Re: Group Think - Reopening a decision can be difficult | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Norman Gauss (normangausscharter.net) | |
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 22:02:11 -0700 (PDT) |
In my experience, permission to re-open a past decision has to be obtained from the meeting attendees. Unless there is consensus to do that, re-opening a decision for further consideration cannot be done. In the history of our community, if a decision has been made on a proposal considered final, trying to re-open it a short time later has always failed. It appears that the membership may be reluctant to admit that they approved a proposal containing significant defects, or else they are bored with it and have no patience to rehash an issue in which their interest has been exhausted. Norm Gauss Oak Creek Commons Paso Robles, CA -----Original Message----- From: R.N. Johnson [mailto:cohoranda [at] yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:06 PM To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Group Think - Apathy is NOT a Factor In my experience, groupthink is most powerful when there is a strong push to restrict discussion, either because a powerful person in the group inflicts consequences on anyone who "steps out of line", or when a particular group has a strong tendency to avoid conflict. Esprit de corps, in my experience, may lead to quick, and perhaps not well-thought out decisions on occasion, but makes it easier to go back and fix whatever the problem is. Randa Johnson New Brighton Cohousing Aptos, CA --- _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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