June 14 & 16 | 12-2pm Eastern

Consensus for Cooperative Groups

Building Solidarity by Accessing Group Wisdom & Commitment

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Join intentional community consultant and trainer, Yana Ludwig, for a 2-part intensive training on what consensus means in a community context and how to reach highly committed agreements with your group.

Consensus sounds great on paper…but many groups struggle to actually build inclusive decision-making systems.

This interactive workshop presents the ideal cultural framework for consensus building, practical structures for container building, and guidance for how to make it work in reality. As a group, we will engage in a mixture of training on consensus methods and real-time applications through breakout groups and exercises.

Key outcomes of this training:

• What consensus is…and what it isn’t
• Understanding the importance of culture and what cooperative culture means
• Understanding the appropriate use for blocking and how to test for legitimate blocks
• A framework for implementing consensus with the best chance to work well

“The instructor was so knowledgeable and experienced and the material was so informative. I really appreciated Yana’s openness and her desire to answer any questions and share any information she has and to find what she doesn’t. I thought the topics covered and the order they were presented to be well done. Thank you!”

– Michelle Hildebrand

Training Faciliator

Yana Ludwig

Yana has 25 years of cooperative living experience, including four community start-ups. She serves on the Board of the Foundation for Intentional Community, and as a trainer and consultant for progressive projects. Yana is co-author of The Cooperative Culture Handbook: A Social Change Manual to Dismantle Toxic Culture and Build Connection and author of Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption. She is the former Executive Director of both the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, and Commonomics USA. Her 2013 TEDx talk, Sustainable is Possible! kicked off an era for her as a public speaker and advocate for communities. She is a founding member of the Solidarity Collective, an income sharing community in Laramie, WY, and a host on the community’s podcast, Solidarity House.

Registration

The Online Event Experience

 

Live Zoom Sessions

Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants.

Affordable and Accessible

All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.

Watch the Recording

You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you.