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Unanimous and consensus based decisions are very common in small groups. Any free group "is" a group because everyone takes cares of everyone else. People will usually agree to somethings with certainty that when the time comes, the group will also stand beside them just like they are standing behind the group now. This is what we call reciprocity in human relationships. That is what separates our close friends from say office colleagues.

When group size increases, it becomes humanly impossible to keep track of these implicit favours in group decisions, thanks to Dunbar's Number. This is when we start using polls or voting to take decisions based on majority opinion because waiting for consensus becomes increasingly difficult with group size. Majority voting of course helps us in ensuring that we have a decision and not just discussions, it also causes one major problem. The group starts to lose cohesion because many members are not represented in the group decisions. Depending upon the level of politics in the group, it may become toxic and cause serious alignment issues. If this sounds familiar, keep reading.

Each is here to fix this problem. It ensures representation to everyone, over time, in group decisions for large groups. Each is inspired by economics: market, money and auction design, applied to group decision making. Each ensures that in any series of repeated decisions, the proportion of time an option is selected in exactly proportional to number of people wanting that option. So if 10% of the people want something, that option is guaranteed to win 1 out of 10 polls, something that would never be possible in a majority voting scheme.

If doing your job well depends upon ensuring trust and avoiding politics in a group of people you lead, Each can help in delivering that outcome. Each reduces the returns on politics so that your team can focus on real work.

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