Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Colors of Consensus

[ElanaKahn (ElanaKahn]

Reply to Donna Spreitzer:

We use the color card system in our meetings and love it. We don't take the
cards home; we keep them at the meeting place, in envelopes, and at the end
of a meeting we put them back in their envelopes and store them until the
next meeting. We have a poster on the wall that reminds us what each color
means and the order in which to call on people, plus on the cards themselves
we have written what that color means. On one side of the card it says its
meaning for discussion and on the other side is its meaning for
decision-making. The color card system really does help keep us conscious in
our intentions and in our process, and gives everyone a much more equal
voice.

Elana K. from Westwood CoHousing Community, in Asheville, NC,
where we eagerly await word of our construction loan so that we can break
ground. We have one dwelling (out of 24) on offer!