Re: Consensus and time pressure | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Tree Bressen (treeic.org) | |
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:45:48 -0700 (MST) |
Hi Becky,
Part of the way I understand consensus is that the group tries to create a proposal that addresses the concerns and needs of all involved when making the final decision. There are ways of doing this which maximize the chance of this happening. We've adopted a 3 step process where you start by hearing the concerns and needs of people before creating a proposal. Theoretically, this sounds great but for various reasons, we often overlook this step.
I think the other replies people already sent in to this were good. I'll add that your description makes me suspect your group is handling things in plenary/full meeting that should actually be in committee. Plenary meetings shouldn't need to go into so much detail. I suggest having a committee host a discussion circle for those who want to delve into the details or have major concerns to address, then bring a mostly-finished proposal to community meeting.
My question is, Do other communities experience a tension between those who want to follow the process and those who want to get decisions made quickly?
I would say that *all* communities experience tension between process & product, working out all the details ahead vs. just getting it done, moving slow and moving fast. I think it helps if groups can learn to see these as roles that every community holds, rather than personality issues.
Cheers, --Tree ----------------------------------------------- Tree Bressen 1680 Walnut St. Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 484-1156 tree [at] ic.org http://www.treegroup.info _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L Unsubscribe, archives and other info at:
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