Guide to Consensus Building

When everyone agrees they can live with the final proposal; that is, after every effort has been made to meet any outstanding interests.

A way of helping groups work together in meetings.

A way of helping parties deal with strong disagreement.

Creating a visual record of what a group has discussed and decided.

Neither form of... requires stakeholders to give up their authority or their power to decide what is best for them.

Bringing parties together.

An essential convening step.

A way to generate agreement.

A way to maximize joint gains.

A strategy for identifying representative stakeholders.

5 steps in consensus building process. (CCDDI)

When dealing with permanent groups, the 6th step added to the consensus building process is...

Both temporary and permanent groups and organizations are likely to encounter certain... to consensus building.