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| style="height: 136px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span style="">Facilitator</span>'''
| style="height: 136px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span>Facilitator</span>'''
| style="height: 136px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Essential</span>''
| style="height: 136px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Essential</span>''
| style="height: 136px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Will follow through on the agenda, help the group achieve the goal of each agenda item, and support members in taking turns.</span><br></p><p><span style="">It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people training and supporting each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. <ref>https://docs.indymedia.org/pub/Main/IndygenderResearchers/CHAPTER6BROOTENHADLFeb2407.pdf</ref> </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p><p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
| style="height: 136px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Will follow through on the agenda, help the group achieve the goal of each agenda item, and support members in taking turns.</span><br></p>
<p><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people training and supporting each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator.   </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>
<p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
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|- style="height: 40px;"
| style="height: 40px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span style="">Taking notes of speaking turns</span><br>'''
| style="height: 40px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span>Taking notes of speaking turns</span><br>'''
| style="height: 40px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Role sometimes assumed by the facilitator.</span>''
| style="height: 40px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Role sometimes assumed by the facilitator.</span>''
| style="height: 40px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Person who takes note of the speaking turns in order to support the person who leads in their task.</span><br></p>
| style="height: 40px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Person who takes note of the speaking turns in order to support the person who leads in their task.</span><br></p>
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| style="height: 243px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span style="">Consensus facilitation</span><br>'''</p>
| style="height: 243px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span>Consensus facilitation</span><br>'''</p>
| style="height: 243px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Applicable when you want to make certain decisions by consensus (modified or not)</span>''
| style="height: 243px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Applicable when you want to make certain decisions by consensus (modified or not)</span>''
| style="height: 243px; width: 868.859px;" | <p>''<br>''</p><p><span style="">A person who does not participate in the debates leading to decision-making in order to present common intentions for which consensus will be tested.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Must be someone who is trusted by those present to be an active listener who can be unbiased (sometimes an outside person is best suited to fill this role).&nbsp;</span><span style="">Drafts and presents the common intentions following discussions following a question for which a decision is necessary.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Will forward the agenda to the group.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Can intervene without the need for speaking turns.</span></p><p><br><span style="">It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people who train and support each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. <ref>https://docs.indymedia.org/pub/Main/IndygenderResearchers/CHAPTER6BROOTENHADLFeb2407.pdf</ref> </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>
| style="height: 243px; width: 868.859px;" | <p>''<br>''</p>
<p><span>A person who does not participate in the debates leading to decision-making in order to present common intentions for which consensus will be tested.&nbsp;</span><span>Must be someone who is trusted by those present to be an active listener who can be unbiased (sometimes an outside person is best suited to fill this role).&nbsp;</span><span>Drafts and presents the common intentions following discussions following a question for which a decision is necessary.&nbsp;</span><span>Will forward the agenda to the group.&nbsp;</span><span>Can intervene without the need for speaking turns.</span></p>
<p><br><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people who train and support each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator.   </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>
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| style="height: 54px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span style="">Time manager or&nbsp;</span>''<span style="">time checker</span>'''''</p>
| style="height: 54px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span>Time manager or&nbsp;</span>''<span>time checker</span>'''''</p>
| style="height: 54px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Role sometimes assumed by the person who facilitates.</span>''
| style="height: 54px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Role sometimes assumed by the person who facilitates.</span>''
| style="height: 54px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Respects the duration of each discussion point (if a duration is planned for each point), the duration of the speaking turns as well as the plenary sessions.&nbsp;</span></p>
| style="height: 54px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Respects the duration of each discussion point (if a duration is planned for each point), the duration of the speaking turns as well as the plenary sessions.&nbsp;</span></p>
*<span style="">Before starting a plenary (broad discussion), it is recommended to establish a duration.&nbsp;</span><span style="">This can be changed along the way.</span>
*<span>Before starting a plenary (broad discussion), it is recommended to establish a duration.&nbsp;</span><span>This can be changed along the way.</span>
|- style="height: 52px;"
|- style="height: 52px;"
| style="height: 52px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span style="">Responsible for taking notes</span>'''</p>
| style="height: 52px; width: 121.305px;" | <p>'''<span>Responsible for taking notes</span>'''</p>
| style="height: 52px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Essential</span>''
| style="height: 52px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Essential</span>''
| style="height: 52px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Note the outline of what is said and what is adopted by consensus.</span></p>
| style="height: 52px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Note the outline of what is said and what is adopted by consensus.</span></p>
|- style="height: 52px;"
|- style="height: 52px;"
| style="height: 52px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span style="">Responsible for task note taking</span>'''
| style="height: 52px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span>Responsible for task note taking</span>'''
| style="height: 52px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Role sometimes assumed by the person taking notes.</span>''
| style="height: 52px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Role sometimes assumed by the person taking notes.</span>''
| style="height: 52px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Write down the tasks that need to be taken on so that the proposals can be carried out.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Tasks can also be taken after a proposal or at the end of the meeting.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Having someone in this role helps ease the burden on the person responsible for taking notes.</span><br></p>
| style="height: 52px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Write down the tasks that need to be taken on so that the proposals can be carried out.&nbsp;</span><span>Tasks can also be taken after a proposal or at the end of the meeting.&nbsp;</span><span>Having someone in this role helps ease the burden on the person responsible for taking notes.</span><br></p>
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| style="height: 116px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span style="">Space watcher</span>'''
| style="height: 116px; width: 121.305px;" | '''<span>Space watcher</span>'''
| style="height: 116px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span style="">Essential</span>''
| style="height: 116px; width: 173.602px;" | ''<span>Essential</span>''
| style="height: 116px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span style="">Keeping the space healthy for people and addressing the power dynamics that arise.</span></p><p>''<span style="">See our wiki page:&nbsp;</span>''</p>[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/How_can_we_incorporate_space_watchers_and_holders_into_our_groups_without_veering_into_policing%3F How can we incorporate space watchers and holders into our groups without veering into policing?]
| style="height: 116px; width: 868.859px;" | <p><span>Keeping the space healthy for people and addressing the power dynamics that arise.</span></p>
<p>''<span>See our wiki page:&nbsp;</span>''</p>
[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/How_can_we_incorporate_space_watchers_and_holders_into_our_groups_without_veering_into_policing%3F How can we incorporate space watchers and holders into our groups without veering into policing?]
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Revision as of 20:57, 19 January 2023

