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YAML
id: consensus-decision-with-facilitator
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title: Consensus Decision with Facilitator
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description: >-
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A facilitated consensus process in which a group works toward agreement
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that everyone can support or at least not block. Common in cooperative and
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activist organising, drawing on Quaker and collective practice.
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source: Seeds for Change, "Consensus Decision Making"
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source_url: https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/consensus
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tags: [consensus, decision-making, facilitation]
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forked_from: null
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image: null
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steps:
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- headline: Present the proposal
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description: >-
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A proposer summarises the proposal and the need it addresses, then
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yields to questions of clarification only — not opinions.
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- headline: Gather concerns
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description: >-
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The facilitator invites concerns and reservations, listed visibly
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without debate. Each concern is a chance to improve the proposal.
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- headline: Amend and discuss
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description: >-
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The group discusses amendments that address concerns, with the
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facilitator tracking proposals and checking for agreement on each
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change.
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- headline: Test for consensus
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description: >-
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The facilitator asks whether anyone cannot live with the revised
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proposal. A block must come with a reasoned explanation and an offer to
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help find a solution.
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- headline: Confirm and record
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description: >-
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The decision is restated, written down with any reservations noted, and
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the action steps and responsible parties are confirmed.
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outcome: >-
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A decision that all participants can support, with dissent engaged rather
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than overridden.
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practice: >-
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Distinguish a block from a stand-aside. A block is rare and serious — when
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blocks recur, revisit the proposal's assumptions or the group's shared aims. |