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Consensus and group facilitation (lemmy.ml)
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Consensus is a decision-making process that removes hierarchy and ensures that no minority is dismissed or not heard in the final decision. Everyone must hear what others have to say. In this process, you not only make a decision, you also learn about the ideas, concerns and reservations of everyone involved.

However, this is a longer process than just voting, and it can really slow down or stop the decision making. It works best in small gatherings and with people who know each other. For larger gatherings, other forms of group facilitation can be implemented before trying to reach consensus.

This page seems to summarize a lot of things about it : https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/facilitation

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Here's a bunch of questions for you :

  • In which situations do you find consensus least suitable ?
  • What are your tips, and best/worst experiences ?
  • How often do you use hand signals in assemblies ? Are there new signs replacing older ones ?
  • Good documentation anyone should read ?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Consensus decision making works best when there are real practical issue at hand and it isn't some politicized debate where people often prefer to put on an act for their in-group.

It is also important to recognize that in some cases the people with the most practical experience of the topic discussed might not be able to attend lengthy meetings due to more pressing issues at hand.

I found this a good overview: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/seeds-for-change-consensus-decision-making

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good read.
By the way it would be cool to have a starter sticky post in this sub, about anarchy 101 and food for thoughts on some major topics. Some of the materials you provided in other posts would fit that very well. We could also write short extracts for non-textual content, to make it easier to grasp. I would love to help do that if others find it useful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure go ahead and share a post with a link collection. I can make it sticky then and we can discuss any additions in the comments.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I will do that !