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★ Just published a new episode of Oddly Influenced: BONUS: One circle-style history of Context-Driven Testing.
(Has audio artifacts introduced by “AI” leveling software that drive me crazy, but you probably will not notice. Insanely picky about inconsequential things? Me?)
As always, there is a transcript.
The messy disintegration of the circle is not included. It’s educational, but haven’t figured out how to present its lessons.
@marick Since you mentioned Friends a few times, some notes on Quaker decision making.
@marick We don’t debate, we don’t vote, don’t seek a majority decision, nor even consensus.
A scribe (“Clerk”) continually updates a draft minute based on commentary on it from the Friends present.
They do this in rounds until no Friend will say “we can’t proceed on this basis”.
#Quaker decision making
Every one gets to speak _at most once_ in each round, when and if called by the Clerk.
Ideally, a Friend will be very reluctant to speak on an issue more than once during the meeting, but certainly not more than once in a round.
All comments are addressed to the Clerk. It’s considered _very_ poor form to rebut an earlier comment.
#Quaker decision making
Many, including many Quakers, mistakenly believe of Friends' decision-making that our process is "democratic", and that "all voices must be heard". Not so. Our aim is to get as close as we can (and maybe more close, later) to the "most true" answer, or "most compassionate" decision, or "most loving" outcome…whatever I or anyone else thinks about it. The "will of 'God(*)'", we might say.
(*) terms and conditions apply.
#Quaker decision making.
@keithb_b That is really interesting. Thank you for typing it up. Have you found any applications to your day job?
(Hint, hint: or is there anything else you might want to be interviewed for the podcast?)
@marick We’re experimenting with this approach in some teams. Early days as yet. I’ll keep you posted ;)
@keithb_b Do. I’m trending toward finding interviews more personally fulfilling than my scripted monologues. I like boosting people and their ideas maybe more than just boosting ideas.
@keithb_b Just discovered this: ‘In Christiana, Pennsylvania in 1851, a Quaker community took up arms (!) to defend fugitive slaves, shooting several slaveowners who had arrived from nearby Maryland. This was denounced as an “act of insurrection,” and this time President Fillmore did call out federal troops.’
@marick There’s pretty much always been a small (really, very small) minority of Quakers, always Americans so far as I know (surprise!), who manage to convince themselves that this one time God in fact does want them to pick up a weapon and do murder. The US military even has Quaker chaplains! A mind-boggling notion anywhere else in the world.