Consensus vs. Consent-Based Decision Making

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Consensus decision-making aims to achieve as much agreement as possible, accepting dissent to enhance the proposal until the group is satisfied with the best possible outcome. This approach is suitable for important decisions where thorough deliberation is crucial. On the other hand, consent-based decision-making focuses on listening for objections and only proceeding when there are no strong objections. The emphasis is on safety and the willingness to experiment and learn from the outcome, without the pressure of everyone having to be completely in agreement. It allows for differing mental models and avoids the ideological violence of forcing everyone to have the same viewpoint.

In this episode, Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined in conversation with Richard D. Bartlett. Rich is the author of Patterns for Decentralised Organising and a contributing author for Better Work Together. He is a co-founder of Loomio and The Hum. He is a Director and longstanding member of Enspiral. In finding where convergence resides among them, Vince and Rich explore many interesting topics including Decentralised Organising, Microsolidarity, Fractal Narcissism, and the Occupy Movement.

Memorable Quotes

“In a time of massive disruption, where the stakes are really high and everyone has skin in the game, who is saying stuff that feels sensible? That feels like it’s giving me guidance?” - Richard D. Bartlett

“The world is great when there is a huge variety of different ways of being and they form some complex, uncontrollable network. That we’re all enmeshed together and we’re all playing different parts…” - Richard D. Bartlett

Episode Links

👤 Richard D. Bartlett, aka Rich Decibels

👤 Rich @ Twitter

👤 Rich @ Medium

📖 Better Work Together

📖 Patterns for Decentralised Organising

🔗 Enspiral

🔗 Loomio

🔗 The Hum

🔗 Microsolidarity

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