Busting the Myth that Consensus-with-Unanimity Is Good for Communities
How can a diverse group best make decisions? After many years advocating it, the author concludes that consensus is not the answer.
Busting the Myth, or Changing the Terms?
Want a “problem” person to behave differently? Give a different response.
“Busting the Myth”
When assessing why a community is struggling to make decisions, we need to ask first how they handle conflict resolution, group-process training, and entrenched patterns.
Diversity Issues in Los Angeles Eco-Village
A longtime ecovillage activist moves beyond denial to recognize the institutional racism affecting not only her society and her community, but her own way of thinking.
The Paralysis of Racism in Social Change Groups
When a member of a minority population claims racism, how does a group committed to racial nondiscrimination respond?
Spirit in the Woods
At New View Cohousing, practicing consensus, navigating illness, and simply
sharing lives are continuing spiritual exercises.