Consensual Effectivity

Abstract

Enough of talking! Let’s decide what to do and then do it.—When sitting in a coordinating meeting this is not only a common but also a very sensible thing to say. Once the options are clear it is indeed time to choose which road to travel. In Co-creative Meetings, however, things are not that straightforward. Sometimes the options are not clear at all. Sometimes every participant knows for sure the ‘right’ path but everyone has a different path in mind. Worse still, sometimes participants even lack a shared understanding of what it is they want to achieve together. Increasingly, however, there also seems to be a conflict between each individual’s interests and the interests of the community or the organization as a whole.

Commitment is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get what you want. A true commitment is a heartfelt promise to yourself from which you will not back down. Many people have dreams, and many have good intentions, but few are willing to make the commitment for their attainment.—David McNally

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes… but no plans.—Peter Drucker