Choose and agree on ideally one or two facilitators with experience
Who
Those who are most impacted and affected and experienced about said decision is a general guideline
Those who stay in the circle, “on the land” – asking, learning, and discovering with others what serves
Those in seats of responsibility
Those who need not make a decision before it is needed
Those willing to listen
Those willing to decide
Those willing
How
Set intention and timeline
Set and agree on the process – whether it is to be made by consensus, thru council ways or voting /majority etc. and/or thru another particular process, such as sociocracy
Make sure all have current information
Explain choices/options etc. until a yes/no/maybe is possible
Go for the truth of the situation – not just a decision
Ask for any concerns objections, fears, or obstacles
Give opportunity for questions and responses to unfold until there is again a feeling of being current
If there is a particular polarization or difference, consider a fishbowl or spiral council
Be bump-friendly aware that such can lead to a new understanding
Make any changes that arise and seem right in words or process
When
Confirm it is the time to decide
Go around and see who is yes, who is a maybe, who is a no
Consult maps of wholeness, ensuring essentials
Remember no decision is a decision
Read the field, confirm verbally and in writing the “knowing”
Celebrate the work wherever it leads; the truth-whatever it is
Gratitudes are always in order
Set any follow up steps and time needed
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