Consensus Process
The art of consensus lies at the heart of life together at Sunward. Below is a partial bibliography of important readings and tapes from the Sunward Library:
Butler, C.T. Lawrence, and Amy Rothstein. On Conflict and Consensus. Cambridge: Food Not Bombs Publishing, 1987. [Online Version]
Hunter, Dale, Anne Bailey, and Bill Taylor. The Art of Facilitation - How to Create Group Synergy. Fisher Books, 1995.
Hunter, Dale, Anne Bailey, and Bill Taylor. The Zen of Groups - The Handbook for People Meeting with a Purpose Fisher Books, 1995.
Kaner, Sam. Facilitator's Guide to Particapatory Decision Making. New Society Publishers, 1996.
Mindell, Arnold. Sitting in the Fire. Lao Tse Press, 1996.
Schub, Laird. Introduction to Consensus. Audio Tape. FIC 1997
Estes, Caroline, and Laird Schaub. We Tried Consensus & Got Stuck: Now What?. Audio Tape. FIC 1997
Building United Judgement - A handbook for Consensus Decision Making, Published by the Center for Conflict Resolution, 1981.
A Manual for Group Facilitators, Published by the Center for Conflict Resolution, 1981.
“The ideal social unit is a group small enough to allow intense face to face interaction, one in which members participate voluntarily, and in which each person can contribute to a common goal by doing what he or she does best.” -Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
