Idea Duel

Idea Duel

Multiple choice, optional

Multiple choice, optional

Likert scale, optional

Likert scale, optional

NPS, optional

NPS, optional
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4

The result

Not just the surface. The whole iceberg.

You see what really counts, with your stakeholders' arguments behind it. Organized groups can't tip the result.

Blind spots · Priorities · Consensus and dissent · Decision matrix

Why organized groups can’t tip the result →

Priorities

Priorities

Consensus and dissent

Consensus and dissent

Decision Matrix

Priorities × consensus and dissent

Decision Matrix Priorities × consensus and dissent

Blind spots

Blind spots

Likert scale

Likert scale

Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Net Promoter Score (NPS)
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5

The follow-up

“You listened.”

You get a finished communication to your stakeholders, transparent and traceable.

See sample report

Case in point: how 20 Minuten communicated the results of the Citizen Dialogue →

Results page for participants with key figures and results per question
Under the hood

Statistical foundations, segment analysis and a finished report.

Scientifically grounded

Built on established statistical methods, developed with two Swiss universities of applied sciences, OST and ZHAW. Every finding comes with its statistical uncertainty.

Who is behind BrainE4 and how the method was developed →

OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule logo
ZHAW logo
Results report: ranking with interval analysis

Broken down by your criteria

We compare departments, regions, or any attribute you define. You see where a position holds and where it falls apart.

Results report: comparing groups with filters

A decision-ready foundation

Every topic ranked by priority, with your stakeholders' strongest arguments and concrete options for action.

20 minutes is all it takes. No obligation.

What decision do you need to make?