Discuss consensus decision making. Discuss what the process of consensus decision-making involves. See Consensus Decision Making. Members of a group work together to create a plan to resolve the conflict that everyone can support.
Students demonstrate consensus decision making.
Divide students into groups of seven or eight. Ask group to develop a conflict situation for consensus decision making. Have each group work through the consensus decision-making process to resolve the conflict. Call on groups to present a summary of the steps they used to reach consensus. Reflect, summarize and discuss.