I think a re-organization into lists (even if that is cargo culting) might have helped this, but overall fast read and lots of useful things to think about. ( )

Author, Larry Dressler, has created a gem of a book, which gives consensus in its rightful place as a potential group and community builder. His clear thinking helps clarify why such decisions, often longer in achieving, come to a better, more firm resolve. Quaker decisionmaking 'sense of the meeting' can learn from his analysis, for while the grounding is different, the achievement of the group uniting requires some of the same elements. ( )