Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Moving Back from Consensus

[Mac Thomson (macthomson]

I find it interesting that people distinguish between consensus and sociocracy 
as if they are two different things. In my understanding, sociocracy is a form 
of consensus with clearly spelled out procedures, organizational structure, 
delegation, etc. Both forms allow all participants to consent to a decision.

It seems to me a bit like the distinction between intentional communities and 
cohousing. Cohousing is a subset of intentional communities with certain 
specifically spelled out criteria.

I admire the workings of sociocracy and feel that if our community decided to 
adopt it, we would not be departing from consensus. We’d just be moving to a 
certain well defined and organized form of consensus. Not having worked within 
sociocracy and only having studied it, maybe my understanding is wrong. 
Thoughts from others working within sociocracy?

Cheers,
Mac

-- 
Mac Thomson

Heartwood Cohousing
Southwest Colorado
http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com


“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard 
at work worth doing."
        - Theodore Roosevelt
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> On Dec 13, 2020, at 9:34 AM, Lauren Lake <laurenlake161 [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lyn,
> 
> I’ve been involved in a forming group that used consensus and an established 
> group that uses sociocracy. Both work, but I have to say I like the concept 
> of “consent” in sociocracy. It places realistic limits on when you can object 
> to a decision.
> 
> There are communities out there that switched from consensus to sociocracy, 
> maybe one of them could weigh in. Also, check out this webinar: 
> https://www.sociocracyforall.org/consensus-to-sociocracy/.
> 
> 
> Lauren Lake
> Green Grove Cohousing
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I would like to hear from Co-Housing communities that have in any way moved 
> back from Consensus. Did you adopt a Hybrid Consensus (move to a 
> supermajority vote for example) or even abandoning it all together for a more 
> traditional majority vote?
> 
> 
> 
> If you wish to reply privately, understood: lynpeachtree [at] hotmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks so much for any sharing you can do!
> 
> 
> 
> Lyn Deardorff
> 
> Sand River Co-Housing
> 
> Lauren
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