Thanks John, great. I read your notes and this one raised a question: "for necessary decisions (e.g. directing group resources), 'consensus' by veto is better than democratic decision-making by majority vote"
What do you/the book mean by "consensus by veto" here? Thomas On Oct 16, 2014, at 3:51 AM, John Baxter via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Wave Riders > > I've just finished reading Swarmwise, the tactical manual for organising > community like a Pirate (i.e. Sweden's Pirate Party). > > Open Space methods are threaded through it, both overtly and implicitly. I > thought it was an excellent vindication of the hunch that Open Space can be > applied in very specific ways to processes much bigger than single events. > > I did have an initial reaction to how strong the influence of the individual > leader-champion is. But I came to the conclusion that sort of leadership > fits the given objectives, and is no different than the sponsor setting the > topic in OST. > So a heads up, you may have the same averse reaction to ego-centric language > that I did... but please forgive it in order to see the wisdom within. > > Recommended reading for all Wave Riders: Swarmwise. > > Also if of interest, my notes (not a permalink) > > Cheers > > John Baxter > CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy > CoCreateADL.com | jsbaxter.com.au > 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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