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The Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement

The Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement


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Whether you work in the corporate world, a nonprofit organization, or the government sector, you likely face the need to work with others to solve problems and make decisions on a daily basis. And you′ve undoubtedly been frustrated by how laborious and conflict-ridden such group efforts can be. At all levels – from neighborhood block associations to boards of directors of multinational corporations – the consensus building process is highly effective in an increasingly fragmented, contentious society. In addition, the old top-down methods such as Robert′s Rules of Orders often prompt more problems then they solve. Consensus helps you to implement better, more creative solutions. It provides a winning alternative to top-down decision making – and even parliamentary procedure. By learning to build consensus, stakeholders come to understand and respect one another′s perspectives. The consensus building process allows participants to find solutions and forge agreements that meet everyone′s needs – and provides a meaningful basis for effective, long-range implementation of decisions. The Consensus Building Handbook provides a blueprint to help make the process work in your organization, including a practical, quick-reference Short Guide. Plus, you′ll find in-depth commentary and seventeen case studies with in-depth commentaries to provide the theoretical basis for this new approach. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE: Activating a Policy Network: The Case of Mainport Schiphol The Northern Oxford County Coalition: Four Maine Towns Tackle a Public Health Mystery The Chelsea Charter Consensus Process Resolving Science-Intensive Public Policy Disputes: Reflections on the New York Bight Initiative Negotiation Superfund Cleanup at the Massachusetts Military Reservation RuleNet: An Experiment in Online Consensus Building Regulatory Negotiations: The Native American Experience The Chattanooga Process: A City′s Vision Is Realized From City Hall to the Streets: A Community Plan Meets the Real World The Catron County Citizens Group: A Case Study in Community Collaboration Facilitating Statewide HIV/AIDS Policies and Priorities in Colorado Building Consensus for Change Within a Major Corporation: The Case of Levi-Strauss & Company

Table of Contents:
Introduction PART ONE: 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 - Lawrence Susskind PART TWO: HOW TO BULID CONSENSUS Choosing Appropriate Consensus Building Techniques and Strategies - Susan Carpenter Conducting a Conflict Assessment - Lawrence Susskind and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer Designing a Consensus Building Process using a Graphic Road Map - David A Straus Convening - Chris Carlson The Role of Facilitators, Mediators, and Other Consensus Building Practitioners - Michael Elliot Representation of Stakeholding Interests - David Laws Managing Meetings to Build Consensus - David A Straus Producing Consensus - Sarah McKearnan and David Fairman Joint Fact-Finding and the Use of Technical Experts - John R Ehrmann and Barbara L Stinson Making the Best Use of Technology - Connie P Ozawa Dealing with the Press - James E Kunde Dealing with Deep Value Differences - John Forester Legal Issues in Consensus Building - Dwight Golann and Eric E Van Loon Implementing Consenus-Based Agreements - William R Potapchuk and Jarle Crocker Visioning - Carl M Moore, Gianni Longo and Patsy Palmer Collaborative Problem Solving within Organizations - Christopher W Moore and Peter Woodrow Evaluating Consensus Building - Judith E Innes PART THREE: CASES AND COMMENTARIES Introduction to the Cases and Commentaries - Michèle Ferenz Activating a Policy Network - Peter Driessen The Case of Mainport Schipol The Northern Oxford County Coalition - Sarah McKearnan and Patrick Field Four Maine Towns Tackle a Public Health Mystery The Chelsea Charter Consensus Process - Susan L Podziba Affordable Housing Mediation - Lawrence Susskind and Susan L Podziba Building Consensus for Regional Agreements in the Hartford Area San Francisco Estuary Project - Judith E Innes and Sarah Connick Resolving Science-Intensive Public Policy Disputes - Scott McCreary Reflections on the New York Bight Initiative Negotiating Superfund Cleanup at the Massachusetts Military Reservation - Edward Scher RuleNet - Michèle Ferenz and Colin Rule An Experiment in On-Line Consensus Building Regulatory Negotiations - Jan Jung-Min Sunoo and Juliette A Falkner The Native American Experience Cross-Cultural Community-Based Planning - Norman Dale Negotiating the Future of the Haida Gwaii (British Columbia) The Chattanooga Process - John Parr A City′s Vision is Realized From City Hall to the Streets - Catherine Connolly A Community Plan Meets the Real World The Catron County Citizens′ Group - Melinda Smith A Case Study in Community Collaboration Facilitating Statewide HIV/AIDS Policies and Priorities in Colorado - Michael A Hughes with John Forester and Irene Weiser Finding Common Ground on Abortion - Michelle LeBaron and Nike Carstarphen Organizational Trauma Recovery - David Brubaker The "God′s Fellowship Community Church" Reconciliation Process Building Consensus for Change within a Major Corporation - Judy Mares-Dixon, Julie A McKay and Scott Peppett The Case of Levi Strauss & Co

About the Author :
Sarah McKearnan is a nationally recognized multiparty mediator/facilitator. She served as a Consensus Building Institute Senior Associate for five years, and is now an International Programme on the Management of Sustainability faculty member. She is also a trainer of negotiation simulations, consulting reports, and articles on the history and practice of dispute resolution in academic journals and magazines.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761908449
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 1176
  • Sub Title: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0761908447
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 2279 gr


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