Open Space write up (UK conference May-07)

Specific Topic Who are we to decide?

 

Overarching question How do we sustainably expand and support the network of communities working on transition?

Proceedings

Editor comment: this subject involves inclusive decision-making and a recognition that before the process starts to involve lots of other parties, there are decisions that need to be made. It's a bit of a paradox.

Here's how the group tackled it:

Who can make the decisions?

  • If it's not you, then you have to seed the decision making process
  • It's the responsibility of the group representative to involve everyone so that they can make the decisions
  • The groups own the solutions, so it's their decisions
  • To make decisions that everyone can stand by, all those people have to be involved, so:
    • get all sectors of the community involved
    • consult with them
    • secure their agreement
    • give them a sense of ownership through involvement and then...

... everyone:

  • agrees
  • decides
  • moves forward to the next one