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Consent
Sociocratic way of making policy decisions
Consent
A decision is made when no-one objects to a
proposal.
Everyone involved understands the proposal
and says ‘this is okay with me’.
Preference and tolerance
Preference and tolerance
Preference and tolerance
Giving consent means
I can work with this
It won’t prevent us carrying out the aims of our
circle
Proposals
Have aims that can be assessed
A way to measure progress or outcome
A date for review
The decision
Is safe enough to try
Is good enough for now
The decision can be reviewed
Rounds
An important tool for inclusion
Rounds
Everyone must be heard
Used a lot in Sociocracy!
Types of rounds
Check-in How are you coming into
this meeting?
Clarifying questions What do you need to understand?
Quick reaction How are you with this?
Consent Do you have any
objections?
Evaluation
Feedback loop
Meetings
Three steps to decisions
UNDERSTAND > CONSIDER > DECIDE
Consent - Sociocratic way of making policy decisions

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