Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Decision making

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We have had a fallback to a vote since the start of our process but
recently change our red card process to limit blocks to people who
have been involved in the discussion and who are willing to engage in
improving the proposal.

We've also made it so it is only about 3 month before the original
propsal can be considered again, except in rare circumstances, so that
a block doesn't end the proposal forever. It allows time for
tinkering, but doesn't let naysayers drag it out forever.

Of course using the idea that the goal is not "what's best" but rather
"what are we willing to try right now as a group" as our definition of
consensus as well.

Liz


On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 9:24 AM Sandy Thomson <sandykthomson [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> I am wondering how many communities out there have switched from an unanimous 
> decision making process to one that still embodies the consensus decision 
> making process where there is a real desire for every voice to be heard but 
> if a community becomes stuck and a unanimous decision can not be reached 
> another method is employed.   We have been using unanimous decision making 
> for over 20 years and have been worn down by the process several times.  We 
> are now looking at the N-street process.  Have others adopted something like 
> that?
> Thanks,
> Sandy
>
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-Liz
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
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