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Meetings and Consensus

A practical resource from South Mountain Company with tips for effective meetings and consensus decision-making in worker cooperatives.

Source: Democracy at Work Institute / South Mountain CompanyAdded June 12, 2026Published 2009
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Why it matters

Meetings are where many worker co-ops either build trust or lose momentum. Basic facilitation and decision practices are governance infrastructure.

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Small and midsize co-ops trying to improve meeting quality and shared decision-making.

This is a concise, practical resource for groups using consensus or consensus-like meeting culture. It is especially useful for co-ops where participation is expected but facilitation norms are still informal. Use it to support meeting redesign, member training, or governance onboarding.

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