I believe we are on the right track. One of the more consensual ways of running a government, or a business, is that of corporatism.
This is a system that is very well represented in Scandinavia both in government and in workplaces.
In corporatism you have the nation and different representative groups which make up the corpus, the body.
So in Sweden for instance you have trade unions representing different trades, restaurant worker's union, and then you have the business interest group, restaurateurs' union.
These two groups will meet a few times a year and discuss industry salaries, benefits and so on and so forth. Ensuring that there is a workable consensus between the restaurant owners and the restaurant workers.
In businesses this usually comes into play when looking at meeting and committee culture. There are a lot of meetings in Scandinavia and that is to figure out the consensus. It is not as effective as 'L'état, c'est moi' but it is a lot more workable long-term.
This is a system I feel LC-RP has adopted with the working groups. Illegal and legal factions all representing their members, creating a consensus between the different groups to ensure that it is workable for everyone. We have polls and discussion boards to gain a sense of what the consensus is, if there is one, but ultimately the power is not in a direct-vote.