Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Teeth in Rules

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 26 Jun 2011, at 11:01 AM, Christine Johnson wrote:

>  We are also entertaining the possibility of putting in  
> place another (a 5th)  system of governance.  It is proposed for the  
> purposes of getting things done more efficiently while engaging more  
> people in the decision making process.

I hope that you will choose Dynamic Governance. It's the only governance system 
designed to support consensus decision-making all the time, not just in 
meetings. It is a governance structure that integrates policy and operational 
decision-making with implementation on a day-to-day basis.

The emphasis is on moving forward and evaluating the results, working with 
feedback. That's the "dynamic" in the method. It is based on 
planning-doing-measuring. Evaluation is part of the planning. Measuring is 
independent of deciding — it's a taking stock of where we are now. How did that 
work?

You can start from where you are, you don't have to spend months doing a huge 
plan before you see any benefits. You can always modify and change directions 
based on results.

It's the only operational structure that will support consensus decisions 
easily because it is built on consensus decision-making. It also incorporates 
the best management and financial practices.

If you would like more information, please contact me,

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Coauthor with John Buck of
"We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy"
ISBN: 9780979282706
http://www.socionet.us