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by ChrisMarshallNY 523 days ago
The Abilene Paradox is used to describe an unhealthy consensus.

The problem is, is that a hallmark of a healthy consensus, is that no one is really happy with the decision, and a hallmark of an unhealthy consensus, is that no one is really happy with the decision.

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>a hallmark of a healthy consensus, is that no one is really happy with the decision

No, no one gets exactly what they want (unless everyone wants the same thing), but that doesn't mean everyone is unhappy with the result.

Fair point. It was really a play on words.