Consensus has been used by American groups effectively for over 70 years. We adopted it from anti-nuclear activists and the peace community. The other parties tend to have theirs behind closed doors, while we feel that opening to such conflict can actually be healthy. Disagreements allow us to tailor our projects to include dissenting opinions. In serious cases, we use mediation.
Many locals teach conflict resolution.
If there is to be a future, Coordinator, Media Working Group it will be Green.