Group decision-making

form of democracy focusing on consensus

group decision-making aiming for universal agreement

schooling run as direct democracies

inclusion of individuals and organizations in decision-making and opinion-forming processes

structured technique for organizing and analyzing complex decisions, based on mathematics and psychology

thumb|The city council of The Hague deliberating in 1636 Deliberation is a process of thoughtfully weighing options, for example prior to voting. Deliberation emphasizes the use of logic and reason as opposed to power-struggle, creativity, or dialogue. Group decisions are generally made after deliberation through a vote or consensus of those involved.

way for hosting meetings, conferences, corporate-style retreats, symposiums, and community summit events, focused on a specific and important purpose or task — but beginning without any formal agenda, beyond the overall purpose or theme

Unanimity is agreement by all people in a given situation. Groups may consider unanimous decisions as a sign of social, political or procedural agreement, solidarity, and unity. Unanimity may be assumed explicitly after a unanimous vote or implicitly by a lack of objections.

conversational process

1876 book by Henry Martyn Robert

decision making method for use among groups of many sizes

subset of decision science

thumb | right | Arrival of a cart in the courtyard of the Beaux-Arts, Gazette-St-Germain-des-Prés, Sept. 1965 A charrette (American pronunciation: ; ), often Anglicized to charette or charet and sometimes called a design charrette, is an intense period of design or planning activity.

type of deliberation

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