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Session 3

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)

activityreference materialest. time
PrintPackage session 3
Reading on consentReading on the consent process20 min
Video on the consent processVideo showing the consent process20 min
Reading in Many
Voices One Song		Consent process: sections 3.3.2 (second part), p. 109-12020 min
Consent: section 3.2: p. 81-9120 min
Objections: section 3.5, p. 122-129.20 min

Session video

Session 3 activities (total meeting time: 90min)

activityreference materialest. time
check-invideo10 min
consent processvideo and decision-making sheet20 min
reaction roundvideo, (facilitator for rounds)15 min
aims and objectionsvideo15 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)

activityreference materialest. time
articleBrief article about the liberating effect of “good enough”3 min
articleSaying yes to working and no to stumbling blocks8 min
articleStrategies for integrating objections20 min

Session 3 follow-up with coach

Submit feedback
activityreference materialest. time
meet with coach: leaderFor 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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