Q: How many communities out there have switched from a unanimous decision-making process to one where there is a real desire for every voice to be heard but if a community becomes stuck and a unanimous decision cannot be reached another method is employed.
Response:
Firstly, the consensus...
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Sharon Villines, Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC Views since 5/2014: 1,000 |
Arboretum Cohousing Plenary Meeting Expectations and Roles
September 2015
(Includes member input from September 13, 2015 Plenary Meeting)
To make our community meetings, known as plenaries, as productive and
civil as possible, we embrace the following “living document” of
expectations and roles:
Decorum –... Views since 5/2014: 2,029 |
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Pioneer Valley Consensus
All membership meetings shall operate using a consensus decision making process, except, upon a vote of 75% of the voting interests present at the meeting to break consensus, decision may be made by an affirmative vote of 75% of the voting interests of the Association. No decision to... Views since 5/2014: 2,967 |
Windsong For Decision Making
* • Green means I agree
* • Yellow means I can live with it
* • Red means that I want a better way and I am willing to help create it
For Discussion
* • Green means I have a comment or concern
* • Yellow means I have a question/I can clarify... Views since 5/2014: 2,178 |
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Ecoreality
Definitions
vote is used in The Cooperative Association Act to indicate a decision making process, or the act of individuals participating in that process. Wherever The Cooperative Association Act refers to "vote" or "voting," we may use "consensus," "unity,... Views since 5/2014: 3,317 |
O.U.R. Ecovillage Cooperative decision-making
Decisions are made on a consensus basis. Within the framework of the Cooperative Association Act, which gives members the right to vote, directors work to consensus at meetings of the board of directors, and general meetings work to consensus except where the Act... Views since 5/2014: 3,012 |
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Creekside Commons Creekside Commons Proposal
Proposal Name: Communications Model
Proposal Number: 35A
Distribution Date: September 28, 2008
Group: Community Group Team or subgroup:
Contact Name: Mary Lang
Phone: 250-331-0151
Email: croslang@intergate.ca
Decision Type (... Views since 5/2014: 3,479 |
Creekside Commons DECISION-MAKING AT CREEKSIDE
The organizational structure that has been designed assumes that we are using the following decision-making process. We include them here for review:
1) Teams use the Decision-Making Criteria Questions:
1. Does this... Views since 5/2014: 3,304 |
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Creekside Commons DIVISION 3 - COUNCIL
BY-LAWS SECTION (16) VOTING AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.
Decision making guidelines.
A. Creekside Commons will use a modified consensus process for decision making because we believe:
• Consensus gathers experiences from the whole group. Better decisions are made when we draw on... Views since 5/2014: 2,562 |
Yarrow EcoVillage CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING
Consensus is different from most other kinds of decision making because it stresses group members working together to co-operatively develop a decision. Since the goal is group unity rather than winning a majority of votes, every member is considered important and the... Views since 5/2014: 10,267 |
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