Decision making beyond majority and consensus
Traditional majority voting or working towards consensus often creates winners and losers in a group or team. That dynamic can undermine the implementation of any decision. 5toFold offers a more visible process that reveals the degree of support and potential reservations within your team. There is space in the process for all to ask clarifying questions and the initiator has the oppprtunity to adjust the propsal before the vote and there is safety to show your point or belief in the proposal, from five to fold (veto).
Benefits
- Transperancy
- All gains a clear picture of how strongly each team member supports a proposal.
- Grounded decisions
- Thanks to the process the partisspipants will get a deep understanding.
- Engagement
- With understanding of the proposal the partissipants is more into taking a standpoint.
- Possible to put a Fold (veto)
- If a partissipant feels that the proposal will put the organisation at risk, they have the opportunity to block the proposal.
How 5toFold works
- Presentation of the Proposal
- The proposal is presented by the initiator.
- Clarifying Questions
- Each person in the meeting has the opportunity to ask clarifying questions.
- No interruptions, comments or opinions are allowed, only questions to deepen the understanding.
- The initiator answers the questions after all group members has had the opportunity to ask.
- The sponsor has an opportunity to adjust the proposal before next step.
- Sharing Perspectives
- Allowing all in the group to share their perspektives on the the proposal after clarifications.
- No interuptins or comments are allowed.
- The sponsor has an opportunity to adjust the proposal before next step.
- Voting
- Five – strongly support the proposal and intend to take leadership in its implementation.
- Four – strongly support the proposal but do not intend to have a leadership role in its implementation.
- Three – solid support for the proposal without significant concerns.
- Two – supporting the proposal but having concerns that you are willing to share.
- One – major concerns and believe that it is out of harmony with the purpose of the group, but will not block the proposal.
- Fold – blocking the proposal because you believe strongly that, if implemented, the proposal will conflict with the purpose of the group/organisation at this time. You commit to share your concerns openly with the group.
- Celebration – The collective wisdom has been expressed, giving further clarity to how the purpose of the project or organization is being fulfilled. Whatever the result of the vote is, a decision has been made and is celebrated before the end of the process.
Learn 5toFold
- Two half days, online
- 21 October, 15.00 – 19.00 CET
- 22 October, 15.00 – 19.00 CET
- Interactive, using the nowledge in the group to create learning that lasts
- You will get the skills needed to run 5toFold
- Access to a learning hub
- Filled with course material and lectures
- You will have access to the hub ”forever”
Investment
- Your time
- 590 € + VAT
Discount
- Paying members of Genuine ContactTM