Twinkling

Chuck Munson chuck at tao.ca
Sat Feb 9 08:40:47 PST 2002


P.J.Wells at open.ac.uk wrote:
>
> I agree with Nathan that a lot of the hippy-dippy stuff against rules of
> procedure, etc., is just a covert way of giving power to the overbearing and
> privileged.

So you prefer meetings run by the "privileged" in the steering committee or leadership?

You criticisms are a misrepresentation of consensus-based meetings.


> I don't agree that informal expressions of approval from the audience are
> oppressive of minorities, in organising meetings or anywhere else -- or at
> any rate, no more oppressive than the fact of being in a minority is anyway.
>
> If you're organising, you want to get good ideas promoted as quickly and
> painlessly as possible (and bad ideas squashed; what's the inverse of
> twinkling, if there is one?)

Yes, we want to get good ideas promoted, but what's the hurry? Consensus decision-making, when used properly, is the best method of weeding out bad ideas. It may not be fast, but I would take quality over hastiness any day of the week.

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