Entries by Michael Soulé

A SHORT GUIDE TO CONSENSUS BUILDING, the Public Disputes Program, Harvard

This article on consensus offers a brief look at some aspects of consensus decision making, definitions of the difference between consensus, facilitation, and mediation, and a look at whats wrong with Robert’s rules of order. -ed   A SHORT GUIDE TO CONSENSUS BUILDING by The Public Diputes Program. Part of the Inter-university Program on Negotiation […]

Consensus – Simple Steps Handout

  A Checklist for the Consensus Process Edited by Randy Schutt   This one page checklist outlines the various aspects of the consensus process and offers a list of tasks and responsibilities for the various roles in the process along with a listing of various tools for facilitation. –Lted Get pdf here Consensus-Simple-Steps-Handout

Consensus Summary, Seeds of Change

  Short Guide to Consensus Decision Making Seeds of Change   This 8-page booklet is a very readable summary (with lots of charts and graphics) describing the consensus process. This, and its longer version below, would be helpful basic reading for any group. -Lted Get pdf here   Consensus Brief Summary- Seeds of Change

Consensus Briefing, Seeds of Change

  Consensus Decision Making Seeds of Change   This 24-page booklet goes more into depth about the background tools and practice of consensus decision making. It is a very helpful study for anyone in a position leading a group through consensus decisions. It offers sound experienced advice for consensus leaders along with troubleshooting tips.–LTed Get […]

On Conflict and Consensus, by LT Butler and Amy Rothstein

On Conflict and Consensus: A handbook on Formal Consensus decision-making CT Lawrence Butler and Amy Rothstein This little booklet (63pp) is the one definitive guide to Consensus decision-making. It has chapters on conflict, decision-making, roles, evaluation, techniques, and a good intro chapter on the advantages of consensus. -LTed   See the document here     […]

Learning in Organizations – theory and practice

 In recent years there has been a lot of talk of ‘organizational learning’. Here we explore the theory and practice of such learning via pages in the encyclopaedia of informal education. We examine some key theorists and themes, and ask whether organizations can learn? contents: introduction · learning · learning in organizations –experiential learning – single- and double-loop learning –informal learning – distributed cognition – communities of practice · can […]

Sociocracy, a creative approach to organizational development

Sociocratic Principles & Methods  From SOCIONET, the website of the Association for Sociocracy                                JUNE 13, 2010 What is Sociocracy? Sociocracy is a method of governing organizations that produces greater commitment, higher levels of creativity, distributed leadership, deeper harmony, and dramatically […]

Theory U: two views on the work of Otto Scharmer

An introduction to Theory U and Presencing from the book Partnerships of Hope by Chris Schaefer Because of its strong future orientation, similar to that of Appreciative Inquiry, I would next mention Klaus Otto Scharmer’s Theory U .  Scharmer encourages us to “learn from a future that has not yet happened and from continually discovering our part […]

Organizations as Living Organisms by Magda Lissau

By Magda Lissau, from her book, OCTAVE: Essays on Waldorf Education Published by AWSNA Introduction: Developing a Seven-Fold View In this essay I would like to develop a view of Waldorf schools and other organizations that honor the reality of human individuals as beings of body, soul, and spirit. I must make it clear that […]