Clusters & Spokes Councils
Cluster A cluster is a grouping of affinity groups that come together to work on a certain task or part of a larger action. Thus, a cluster might be responsible…
A Checklist for the Consensus Process and Facilitation
These are just some of the many ways to conduct a meeting using the consensus process. Roles should be carried out by everyone as needed not just the person specially designated.…
Consensus is Not Unanimity: Making Decisions Cooperatively
What is consensus? Is it a co-operative, process in which people share their best ideas and come up with superior decisions or a coercive, manipulative, time-wasting process in which those…
Organizing Resources
General Organizing Checklist of Basic Principles of Democratic Organizing, from the Association for Union Democracy Direct Democracy & Consensus The Roles & Responsibilities of Community Organizers Activist Skills & Experience…