Principle of consent is key for work which affects others. In the absence of an objection you can proceed. If there is an objection, it needs to be checked and if valid (paramount and reasoned), integrated into the proposal. By doing this you use the collective intelligence of all involved, leading to higher engagement and quality of your decisions and work. From consent (consent to what where, based on what?) you come to criteria of shared concern/domain and roles. And from there you can refine the criteria further. Try to think consent further, what would it mean for X.? What might we do? This can mean elect leaders, define your own salary etc. etc.
Sociocracy, governance, consent, Kees Boeke, Gerard Endenburg, Sociocratic Circle Method, S3, Sociocracy 3.0, Holacracy