Topics for Mini-lessons on Consensus Process - Revision history

Ideath: i was going to add "capturing conversation in the minutes," but it's already there!

2012-01-12T17:45:36Z

i was going to add "capturing conversation in the minutes," but it's already there!

Rfs at 16:09, 18 April 2007

2007-04-18T16:09:04Z

Ideath: here's a preliminary list. i had a longer one somewhere but i can't find it.

2007-04-18T07:08:43Z

here's a preliminary list. i had a longer one somewhere but i can't find it.

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Because the [[Council]] is the largest group at Free Geek to regularly use [[consensus]], we have instituted a brief mini-training in consensus near the beginning of each meeting. The intention is to help the entire group become more skilled in the process. These are some potential topics for future lessons.

* Beyond the stack: other ways facilitators guide conversation.
* Understanding others' concerns. (Basically, listening techniques. The quick moral of this one is: the point is less to defend your point and "win" than to understand the other's position and concern and make sure it's addressed.)
* Preparing to present.
* What's a clarifying question?
* Pulling together an agenda.
* Subcommittees. (when to create them, giving authority, reporting back, dissolving them - or not)
* What to do if you don't feel understood.
* Capturing conversation in the minutes.
* Brainstorming. (when it's appropriate, basic groundrules)
* Stand asides vs. blocks. (ah, the ol' standby, but always relevant)
* When to call the question.

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-Because the [[Council]] is the largest group at Free Geek to regularly use [[consensus]], we have instituted a brief mini-training in consensus near the beginning of each meeting.  The intention is to help the entire group become more skilled in the process. These are some potential topics for future lessons.
+Some groups, including the board, occasionally make time for a mini-lesson in consensus topics at meetings. The intention is to help the entire group become more skilled in the process. These are some potential topics for future lessons.
-* Beyond the stack: other ways facilitators guide conversation.
+* Beyond the stack: other ways facilitators guide conversation
-* Understanding others' concerns. (Basically, listening techniques. The quick moral of this one is: the point is less to defend your point and "win" than to understand the other's position and concern and make sure it's addressed.)
+* Understanding others' concerns (Basically, listening techniques. The quick moral of this one is: the point is less to defend your point and "win" than to understand the other's position and concern and make sure it's addressed.)
-* Preparing to present.
+* Preparing to present
 * What's a clarifying question?
-* Pulling together an agenda.
+* Pulling together an agenda (whose responsibility, how to add things, how to structure one)
-* Subcommittees. (when to create them, giving authority, reporting back, dissolving them - or not)
+* Subcommittees (when to create them, giving authority, reporting back, dissolving them - or not)
-* What to do if you don't feel understood.
+* What to do if you don't feel understood
-* Capturing conversation in the minutes.
+* Capturing conversation in the minutes
-* Brainstorming. (when it's appropriate, basic groundrules)
+* Brainstorming (when it's appropriate, basic groundrules)
-* Stand asides vs. blocks. (ah, the ol' standby, but always relevant)
+* Stand asides vs. blocks
-* When to call the question.
+* When to call the question
 [[Category: Meetings]]