I agree that decision making should solve a problem in each case.
However, some problems are hard or impossible to solve by consensus.
I would be interested in proposals to reform existing authorities, legal
systems and / or management systems to improve their processes.
-- Doug
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Doug Everingham wrote:
I think everyone would like unanimous consensus.
It does occur at times even in current management schemes that rely on
majority votes.
I' happy to agree that decisions should be made by total consensus
but hope we agree unanimously that this is unlikely to be attained
in every case.
No, we do not agree unanimously on that point, particularly if you are
implying that voting would be a solution.
The kind of processes I'm talking about are not fundamentally about
'decision making', but rather about 'problem solving'. When your focus
is 'decision making' then the scenario is usually about proposals being
drafted outside the process, and then the process 'makes a decision'.
In such a scenario consensus is of minimal value.
In a 'problem solving' context, the group is together seeking to find a
'best solution' to the problems and issues of the day. It's a creative
collaborative process. When a group finds a solution by such a process,
the participants all 'own' the solution, they don't just 'accept' it.
It's much stronger than mere 'consensus', and it's more achievable as
well.
