olemus
mittekohustav kollektiivne nõusolek,
tehnilises kontekstis ka ülekantud tähenduses

ISO/IEC Guide 2 jt:
üldine kokkulepe, mille puhul
ei ole osaliste arvestatav osa olulistes küsimustes vastu,
püütakse arvestada kõigi osaliste seisukohti
ja püütakse lepitada kõiki vastakaid argumente;
ei tarvitse olla ühehäälne
=
general agreement, characterized by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by any important part of the concerned interests and by a process that involves seeking to take into account the views of all parties concerned and to reconcile any conflicting arguments
Note. Consensus need not imply unanimity.

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making#Consensus

https://www.slideserve.com/venice/consensus-decision-making

https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/consensus#:~:text=Consensus%20decision%20making%20is%20a,at%20least%20can%20live%20with.

http://www.groupfacilitation.net/Articles%20for%20Facilitators/The%20Basics%20of%20Consensus%20Decision%20Making.pdf

http://cril.mitotedigital.org/sites/default/files/content/s4c_consensus_decion_making_1.pdf

http://demo.kratia.gr/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Consensus-Decision-making.pdf

vt ka
- konsensusprotokoll
- Nakamoto konsensus