Session 3

Session 1 – Session 2 – Session 3 – Session 4 – Session 5 – Session 6

In this session, you will make two or even three decisions by consent. You have already used consent rounds in elections, now you will use consent decision-making for policy. All decisions that make a general statement, more general than just a case-by-case decision, are policy.

• Consent decision-making for policy
• What are objections, and how do we deal with them?

Sociocratic tools you will know about after this session (in all sessions completed so far):

Session 3 preparation (optional)

activity	reference material	est. time
Print	Package session 3
Reading about rounds  Reading in Many Voices One Song	Reading on the consent process Consent process: sections 3.3.2 (second part), p. 109-120 Consent: section 3.2: p. 81-91 Objections: section 3.5, p. 122-129.	20 min  20 min  20 min  20 min

Session video

Session 3 activities (total meeting time: 90min)

activity	reference material	est. time
check-in, admin	video	10 min
consent process	video and decision-making sheet	20 min
reaction round	video, (facilitator for rounds)	15 min
aims and objections	video	15 min
consent process	(facilitator for rounds, use decision-making sheet!)	15 min
questions	(facilitator for rounds)	5 min
meeting evaluation	(facilitator for rounds) write down open questions and feedback	10 min

Session 3 enrichment (optional)

activity	reference material	est. time
video	Begin with the aim in mind	3 min
article	Saying yes to working and no to stumbling blocks	8 min
article	Skit of a group working through objections	20 min

Session 3 follow-up with coach

activity	reference material	est. time
meet with coach: leader	For groups that have booked a coach: put your feedback in this form. You will then receive an email to make a new appointment to talk about session 3 and to prepare session 4.	30min

 

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