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Have you heard of Systemic Consensing? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S…
It's a method for reaching decisions that face little resistance. The method is a bit more flexible than the unanimous decisions that you describe, and it also involves some scoring. The gist is that candidates are scored by how much people oppose them (not how much they like…
Have you heard of Systemic Consensing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_Consensing
It's a method for reaching decisions that face little resistance. The method is a bit more flexible than the unanimous decisions that you describe, and it also involves some scoring. The gist is that candidates are scored by how much people oppose them (not how much they like them), and the candidate with least total opposition wins.
Overall, the method to choose depends somewhat on the goal of the process. Are you trying to elect a candidate that everyone likes to work with and who produces good (though not necessarily exceptional) results? Then something like systemic consensing or unanimity might work well. Are you instead looking for the top candidate and wouldn't be satisfied with a second-best? Then you might be better off with approval voting or ranked voting methods.