Consensus Testing checking with each person to ensure that he or she agrees with the essence of the decision. This might also entail negotiating new agreements that incorporate the concerns of individuals. Tools Stop and check with each person when an agreement has been made. Ask each person to clarify whether or not they agree with the decision as made, what they would want instead, and why. This is a visual means of testing for consensus.
Individuals give their degree of agreement on a scale of one to five.
This is a quick way to poll the group and can be done periodically throughout the consensus seeking process. Summarizing Identify what was decided or accomplished, what steps remain, and clarifying who will do what. Tool Complete an action planning form at the end of each meeting indicating what steps must be taken, who will do them, by when. Mirroring Mirroring refers to those strategies that the group uses to improve communication and understanding between group members. Paraphrasing stating another group member's ideas in your own words to determine whether or not you have understood them correctly.