Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: RE:committees and consensus proposals

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> Teams and individuals should be
> empowered to make all the rest. In my observations of many groups, those
> that seemed to function really well used the large group resource to start
> proposals. For example, they would use brainstorming, surveys and other
> techniques to get the whole universe of the community, THEN go off and meld
> this into a concrete proposal, checking back with community members
> regularly on various points. In some communities, once the big group survey
> is done, the team goes off and makes the decision, having heard all the
> input, and the community trusts the teams.
> 
> If your teams are not functioning well, then hold a large group evaluation
> about it and work on it. Often simple communication process fixes about what
> teams are up to can make a big difference.

Can you say more about "trust"? It gets bandied about with great regularity
and in practice seems to be used to mean "don't question".

Questions are interpreted as disagreement and lack of trust.

I tend to think ahead on the consequences of decisions and get anxious. But
asking questions about it gets me into a lot of hot water. (It's a given
that I am too direct, too picky, too opinionated for many people but asking
questions indirectly doesn't get answers.)

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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