Reclamation's Decision Process Guide
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Consent vs. Consensus / Build Consent / Build Understanding / Go On
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Often, teams start with a great, feel-good proposal to make all the decisions through consensus. They feel that this will provide the support needed to complete the task. However, this type of consensus is rarely acheived in the real world. Most participants will fall somewhere on a continuum between absolute support (willing to sacrifce money, time, family, etc. to see the project happen) and absolute opposition (willing to sacrifce to see that it does not happen). Getting people from strong opposition to the strong agreement needed for consensus is virtually impossible. Don't give up hope--you can probably get people from a strong opposition to a reluctant consent or agreement not to fight your project.
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Participants do not have to wholeheartedly support decisions. They merely need to grudgingly agree that the:
The goal is to work together to actually solve the problem now and in the future.
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Ways to help build consent:
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If people understand that some action must be taken, they will be more likely to participate and ensure that actions taken will work. Ensure everyone understands that:
(NOTE: these four points are based on the works of Hans Bleiker ) Use Decision Process Worksheets to keep everyone on track and show where you have been and where you are going. Document and share to show the rationale your process took. |
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Executive Summary Tour Partners <------> Politics |
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Handyman's Tour Responsibility <-------> Communication Lines |
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Please contact Rick Vinton (303) 445-2738 with questions or comments on this material.