2021 Week 17 Contemplation Thoughts
(Updated throughout the week)
- The first feeling I associate with the word consensus is frustration. I think of the group being held up by one person’s personal agenda or attachment to the old way
- Consensus feels to me like the group can only advance as quickly as its slowest member
- I suppose the most important thing with consensus, even more important than eventually coming to an agreement within the group, is choosing the members of the group well. All the group members don’t need to think the same or agree on all the important factors but they need to at least be pointed in the right direction
- Maybe consensus works when individuals get clear on their goals or desires and then find people with whom they have consensus. Consensus is difficult to reach if we do it backwards – form a group of people with completely different ideas and goals and then try to reach consensus