Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Meeting Tools

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 12/27/2002 9:12 AM, "S. Kashdan" <skashdan [at] scn.org> wrote:

> 3. What color card best suits the kind of comment or question I want to
> voice;

I find the categorization of what I want to say to be very burdensome. In CT
Butler's consensus process, for example, first you have to get in line (we
use a queue), then remember what you wanted to say until it is your turn,
then be told, "We're just taking questions now, this sounds like a concern"
is maddening. Even worse is "That sounds like a solution -- we are still
hearing concerns."

I understand the intention behind letting everyone speak, or letting
everyone speak once before one can speak twice, but just have people
speaking when someone else could answer their question immediately seems
pointless. Unless you're doing a round to get a sense of the room, a queue
can be the worst way to "discuss."

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



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