Consensus

Richard M · Newbie

Consensus

jhamlett · Veteran Member

I've never heard it used in meetings but consensus means 'a general agreement'. It sounds like the two are the same thing.

Stephen H · Member

Hi. Its been my experience that it simply means the group come to an agreement without the need for a group conscious.

SoberInMI · Veteran Member

A group conscience meeting is to decide non routine and group government issues sometimes confused or conflated with a business meeting where routine group operations are discussed. I attended a group conscience meeting to decide what to do about a member who allowed her young children to disrupt the meeting and deciding how to celebrate a group anniversary is done in a business meeting.

Tanin · MIP Old Timer

Richard M wrote:
What does it mean when someone calls for a group consensus? Is it different from a Group conscientious?

Most often a group conscience will strive for consensus in the decisions it makes. AA history has shown it beneficial to have broad agreement in any decisions the group makes. If a group is severely split on a pending decision, argues about it for hours and votes, say , 16-15 on the issue...that is NOT consensus. Better to pray and think more before making a final decision.

Consensus is a product of the deliberations of those group members who comprise the group conscience

Alianse88 · Member

Ich arbeite im Homeoffice und manchmal fällt mir daheim einfach die Decke auf den Kopf. Irgendwann hab ich beim Scrollen auf spinogambino geklickt eigentlich nur aus Neugier. Es hat sich schnell zu einer netten kleinen Routine entwickelt: kurze Pause, Kaffee holen, ein paar Runden spielen, Kopf freibekommen. Kein Druck, keine Verpflichtung. Ich glaub, das mag ich daran am meisten es ist einfach unkompliziert und wirkt fast meditativ.

-- Edited by Alianse88 on Saturday 8th of November 2025 06:31:10 AM