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| | Consensus decision-making - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Consensus is usually defined as meaning both: a) general agreement, and b) the process of getting to such agreement. | | | Consensus decision processes tend to accelerate as rising trust over the course of the meeting, combined with fatigue, increase individual tolerance and the cost of dissent. | | | The Ents, who are large ancient living intelligent trees, spend days discussing the issue of whether to go to war, in their verbose and many-syllabled language. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision_making
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| | Consensus Team Decision Making |
| | Consensus acts as the "power plant" within the national security decision making system, or the private sector, to sustain policy decisions through implementation either in the government bureaucracy, or in the market place. | | | Such teams improve their decision making by using a process of consensus, a process useful when developing national security strategy, military strategy, or strategic planning in other public or private sectors. | | | Strategic decision makers regularly use teams to solve urgent problems such as in the drug wars where both civil and military assets, and federal and state resources are jointly employed. |
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| | Seeds for Change - workshops and training for grassroots campaigners |
| | Another benefit of consensus is that all members agree to the final decision and therefore are much more committed to actually turning this decision into reality. | | | It is true that majority voting enables even controversial decisions to be taken in a minimum amount of time, however there is nothing to say that this decision will be a wise one or morally acceptable. | | | Within the co-operative movement many housing co-ops and businesses are using consensus successfully, including making difficult financial and management decisions. |
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http://seedsforchange.org.uk/free/consens
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| | Extensive Forum Thread on Consensus Decision Making |
| | Important decisions that NEED a system of decision making are precisely those on which parties on all sides comparably strongly.... | | | With other methods of decision making, if you dissent in this decision, and the decision to provide the loan is passed, YOU must decide whether to stay or leave, but others have no such problem. | | | I think REAL CONSENSUS, meaning everyone has a veto that is uncontestable if they are adament and that a decision is only taken if EVERYONE votes FOR IT, is a perfectly well conceived norm and is actually appropriate for certain types of decision. |
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http://www.zmag.org/forums/consenthread.htm
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | Consensus is a cooperative, democratic decision making process. | | | Committees and individuals will be given authority by the membership to make certain decisions. | | | When concerns remain after discussion, individuals can agree to disagree by acknowledging that they have unresolved concerns, but consent to the proposal anyway and allow it to be adopted. |
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http://www.whitehawk.org/page8.html
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| | Olsten Manager's Letter: Consensus Decision Making |
| | For a manager used to making tough business decisions quickly and independently, time is often at issue. | | | Material from the Managers Letter may be quoted or reproduced, provided appropriate credit is given to indicate that the material was taken from the Managers Letter, a publication of Olsten Corporation. | | | John Kerby, who supervises ten direct reports, provides an example: "Even our budget is built by consensus. |
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| | Tree Bressen - Articles - Consensus Basics |
| | Factors that influenced the agenda included who was home that week to sponsor or participate in the discussion, urgency of action needed, balancing heavy and light items at each meeting, which items had been waiting longest for attention, and so on. | | | The agenda planners posted clearly whether the item would be an introduction, discussion, or possible decision. | | | Committees need a mandate from the larger group and a timeline. |
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http://www.treegroup.info/articles/A1-consensus_basics.html
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| | RNC NOT WELCOME: Consensus Decision Making |
| | Consensus is a decision making process based not on "majority rule," but the greater agreement of the community. | | | Since all participants agree to the decision, people are more invested in carrying out what has been decided. | | | Consensus is reached when all members of a group, committee, or organization agree that a proposal is best for the group; individuals may not agree with everything in the proposal, but a commitment to community building and needs makes consensus work. |
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http://www.rncnotwelcome.org/consensus.html
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| | Consensus: A Decision Making Process |
| | Our bylaws define consensus as: All members present stating that they are comfortable with the decision and are prepared to be accountable for it. | | | Ideally, proposals are submitted in writing and in advance of the meeting. | | | After appropriate discussion, there is a call for CONSENSUS: |
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http://www.health.state.mn.us/communityeng/groups/decision.html
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | By combining their ideas, people can often create a higher-quality decision than a vote decision or a decision by a single individual. | | | People sometimes expect to use consensus even when leader decision, voting, or some other method would be better. | | | Further, consensus decisions can be better than vote decisions because voting can actively undermine the decision. |
