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<title>Communities Magazine - Coments on Busting the Myth that Consensus-with-Unanimity Is Good for Communities</title>
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<updated>2013-06-18T18:25:31-05:00</updated>
<subtitle>Comments from Communities Magazine Article: Busting the Myth that Consensus-with-Unanimity Is Good for Communities - How can a diverse group best make decisions? After many years advocating it, the author concludes that consensus is &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; the answer.</subtitle>
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<title>Comment from homealki on 01/08/2013 23:24</title>
<link href="http://communities.ic.org/articles/1565/Busting_the_Myth_that_Consensus_with_Unanimity_Is_Good_for_Communities#114" ></link>
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<updated>2013-01-08T23:24:00-06:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Thank you for creating a thorough and thoughtful article that addresses so many important common assumptions around consensus. Excellent and useful.]]></summary>
<author><name>homealki</name>
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<title>Comment from oliviercompagne on 01/07/2013 09:12</title>
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<updated>2013-01-07T09:12:00-06:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Thanks for this overview and distinctions of the different types of consensus and their limits, Diana. I work with HolacracyOne, which promotes Holacracy, and I'd like to offer some further distinctions for anyone interested. 

As opposed to Sociocracy, in Holacracy, operational decisions (e.g., what's our business model?) are actually not made collectively -- only governance decisions are (e.g. who decides what's our business model?). Once the authorities and responsibilities are distributed, each person in their roles make autocratic decisions on operational matters. This favors effectiveness and speed of execution: no need to meet all the time to decide everything together. 

However, as you said, governance decisions can be revisited often, so as to adapt and adjust authorities based on what we learned from doing the work.

It's a subtle distinction, but significant enough that I thought it was worth sharing. If you have questions about Holacracy, feel free to reach out!]]></summary>
<author><name>oliviercompagne</name>
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<title>Comment from Archael on 08/11/2012 13:59</title>
<link href="http://communities.ic.org/articles/1565/Busting_the_Myth_that_Consensus_with_Unanimity_Is_Good_for_Communities#101" ></link>
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<updated>2012-08-11T13:59:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Thank you for sharing this insight.

Archael]]></summary>
<author><name>Archael</name>
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<title>Comment from tkukuczka on 08/09/2012 11:34</title>
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<updated>2012-08-09T11:34:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[I am new to intentional communities and I had been wondering how the concensus method works. This article really answered a lot of questions I had about the process.  Diana, you explained things in a very understandable way; illustrating your words with examples.  Overall a really interesting read. Thanks.

Tami]]></summary>
<author><name>tkukuczka</name>
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<title>Comment from marionpape on 08/04/2012 19:20</title>
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<updated>2012-08-04T19:20:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Thanks for this analysis, Diana. I, too have had serious issues with a single blocker in a consensus process and now realize that  it would have been helpful to have had more training in facilitation techniques.
We are in   a forming Co-Housing Community in Victoria, BC (Fernwood Urban Village) and are looking at training every member in conflict resolution, non-violent communication and consensus.

marion]]></summary>
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