OneMind
OneMind blog
How groups decide
Essays on consensus, collective intelligence, and the mechanics of converging on an answer everyone stands behind.
From Bullying Prevention to Urban Planning: How Communities Solve Real Problems Together
OneMind isn't for formal government—it's for real people solving problems they care about. See how communities are using collective intelligence to tackle bullying, urban challenges, education, and more.
Philosophical Alignment: How Strangers Converge on Meaning
The hardest conversations aren't about logistics—they're about values and vision. Discover how structured convergence helps groups find genuine alignment on complex, open-ended questions.
Think Together Honestly: Async Decision Making for Distributed Communities
Discover better solutions than any one person could create alone. Learn how asynchronous decision making enables people from different backgrounds to refine each other's ideas and reach genuine collective consensus.
Quality Matters More Than Source: Why Anonymous Decision Making Ensures the Best Solutions Win
When you think together honestly, the quality of a vision matters more than its source. Learn how anonymous decision making removes hierarchy and bias, enabling genuine collective wisdom in communities, organizations, and democratic processes.
Refine Each Other's Ideas: Democratic Decision-Making Beyond Voting and Consensus
Voting creates winners and losers. Traditional consensus takes forever. Discover structured convergence—where people from different backgrounds think together honestly to find true alignment and better solutions.
5 Decision-Making Methods Where the Best Solutions Win—No Matter Who Proposes Them
Compare 5 decision-making techniques for communities and organizations. Discover the approach that ensures quality matters more than hierarchy, where people from different backgrounds contribute to collective intelligence.