Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: consensus process - decisions/changes

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Mar 10, 2006, at 1:48 PM, JSutcliffe2005 [at] comcast.net wrote:

> Now we are coming up to our March meeting and there is disagreement 
> over whether this is a 'procedural issue' with a proposal to return to 
> the original January decision OR a time to re-visit the topic of the 
> original proposal and re-hash it since there is dissatisfaction with 
> it OR a 'too bad' the Feb. crew approved the Jan. minutes, period. 
> OR......???

A sociocratic response -- what is the aim of the proposal? I suspect it 
includes a desire for all community members to be comfortable with the 
decision, and since this one affects children and parents, it is an 
important decision.

In sociocracy, you always revisit a decision when new information is 
available because you want to make the best decision possible -- "best" 
defined as the most workable decision, one that allows the group to 
move forward. "Good enough" is the standard with a movement toward 
always improving by acting and then listening to feedback. In a new 
community particularly, you will need to try this and try that and see 
what works for your collection of people -- and kids.

Here there was confusion over what was actually agreed -- and new 
information since new people have attended the meeting.

Sociocratically, the issue of "adult" or "12 years of age" would be up 
for discussion again.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
http://www.sociocracy.info