Getting to We!

Consensus Decision-Making

What is Consensus?

When did YOU last use consensus decision-making?

Sharing Time!!!

Steps to Building Consensus

Convene

Clarify Responsibilities

DeliberateDecide

Implement

Consensus Facilitation Pre-Meeting

Identify the problem

Identify Stakeholders

Establish Ground Rules

Establish the Communication

Process

Establish Decision

Making Process

Conflict Assessment

• Gather all data regarding the matter• Interview Key Stakeholders• Clearly State the problem• What are the conflicts• Where is the common ground• Provide this information to everyone (verbally

or a formal draft)

Steps to Building Consensus

Convening

• Select a Facilitator or a Mediator • Determine who needs to be there• Secure resources for realizing this meeting• Select Location and Meeting Time

Ground Rules

• Facilities• Respect

– One Another– Process– Environment– Interruptions– Electronic Devices and/or

Recording Devices (Yes/No)• Confidentiality/Sharing• Verbal Communication• Non-Verbal Communication

• Explain the Communication Process– Order of Speaking– Time Limits– Questions– Rebuttals

• Agenda• Goals• Caucusing• Breakout Groups/Establishing

Committees• Decision-Making Process• Invite modification of rules• Agree on all of the ground rules

Roles and Responsibilities

• Facilitator/Mediator• Recorder• Time Keeper• Breakout Group Representatives• Others as the group sees a need

Consensus Management

Consensus Decision-Making

What Can We Do About THIS?

Unanimity Vs. Process

Deliberate and Decide

How the Occupy Movement Used

Consensus Decision-Making

Getting to We!

Consensus Decision-Making

WHATS FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

RECAP

Convene

Clarify Responsibilities

DeliberateDecide

Implement

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