Articles by Jim Buckell
- Profile
- Jim Buckell is a facilitator, writer and editor who believes consensus and collaborative practice are defining elements of the Greens. He worked for many years as a journalist in the mainstream media, including The Australian, the SMH and ABC radio and helped indigenous broadcasters to establish CAAMA and Imparja in Central Australia. He now works as a facilitator and trainer with the Melbourne-based Groupwork Institute.
Democracy
The Trouble With Consensus Is … We Don’t Do It Enough
Co-founder of the Victorian Greens Facilitators Network, Jim Buckell, responds to Sarah Maddison In her interview with Clare Ozich in Green Agenda, Sarah Maddison puts consensus decision making under the spotlight. In doing so, she perpetuates some common myths: it’s too slow; makes for bad decisions; marginalises dissent. Then she advances a new one (to me anyway): it can apparently... Read More