As you know, we work as a cooperative weaving group. Sometimes it isn’t so easy to work in a group, sometimes we don’t all agree on how we should be working together, or we get frustrated when people don’t always do what we want them to do. But we do see the benefits of working together – we can be more creative, more productive, and accomplish more all together than if we were working each as individuals. Working together as a group was really the way of our ancestors. One of our principle values, handed down from our grandparents and written in all of our sacred books is the value of helping each other, cooperating with our neighbors, and with our community. This means working together, educating our children together, and celebrating as a community together.
So, at work, we have learned to talk about our disagreements, or our frustrations, and to find solutions where everyone is satisfied (this doesn’t always mean “happy”) with the solution. And when we make a decision as a group, we have A LOT of lively discussion until we can come to that agreement, or “consensus”.
It isn’t so easy but we do see that it is the best way.
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