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Consensus decision-making

Consensus decision-making is a group decision-making process in which participants work together to develop proposals for actions that achieve a broad acceptance. Consensus is reached when everyone in the group assents to a decision (or supermajority; see stand aside) even if some do not fully agree to or support all aspects of it. Consensus…

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Alternative to common decision-making practices

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Consensus decision-making

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Consensus decision-making

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related to Similar practices · 33
Consensus decision-making → Acts, Anabaptists, Bible, Confederacy Grand Council, Conference, Encyclopedia, Friends, Haudenosaunee, In, In Aceh, Indonesian, Iroquois, Jesus, Martyrs' Synod, Mennonites, Mennonites/Amish, New Testament, Nias, One, Outside
related to history · 23
Consensus decision-making → Abalone Alliance, AQAG, By, Civil, Clamshell Alliance, Consensus, Friends, Lawrence Scott, Living Revolution, MNS, New Society, Peace, Quaker, Quaker Action Group, Quakers, Religious Society, Resource Manual, The, The Movement, Unhappy
related to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · 14
Consensus decision-making → Commonwealth, Constitution, Due, Latin, Lithuanian Commonwealth, May, Nie, Over, Polish, Sejm, Sejms, Sisto, Soon, The Polish
has method · 13
Consensus decision-making → First-past-the-post, Fist-of-Five, Fist-to-Five, For, Hand, If, In, Occupy Wall Street, One, Some, Special, The, They
related to Alternative to common decision-making practices · 11
Consensus decision-making → Better, Consensus, Critics, It, Order, Parliamentary Procedure, Proponents, Robert's Rules, These, This, Through
related to Criticism of blocking · 11
Consensus decision-making → As, Channeling, Critics, Furthermore, Giving, In, Preservation, Stagnation, Susceptibility, This, When
related to Objectives · 10
Consensus decision-making → All, As, Characteristics, Collaboration, Cooperation, Egalitarianism, Inclusion, Participants, Participation, The
related to Criticism of majority voting processes · 5
Consensus decision-making → Carlos Santiago Nino, Majority, Members, Some, The
related to Roles · 5
Consensus decision-making → Although, Devil's, Not, Some, The
related to Origin and meaning of term · 3
Consensus decision-making → Latin, The, This

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