Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Getting things done

[Rob Sandelin (floriferous]

As I posted before, there are decision making processes which work better
than others for different situations. Reading Cheryl's post about the
details and time involved to make a minor fix was a good example of a
process in which one person or team might have better success with less
effort involved. For example, there is a cohousing group (I forget which
one) has a team of three people called the fixits. They love fixing stuff,
and handle it. Just like the "super" would in a condo. They have their own
budget discretion up to $500 and as I murkily recall, they are very much up
on the maintenance and repair for their community. This group makes the
decisions and implements them with no other processes. They have built a
reputation in their community and people accept and rely on their judgment.
Any disagreements are handled in person with the team (which I think I
recall as being rare).

If the group that has the fixits are on the list could you supply more
details? Too many places has fuzzed my memories.

Rob Sandelin
South Snohomish County at the headwaters of Ricci Creek
Sky Valley Environments  <http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm>
Field skills training for student naturalists
Floriferous [at] msn.com


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