General assembly

In a perspective of direct democracy, the general assembly is the supreme body and its decisions often take precedence over those of all the others.


A general meeting requires

  • roles
  • order of the day
  • a code of procedures

Roles

Facilitator Essential

Will follow through on the agenda, help the group achieve the goal of each agenda item, and support members in taking turns.

It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people training and supporting each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator.

Taking notes of speaking turns
Role sometimes assumed by the facilitator.

Person who takes note of the speaking turns in order to support the person who leads in their task.

Consensus facilitation

Applicable when you want to make certain decisions by consensus (modified or not)


A person who does not participate in the debates leading to decision-making in order to present common intentions for which consensus will be tested. Must be someone who is trusted by those present to be an active listener who can be unbiased (sometimes an outside person is best suited to fill this role). Drafts and presents the common intentions following discussions following a question for which a decision is necessary. Will forward the agenda to the group. Can intervene without the need for speaking turns.


It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people who train and support each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator.

Time manager or time checker

Role sometimes assumed by the person who facilitates.

Respects the duration of each discussion point (if a duration is planned for each point), the duration of the speaking turns as well as the plenary sessions. 

  • Before starting a plenary (broad discussion), it is recommended to establish a duration. This can be changed along the way.

Responsible for taking notes

Essential

Note the outline of what is said and what is adopted by consensus.

Responsible for task note taking Role sometimes assumed by the person taking notes.

Write down the tasks that need to be taken on so that the proposals can be carried out. Tasks can also be taken after a proposal or at the end of the meeting. Having someone in this role helps ease the burden on the person responsible for taking notes.

Space watcher Essential

Keeping the space healthy for people and addressing the power dynamics that arise.

See our wiki page: 

How can we incorporate space watchers and holders into our groups without veering into policing?