Consensus is a decision making process that seeks to achieve general agreement on a decision. In other words, consensus seeks a decision that everyone involved can support.
Process
The process of consensus decision making often involves a series of compromises. A decision is not made until everyone agrees to support it. This process tends to produce sub-optimal decisions.
Value
The value of consensus lies in the acceptance of the decision by the group. In many scenarios, this improves the chances that the decision will be successfully implemented. The consensus approach is essential to international diplomacy and political situations in which the power to implement change is distributed.
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