Cohousing-L Mailing List: Time Limits in Rounds

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 7 May 2012, at 6:34 PM, Wayne Tyson wrote:

> One of the deadliest phenomena in group dynamics is the concentration of 
> power, including that of "facilitators." Rather than time limits alone, may 
> I suggest that when the time limit is up that the speaker (by convention) 
> stops and calls for a "sense of the group" vote on whether or not the group 
> wishes her or him to proceed

I agree on the problem of facilitocracies in many consensus decision-making 
groups. But this stopping for permission would break the flow of the round and 
would take an incredible amount of time. The speaker would probably be done by 
the time the group discussed and decided this.

Better that each person have a sense of the room themselves and how long each 
person can speak and still hold a meeting or have time to make a decision.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
"Behavior is determined by the prevailing form of decision making." Gerard 
Endenburg