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http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/focalizers/consenseus.html
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | Effective decision making is not a mysterious process. | | | Consensus is mutual agreement among team members that all legitimate concerns of individuals have been addressed by the group and everyone agrees to support the decision. | | | Decisions can be made by a variety of methods which take into consideration such issues as time constraints and information availability. |
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http://www.ballfoundation.org/ei/tools/consensus.html
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | Consensus takes more time and member skill, but uses lots of resources before a decision is made, creates commitment to the decision and often facilitates creative decision. | | | For consensus to be a positive experience, it is best if the group has 1) common values, 2) some skill in group process and conflict resolution, or a commitment to let these be facilitated, 3) commitment and responsibility to the group by its members and 4) sufficient time for everyone to participate in the process. | | | Even though individuals take on these roles, all participants in a meeting should be aware of and involved in the issues, process, and feelings of the group, and should share their individual expertise in helping the group run smoothly and reach a decision. |
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http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/Consensus.html
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| | Neighborhood Toolkit :: Consensus Decision Making |
| | Four conditions favor effective consensus decision making: A facilitative process leader; agreement up front about group ground rules; a willingness to spend time on decision making; and a knowledge of different process techniques. | | | The reason for making decisions by consensus is twofold: First, the decision is based on more information and input and therefore will be a wiser, more complete solution - a "better" solution. | | | Consensus is not unanimity; consensus means that people who belong to the group will support the decision. |
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http://pprc.umsl.edu/base_pages/cnd/toolkit/07a.htm
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| | Reclaiming: iNVERT Consensus Decision-Making |
| | This might be done by convincing the objector that his or her objection is not valid or is based on a misunderstanding; by amending the decision so as to satisfy the objection; or by reconsidering the decision. | | | Consensus allows us to recognize our areas of agreement and to act together without coercing one another. | | | Consensus is the name of a broad category of processes _ it is not the name of one particular process. |
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http://www.reclaiming.org/resources/consensus/invert.html
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| | Steps to Reaching Consensus |
| | Easy agreements are often based on erroneous assumptions that need to be challenged. | | | Look for the "third way": make suggestions or modifications, or create a new solution. | | | Do not make agreements too quickly or compromise too early in the process. |
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http://www.ballfoundation.org/ei/tools/consensus/steps.html
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | Members are more likely to support the decision | | | Make a decision; when it's reached make sure it is written so that everyone can see it. | | | Enough time will be spent that all voices are heard and understood before an effort to finalize a decision is made, however long that takes. |
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http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/family/consen.htm
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| | Consensus |
| | But the block gives each individual ultimate power to influence decisions that affect her/him. | | | Coordinators act as a switchboard - they keep track of what is being done, who is doing it and what needs to be done. | | | The consensus usually works with a facilitator, who is agreed by the group at the start of the meeting. |
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http://www.globenet.org/horizon-local/perso/consent.html
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| | SkyDancer - Consensus Decision-Making |
| | The decisions so far that the group has needed to make together, have included... | | | Consensus, as I understand it, is about learning to tolerate differences of opinion, so that people can work together even with their differences. | | | (Previously I was making this decision by myself, but I asked the group to do it with me, because I don't like the power differential from having that authority, and also in order to have the benefit of everyone's thinking.) |
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http://www.loudzen.com/skydancer/esangha/consensus.html
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| | Consensus decision-making - documents |
| | Consensus decision-making as a procedure for WCC meetings | | | Consensus" in Report of the Orthodox Pre-Assembly Meeting, Rhodes, 10-17 January, 2005 | | | "Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC: Consensus on consensus as appropriate decision-making method for the Council" – 21 November 2001 press update |
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http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/who/consensus.html
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| | The Consensus Network Home Page |
| | The bookOn Conflict and Consensus(The Intentional Community HTML Version) | | | On-line version of the book On Conflict and Consensus | | | You may order copies by calling 1-800-569-4054 or by clicking here for Paypal |
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