Periagoge
Scenario

When consensus gets hijacked by difficult members

Our community garden committee makes all our decisions by consensus but there's this one person who blocks every proposal and then suggests their own version, and we spend entire meetings rehashing the same conversations because no one wants to confront the pattern.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group's commitment to inclusive process is being exploited by someone who understands how to manipulate good intentions, leaving everyone else feeling trapped.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gandhian satyagraha and nonviolent resistance?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.