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00850: Re: decisions at wider levels
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Richard Moore <rkm(at)quaylargo.com> |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:38:47 +0000 |
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Re: decisions at wider levels |
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.
happy solstice,
rkm
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