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Please see here for some background on the director.  And this is a Youtube presentation by Phil Kearney on decision-making.

The de Borda Institute aims to promote the use of inclusive voting procedures on all contentious questions of social choice.

This applies specifically to decision-making, be it for the electorate in regional/national polls, for their elected representatives in councils and parliaments, for members of a local community group, for members of a company board, for members of a co-operative, and so on.

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The director alongside the statue of Jean-Charles de Borda, capitaine et savant, in l’École Navale in Brest, 24.9.2010. Photo by Gwenaelle Bichelot. 

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FAQ on Inclusive Voting Procedures > What is a Preferendum? > Is a vote always necessary?

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No. On some occasions, the very procedure itself will allow for the emergence of a consensus, without any need for a vote at all.

Last updated on September 19, 2008 by Deborda