Cohousing-L Mailing List: Satisficing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

A decision-making concept I was introduced to last week is  
satisficing, a blend of satisfy and suffice.

I've never been comfortable with the sociocratic standard of "good  
enough." Even when good enough is placed in the context of an ongoing  
cycle of evaluation and improvement it seems a low level to start with  
and has no energy in it. I also know that many decisions never get  
reviewed no mattter whether they are good or good enough. There are  
too many new ones to make to revisit old ones.

A satisficing decision feels like a better standard, and probably the  
same as is intended in saying "good enough" but the image it evokes  
seems stronger. it isn't enough for a decision to suffice; it must  
also be satisfying.

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