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Consent Decision-Making Pattern

The S3 pattern page for consent decision-making, describing a facilitated group process that invites objections and improves proposals.

Source: Sociocracy 3.0Added June 12, 2026
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Why it matters

It provides a compact, practice-oriented version of consent that teams can apply directly in meetings and governance workflows.

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Facilitators and governance circles looking for a reusable decision-making pattern.

This pattern is useful because it treats objections as information for evolving agreements. It fits teams that want a lightweight but structured way to make decisions together.

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