Systems and methods for gesture-driven group consensus across dining, entertainment, and other experiences

A system for group consensus decision-making, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to exchange data with a plurality of user devices;
• one or more memory devices storing user profiles, candidate option data, and a session record comprising a session identifier, a list of candidate identifiers, and an interaction log keyed by user and candidate identifiers;
• and
• one or more processors operatively coupled to the communication interface and the one or more memory devices, the one or more processors configured to:
• create and manage a group session defining a common candidate set for the plurality of user devices;
• receive user interactions with the common candidate set from the plurality of user devices, the interactions comprising gesture-based or equivalent inputs;
• aggregate the user interactions using a consensus algorithm that distinguishes approval, disapproval, and indifference;
• determine one or more consensus selections from the common candidate set;
• and
• in response to selection of at least one consensus selection, automatically initiate at least one post-selection action associated with the at least one consensus selection.