Re: decision-making process | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: R Philip Dowds (rpdowdscomcast.net) | |
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:34:38 -0700 (PDT) |
There are often references to the importance of "learning how" to do consensus, but I think the main problem is that of attitude, not technique. Communal life requires that one learn to accept compromise, even disappointment, from time time, and to support (read, pay money) activities and amenities of interest to others, even if you do not share those interests. In other words, communal life is like real life. Sadly, the consensus methodology is over-sold as a fail-safe route to universal peace and harmony. Philip Dowds > On Sep 20, 2014, at 4:17 AM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote: > > > I am soooo skeptical about how it protects the group process if you make > the blocker explain their objection in the politically correct manner. Any > clever-enough person can come up with a community value to cite for almost > anything unless it is just so transparently self-serving that there are no > words, in which case you probably didn't need to go through the exercise. > Some people really are all about the good of the community whether they use > the right words or not, and some are more about what is good for them, > ditto. > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
- Re: decision-making process, (continued)
- Re: decision-making process Patricia Lautner, September 18 2014
- Re: decision-making process Muriel Kranowski, September 19 2014
- Re: decision-making process Patricia Lautner, September 19 2014
- Re: decision-making process Kevin Wolf, September 19 2014
- Re: decision-making process R Philip Dowds, September 19 2014
- Re: decision-making process Sharon Villines, September 18 2014
- Re: decision-making process Sharon Villines, September 18 2014
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