Consensus can be a very powerful model of participatory decision making when it is considered to be a “win-win” process and held as integral to the purpose of the group. Although it is sometimes abandoned as being overly complex and time consuming, consensus decision making, in itself, opens the process to careful consideration, listening, and negotiation. In this context, decisions must be fully understood and agreed to by all members of the group, and the group holds the process of making a decision which is in the best interests of everyone.
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