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| + | == Comparison between consensus and majority rule == | ||
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| + | Many folks are familiar with terms and concepts from majority rule. Sometimes a side by side comparison goes a long way towards explaining what consensus is. Maybe something like: | ||
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| + | * Ownership | ||
| + | *; Majority Rule | ||
| + | *: The author of a proposal owns it. The group can't change it without the author's approval. | ||
| + | *; Consensus | ||
| + | *: The author of a proposal gives it the group and the group can change it. | ||
| + | * Abstentions | ||
| + | *; Majority Rule | ||
| + | *: An abstention is when someone doesn't want to vote against something but doesn't want to get in the way. | ||
| + | *; Consensus | ||
| + | *: In consensus the closest things is to ''stand aside'' | ||
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Revision as of 10:29, 4 January 2006
Some tools that are commonly or seldomly used for building consensus:
- go around
- queue (or stack)
- fishbowl
- straw poll
- weighted voting
These could be explained, or we could develop a handout. RfS
Comparison between consensus and majority rule
Many folks are familiar with terms and concepts from majority rule. Sometimes a side by side comparison goes a long way towards explaining what consensus is. Maybe something like:
- Ownership
- Majority Rule
- The author of a proposal owns it. The group can't change it without the author's approval.
- Consensus
- The author of a proposal gives it the group and the group can change it.
- Abstentions
- Majority Rule
- An abstention is when someone doesn't want to vote against something but doesn't want to get in the way.
- Consensus
- In consensus the closest things is to stand aside