One of our cousin training collectives, Seeds for Change, have produced new videos about how to take decisions and feel empowered and listened to through consensus decision‑making. Intro to consensus decision-making video The consensus process video Key values, attitudes and behaviours video The last video also explains the need for facilitation, addressing power and privilege […]
Effective facilitation of meetings, decision‑making and discussions are a vital element of an organisation’s success. Good facilitation enables better planning, goal-setting, governance and communication. Sometimes meetings drain energy and tensions take control, particularly when the going gets tough. A good facilitator will be able to support increased participation and better communication when it matters most. This hands-on […]
In the final post of our series about decision-making, we illustrate the importance of developing shared criteria upon which the decision is made. Let us know about your experiences of decision-making in practice, or share your views in the comments below. There are resources available to help you in your decision‑making, on facilitation, on consensus […]
Continuing our series of posts about decision-making, here we explore the definition of consensus. Let us know about your experiences of consensus in practice or in the comments below. There are resources available to help you in your decision‑making, on facilitation, on consensus decision‑making, and a plethora of our older resources here for even more […]
Continuing our series of posts about decision-making, here’s a couple of stories about voting, and whether it’s part of democracy or not – from neighbourhood assemblies in Greece, to village meetings in Rwanda. Let us know about your experiences of decision‑making in practice, or share your answers to the title question in the comments below. […]
Continuing our series of posts about decision-making, we’re starting to explore here the relationship between consensus decision‑making and voting, and when to use different methods. Let us know about your experiences of decision‑making in practice, citizen’s assemblies and other topics touched on in this blog. There are resources available to help you in your decision‑making, […]
Continuing our series of posts about decision-making, we’re starting to explore here the relationship between consensus decision-making and voting, and when to use different methods. Let us know about your experiences of decision-making in practice, citizen’s assemblies and other topics touched on in this blog. There are resources available to help you in your decision-making, […]
Continuing our series of posts about decision-making, we’re talking here about important things to get right in decision-making, before we explore the relationship between consensus decision-making and voting, and when to use different methods. Do please let us know what you think. There are resources available to help you in your decision-making, on facilitation, on […]
This is the first blog post in a series about decision‑making. In this and the next one, we’ll be talking about important things to get right in decision‑making, before we explore the relationship between consensus decision‑making and voting, and when to use different methods. Do please let us know what you think. There are resources […]
Continuing our year-spanning mini-series on facilitating meetings; previous episodes are still avaialable for viewing, the first about beginnings, the second about the middle. Here’s some quick ideas and methods, with one for the brave! What methods have you tried and what happened? As my last blog said, the end game in meetings has two elements: […]
