Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Report on Survey of Cohousing Communities 2011. Just released. A must read!

[Dane Laverty (danelaverty]

This is a wonderful read. I'm about halfway through it right now, and I'm
surprised to learn that 0% of the communities make decisions by simple
majority vote. I'm new to the cohousing concept and have no direct
experience with any cohousing community, but it sounds like the
consensus-based decision making process is the cause of a lot of frustration
in communities. While I understand that a simple majority approach might
result in less satisfaction with any given decision, I wonder if that would
be balanced out by requiring less personal investment from each member in
the decision making process.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Neil Planchon CPCC <neil [at] 
cohousing.org>wrote:

>
> Greetings all
>
> Report on Survey of Cohousing Communities 2011: Created
> collaboratively by Cohousers all over the country. Yay! A herculean
> effort of great value which will help us better understand who we are
> and which will complement the McCamant and Durrett Cohousing books for
> many years to come.
>
> Blog entry: http://www.cohousing.org/node/4181
> Direct to survey (13 pages PDF):
> http://www.cohousing.org/docs/2011/survey_of_cohousing_communities_2011.pdf
>
> McCamant and Durrett Cohousing Books:
> http://www.mccamant-durrett.com/books.cfm
> Cohousing Association or the United States: http://www.cohousing.org
>
> Simply outstanding.
> Thank you so much Diane, David, Lisa, Laura, the Cohousing Association
> and all the volunteers!
>
>
>
>
> May you be well...
> Neil Planchon CPCC
> Certified Life and Business Coach, Website Design and Technology
> Solutions - www.neilplanchon.com
> Founding Resident and Webmaster - Swan's Market Cohousing - Oakland CA
> - www.swansway.com
>
> 'Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed citizens
> to change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.'
> Margaret Mead
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