> An insistence on agreement silences opposing views. A search for consensus entertains them all but recognizes the need for a group decision to be reached. We

> An insistence on agreement silences opposing views. A search for consensus entertains them all but recognizes the need for a group decision to be reached. Well put. I think a lot of the stigma around the word consensus comes from undertaking it without this understanding. A.K.A. design-by-committee, etc.