🏷 Naming

Project Name PollSettle It in a Minute

Naming debates expand to fill whatever time you give them. Put the shortlist to a vote with a deadline and it's decided before lunch.

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Naming
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What should we name our new project?
Project Phoenix
Operation Thunder
Initiative Nova
Mission Horizon
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What's in this template

One question and four example names. Replace them with your shortlist — and resist adding more than six, because naming polls get worse with length.

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What should we name our new project?
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Project Phoenix
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Operation Thunder
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Initiative Nova
4
Mission Horizon

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Why naming eats so much time

Everyone has an opinion and none are expert

Naming is the one decision where every person feels equally qualified, which is exactly why unstructured discussion never converges.

The thread rewards persistence, not quality

In a chat debate the name that wins is usually the one whose advocate replied most. A poll with a deadline removes that dynamic.

Ranked choice avoids the compromise nobody liked

With four or more candidates, ranking finds the name most people can live with rather than the one a third loved and a third hated.

A deadline is the actual mechanism

The poll matters less than the closing time. Set one, announce it, and the decision happens.

Run it in three steps

1

Shortlist four to six names

Do the generating separately. A poll is for deciding, not brainstorming — mixing the two produces neither.

2

Share with a deadline

Set the poll to close in a few hours. Naming expands to fill available time, so don't give it days.

3

Announce and move on

Post the result and start using the name immediately. Delay reopens the debate.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I run a project naming poll?
Click Use This Template, replace the example names with your shortlist, and click Create Poll. Share the link with a closing time.
How many names should I shortlist?
Four to six. More than that and people vote for whichever they read first, because the list stops being comparable.
Should I use ranked choice?
With four or more candidates, yes. It finds the name most people can accept rather than one a minority loved and a minority hated.
How do I generate the shortlist?
Separately, before the poll. Run an open suggestion round in chat, pick the best four to six, then vote. Mixing generation and decision in one poll produces neither.
Should voting be anonymous?
Usually yes, particularly if a senior person suggested one of the names. Voters aren't asked for their name by default.
Can people suggest alternatives?
Add an open-text question if you want suggestions alongside the vote, though it's usually better to keep generation and decision separate.
Do people need an account to vote?
No. They click the link and vote. No login, no email, no app.
How long should I leave it open?
A few hours for an internal codename. A day at most. Longer and the debate reopens in parallel.

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