Bringing communities in transition together

Introduction To Formal Consensus workshop

Event Details

Time: July 27, 2009 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Lewes Werks
City/Town: Lewes
Website or Map: http://leweswerks.org.uk/
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Nathaniel White & Martin Grimshaw
Latest Activity: Jun 26

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Event Description

Introduction To Formal Consensus workshop

Saturday 25 July 10am - 4pm at Lewes Werks

Introduction To Formal Consensus (+ advanced facilitation classes) workshop

Hosted by Nathaniel White, in association with Transition Brighton & Hove... all very welcome.

Ever tried to work with other people and get things done? Ever wondered how it could work better?

Formal Consensus is a simple structure that any group can use to make decisions efficiently and effectively. Learn how to use it to draw out the best possible decisions that harness the diverse creativity and talents of any group. Formal Consensus is an important tool for building sustainable communities, deep democracy and participatory governance.

Formal Consensus emerged as a way of quickly making good decisions among a group of hundreds of loosely affiliated individuals. Formal Consensus has been successfully adopted by forward thinking businesses, intentional communities, and the global activist group Food Not Bombs. Nathaniel White trained with the author of the Formal Consensus manual, C.T. Butler, in 1997. He uses the method in his paid and voluntary work, and contributed to the most recent version of the manual.

There will be an advanced Formal Consensus facilitation class running in support of this introduction class, 9am - 5pm, part of a rolling programme. See website for details -http://www.integrityunlimited.co.uk/advanced-facilitation-program

Contact Nathaniel -white*AT*magicatechne.com - £5-40 sliding scale. Please tell us where you heard about this.
http://www.integrityunlimited.co.uk
http://www.consensus.net