Common Use Cases for Wheel Picker

Teams use Wheel Picker in creative ways every day. Here are some of the most popular use cases.

Meetings

Standup Facilitator

Randomly pick who runs the daily standup or scrum meeting. Everyone gets a turn, and it’s always fair. Use it for daily standups, weekly syncs, or retrospective facilitation.

Presentation Order

Decide who presents first in team meetings, sprint reviews, or demo days. No more awkward pauses when asking for volunteers.

Note Taker

Fairly assign the responsibility of taking meeting notes. Rotate through the team with each spin to ensure equal distribution.

Discussion Starter

Pick who kicks off the discussion on a topic, shares their update first, or leads the retrospective.

Task Rotation

On-Call Assignment

Use the wheel to fairly select who takes the next on-call shift, weekend rotation, or after-hours support duty.

Code Review Duty

Randomly assign who reviews pull requests, conducts code audits, or performs peer reviews. Helps distribute code review workload evenly.

Demo Responsibility

Pick who demonstrates the team’s work in sprint reviews, stakeholder meetings, or client presentations.

Bug Triage

Fairly assign who tackles the next bug report, investigates production issues, or handles support tickets.

Team Engagement

Icebreaker Questions

Randomly select team members to answer icebreaker questions in team-building sessions, all-hands meetings, or virtual events.

Coffee Chat Pairs

Pick pairs of team members for casual coffee chats, virtual water cooler conversations, or cross-team networking.

Lunch Decisions

Can’t decide where to order lunch from? Spin the wheel with restaurant options, cuisine types, or team lunch spots.

Game Night Choices

Let the wheel decide which game to play at your team’s virtual game night, happy hour, or team building event.

Fair Selection

Volunteer Picks

When you need a volunteer but multiple people are willing, spin the wheel for a fair choice. Works great for conference talk volunteers, workshop leads, or project champions.

Prize Winners

Running a team contest, raffle, or giveaway? Use Wheel Picker to randomly select winners. Perfect for employee recognition programs or team competitions.

Assignment Distribution

Fairly distribute tasks, projects, clients, or responsibilities across your team. Ensures balanced workload and prevents favoritism.

Public Channel Decisions

Make transparent decisions in public channels where everyone can see the selection process. Builds trust through visibility and fairness.

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