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essay on *CONSENSUS*

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     Consensus decision-making is a process that not only seeks the agreement of most participants, but also attempts to resolve or mitigate the objections of the minority to achieve the most agreeable decision. Consensus decision-making is intended to de-emphasize the role of factions or parties and promote the expression of individual voices. The method also increases the likelihood of unforeseen or creative solutions by juxtaposing dissimilar ideas.
    In consensus decision-making, minority views can be considered to a greater degree than in group decision-making processes where a majority can take the action and enforce the decision without any further consultation with the minority voters. It is often thought that consensus requires more time and effort to achieve. Thus some groups may reserve consensus decision methods for particularly complex, risky or important decisions. However, there are many examples of groups who employ consensus decision-making in ways that enable them to both consider minority views and make decisions in a timely and efficient manner.

"Consensus does not mean that everyone thinks that the decision made is necessarily the best one possible, or even that they are sure it will work. What it does mean is that in coming to that decision, no one felt that her/his position on the matter was misunderstood or that it wasn't given a proper hearing. Hopefully, everyone will think it is the best decision; this often happens because, when it works, collective intelligence does come up with better solutions than could individuals."

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