consensus
Let an agent explain consensus as a state and as a decision rule, describe formal consensus processes and scientific consensus, present its uses in religious and legal traditions with attribution, and support group decision questions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain consensus as a state and as a decision rule, describe formal consensus processes and scientific consensus, present its uses in religious and legal traditions with attribution, and support group decision questions.
A state of general agreement among the members of a group, reached by discussion and accommodation rather than by majority vote, and used as a decision rule in bodies such as international organisations, cooperatives and formal consensus processes, as a description of broad agreement among experts in scientific consensus, and as a principle in religious law such as ijma in Islamic jurisprudence; consensus is valued for legitimacy and cohesion and debated for its costs in time and its vulnerability to blocking.
What it is for: General agreement in a group.
It can be explain the concept; describe consensus processes; describe scientific consensus; present traditions with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Broad agreement
Process-based
Legitimacy
Blocking risk
What it looks like
Not physical; a state of agreement.
How it is recognised
General agreement without formal vote
Decision rule, scientific consensus, religious principle
Unanimity requires every vote; majority rule counts votes; compromise is one path to consensus
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - discussion leading to agreement
is related to - decisions taken by consensus
is related to - questioning claimed consensus
In practice
Families and kinds
consensus decision-making in groups
consensus in international organisations
scientific consensus
consensus in religious law such as ijma
consensus algorithms in computing
Standards and regulation
Rules of procedure of bodies using consensus
Standards development consensus rules
No regulation of the concept
Failure modes and hazards
Blocking by small minorities
False consensus under pressure
Misrepresenting scientific consensus
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What consensus is.
Concepts.
Concept
Concept and kinds.
Concept
Concept.
- What is consensus, and how does it differ from unanimity, majority and compromise? definition
- Which sense of consensus is meant? boundary
Processes
Consensus processes.
Processes
Processes.
- How do formal consensus processes work in groups, cooperatives and international bodies? provenance
- Which entry fits group facilitation? action
Apply Reaching consensus.
Practice.
Facilitate
Facilitating.
Facilitate
Facilitation.
- How can this group reach consensus, and how are objections and blocks handled? action
- Which entry fits meeting procedure? action
Limits
Limits and critiques.
Limits
Limits.
- What are the costs and risks of consensus rules, with critiques attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation balanced? boundary
Domains Consensus in science and religion.
Attribution.
Science
Scientific consensus.
Science
Science.
- What is scientific consensus, how is it established, and how should it be represented? provenance
- Is the presentation accurate about the state of consensus? boundary
Religion
Consensus in religious law.
Religion
Religion.
- What is ijma in Islamic jurisprudence, and how do other traditions use consensus, in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits Islamic jurisprudence? action
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has consensus been used historically in assemblies, councils and communities? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can consensus decision-making be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should consensus decision-making be a separate entry?
- How should procedure rules be linked?
- How should scientific consensus statements be linked?