ISBN:
9780761908449
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1176 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Consensus Building Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement
DDC:
302.3
Keywords:
Group decision-making ; Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Consensus (Social sciences) ; Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Consensus (Social sciences) ; Case studies
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Conflict management ; Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This handbook on group decision-making for those wanting to operate in a consensus fashion stresses the advantages of informal, common sense approaches to working together. It describes how any group can put these approaches into practice, and relates numerous examples of situations in which such approaches have been applied
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Areas of Application; Common Misperceptions; About This Book; Part I - A Short Guide to Consensus Building; An Alternative to Robert's Rules of Order for Groups, Organizations, and Ad Hoc Assemblies That Want to Operate by Consensus; What's Wrong with Robert's Rules?; Definitions; A Complete Matrix; Section I: Helping an Ad Hoc Assembly Reach Agreement; Section II: Helping a Permanent Group or Organization Reach Agreement; Section III: Dealing with the Barriers to Consensus Building; Part II - How to Build Consensus
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - Choosing Appropriate Consensus Building Techniques and StrategiesWho Initiates and Who Designs a Process; Determining Whether Consensus Building Is Appropriate; Additional Issues to Consider Before Developing a Specific Consensus Strategy; Structuring a Specific Consensus Process; Summary; Chapter 2 - Conducting a Conflict Assessment; The Practice of Confict Assessment; How to Conduct a Conflict Assessment; Identify the Parties to Be Interviewed; Dilemmas and Debates in the Practice of Conflict Assessment; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3 - Designing a Consensus Building Process Using a Graphic Road MapThe Process Design Phase; The Process Design Committee; The Graphic Road Map; Typical Agenda Flow for a Process Design Committee; Building Support for the Proposed Process Design; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - Convening; Roles; The Importance of Convening: Two Examples; Step 1: Assess the Situation; Step 2: Identify and Engage Participants; Step 3: Locate the Necessary Resources; Step 4: Plan and Organize the Process; Special Challenges to Convening for Government Agencies; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 5 - The Role of Facilitators, Mediators, and Other Consensus Building PractitionersUse of Convening, Facilitation, Mediation, and Dispute Systems Design in Consensus Building; Core Tasks of Consensus Building Practitioners; Selecting a Consensus Building Practitioner; Conclusion; Chapter 6 - Representation of Stakeholding Interests; Practice Problems; Conclusion: The Problem of Ratification; Chapter 7 - Managing Meetings to Build Consensus; The Value of Face-to-Face Meetings; Before a Meeting: Setting Up for Success; During the Meeting: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Tools
Description / Table of Contents:
After the MeetingConclusion; Chapter 8 - Producing Consensus; Prologue: The Task Force Meeting; Producing Consensus: An Analytic Framework; Applying the Strategies to Produce Consensus; Conclusion; Chapter 9 - Joint Fact-Finding and the Use of Technical Experts; Advantages of Joint Fact-Finding; When to Use Joint Fact-Finding Procedures; Who Does the Fact-Finding?; Building Lasting Agreements: Steps in a Joint Fact-Finding Process; Obstacles to Effective Joint Fact-Finding; Conclusion; Chapter 10 - Making the Best Use of Technology; Dissemination of and Access to Written Documents
Description / Table of Contents:
Discussion, Debate, and Deliberation
Note:
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