Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: RE: Basic and derived needs

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 7/11/2003 1:00 PM, "TR Ruddick" <truddick [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> On the issue of "types of need", I don't see the division as a practical
> one.  We're likely to find disagreements on the urgency and execution of
> every worthwhile task.  Ultimately, I'd think defining necessary tasks is
> going to come out of the usual messy group decision-making process; basic
> needs and derived needs might wind up having the same high (or low)
> priority.

Another way to think of this as separating values from solutions. A basic
value is the safety of all residents -- then safety is ensured with various
solutions, lighting being one that may be considered.

I find that too often our discussions don¹t sort out the values or needs
behind the various solutions/opinions/needs/ideas being presented. One
person says A, another says X and instead of stopping to look at the values
or needs behind these two seemingly disparate statements, we go on to M, N,
P, Q, R, etc. and then throw up our hands because no one agrees and delegate
the decision to a team.

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

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