,9TRODUCTION TO ,CONS5SUS ,DESCISION-,MAK+ ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,?IS WAS DEVELOP$ BY ! ,QUAK]S ORIG9ALLY1 BUT SIMIL> PR9CIPLES HAVE BE5 US$ S9CE PRE-HI/ORY4 0,!IR NATURAL WAY ( DO+ IT . IS TO DISCUSS IT AT L5G?1 444 UNTIL PUBLIC OP9ION HAS SETTL$ OV]:ELM+LY 9 ONE DIRECTION0 ,OBVI\SLY1 ?IS DOESN'T WORK SO WELL ) L>GE GR\PS4 ,BUT AS ,I PO9T$ \T E>LI]1 L>GE GR\PS T5D TO FRAGM5T4 ,CONS5SUS IS NOT ! SAME AS VOT+4 ,NOR DOES IT MEAN UNANIMITY4 ,GR\PS SOMETIMES ?9K !Y >E US+ CONS5SUS BUT REV]T TO VOT+ :5 !Y CAN'T ALL AGREE4 ,:5 WE VOTE1 WE >E /ILL US+ DUALISM -- H]E IS ONE *OICE1 OR ANO!R4 ,! *OICE WE WILL MAKE IS ! ONE ( ! MAJORITY4 ,?US ! MAJORITY WIELDS P[] OV] ! M9ORITY4 ,! E?ICS ( 9TEGRITY H[EV]1 GIVE NO-ONE ! RI+1 EV]Y CONC]N IS JU/IFI$4 ,IF A PROPOSAL MAKES A FEW PEOPLE1 EV5 ONE P]SON1 DEEPLY UNHAPPY -- !N !RE IS A VALID REASON = ?AT UNHAPP9ESS1 & IF WE IGNORE IT1 WE >E LIKELY TO MAKE A MI/AKE4 ,9/EAD ( SP5D+ 5]GY TRY+ TO CONV]T PEOPLE TO AGREE TO SOME?+ !Y DON'T WANT1 WE DROP EI!R OR BO? ALT]NATIVES & LOOK = A NEW SOLUTION1 ONE ?AT SATISFIES EV]YONES CONC]NS4 ,! UNIV]SE IS NOT EI!R_/OR *OICES1 IT IS 0RI* ) 9F9ITE POSSIBILITIES0 ,H[ IT WORKS ,! CONS5SUS USUALLY WORKS ) A FACILITATOR1 :O IS AGRE$ BY ! GR\P AT ! />T ( ! MEET+4 ,ONE P]SON PUTS =W>D A PROPOSAL4 ,! FACILITATOR MAKES SURE EV]YONE GETS A *ANCE TO PUT =W>D CONC]NS1 OR SPEAK = IT4 ,NEGATIVE REACTIONS >E NOT EXPRESS$ AS H>D_/FA/ POSITIONS4 ,9/EAD ( SAY+ 0,I AM CATEGORICALLY AGA9/ IT01 Y\ SAY 0,I AM CONC]N$ AB\T IT1 BECAUSE4440 ,VOIC+ CONC]NS ALL[S ! PROPOSAL TO BE MODIFI$ TO MEET ?OSE PROPOSALS4 ,IF A P]SON FEELS !IR CONC]NS CANNOT BE MET1 & ! GR\P IS 5?USIA/IC1 !Y CAN 0/& ASIDE01 & SIMPLY NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ?AT P>T ( ! GR\P4 ,IF !Y HAVE /RONG OBJECTIONS TO A PROPOSAL ?AT AFFECTS !M1 !Y CAN BLOCK ! PROPOSAL4 ,BLOCKS >E US$ R>ELY & C>EFULLY4 ,BUT ! BLOCK GIVES EA* 9DIVIDUAL ULTIMATE P[] TO 9FLU5CE DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT H]_/HIM4 ,IF SOMEONE FEELS /RONGLY 5\< AB\T SOME?+ TO BLOCK IT1 !Y >E PROBABLY AW>E ( FACTORS ! GR\P %\LD CONSID] MORE C>EFULLY4 ,CONS5SUS TAKES TIME4 ,ITS ALSO FAILS TO WORK WELL 9 L>GE GR\PS1 SIMPLY BECAUSE !RE ISN'T TIME TO HE> EV]YONE4 ,IT ALSO CAN'T DEAL ) DUALI/ QUE/IONS IMPOS$ FROM \TSIDE ! COMMUNITY4 ,ROLES )9 A CONS5SUS BAS$ GR\P 7NAMES FROM ,/>HAWK7 ,! ,FACILITATOR ,! FACILITATOR OBS]VES ! CONT5T ( TALK 9 A MEET+4 ,!Y KEEP ! MEET+ FOCUS$ & MOV+4 ,COMMONLY PEOPLE WILL DRIFT (F ! SUBJECT UND] DISCUSSION & BEG9 TALK+ AB\T SOME?+ ELSE4 ,! FACILITATOR REM9DS !M :AT ! SUBJECT IS1 & IF NECESS>Y >RANGES = LAT] DISCUSSION ( NEW ISSUES RAIS$4 ,FROM TIME TO TIME ! FACILITATOR MAY SUMM>IZE :AT HAS BE5 SAID SO F>1 & :AT HAS BE5 DECID$ AS RELEVANT4 ,! FACILITATOR CALLS ON PEOPLE TO SPEAK4 ,IT IS !IR JOB TO 5SURE ?AT EV]YONE HAS ! *ANCE TO /ATE !IR CONC]NS4 ,! FACILITATOR %\LD BE NEUTRAL ON ! SUBJECT BE+ DISCUSS$4 ,IF !Y HOLD /RONG VIEWS1 ANO!R FACILITATOR CAN BE *OS5 = ?AT TOPIC4 ,TIMEKEEP] ,! TIMEKEEP]S JOB1 :5 TIME IS LIMIT$1 IS TO 5SURE ?AT PEOPLE REMA9 AW>E ( H[ MU* TIME IS PASS+ DISCUSS+ EA* ITEM4 ,PEACEKEEP] ,PEACEKEEP]S FUNCTION NOT ONLY DUR+ MEET+S1 BUT :5EV] ! GR\P IS ACTIVE4 ,!IR ROLE IS TO KEEP ORD] & PREV5T CRISES4 ,!Y DEFUZE POT5TIAL VIOL5CE FROM \TSIDE ! GR\P OR )9 IT4 ,NOTE/AK] ,! NOTE/AK] TAKES NOTES & 5SURES ?AT !Y >E PRES5T$ TO ! GR\P = *ECK+4 0,?IS %\LD BE ! P]SON :O MONOPOLIZES ! CONV]SATION MO/0 ,COORD9ATOR ,COORD9ATORS ACT AS A SWIT*BO>D -- !Y KEEP TRACK ( :AT IS BE+ DONE1 :O IS DO+ IT & :AT NE$S TO BE DONE4 0,IT IS A M>VEL\S OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MI/AKES & LE>N TO TAKE CRITICISM40 ,COORD9ATORS %\LD SWIT* ROLES (T54 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#i1 #bba 3 ,9TRODUCTION TO ,CONS5SUS ,DESCISION-,MAK+ -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,9TRODUCTION TO ,CONS5SUS ,DESCISION-,MAK+ -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/