The consensus building handbook
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide to reaching agreement
By: edited by Lawrence Susskind, Sarah McKearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer.
Contributors: Susskind, Lawrence.; McKearnan, Sarah.; Thomas-Larmer, Jennifer.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1147
Subjects: Group decision making -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Consensus (Social sciences) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Consensus (Social sciences) -- Case studies; Conflict management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. A short guide to consensus building.; title: An alternative to Robert's Rules of Order for groups, organizations, and ad hoc assemblies that want to operate by consensus -- Lawrence Susskind -- Pt 2. How to build consensus.; title: Choosing appropriate consensus building techniques and strategies -- Susan Carpenter; title: Conducting a conflict assessment -- Lawrence Susskind, Jennifer Thomas-Larmer; title: Designing a consensus building process using a graphic road map -- David A. Straus; title: Convening -- Chris Carlson; title: The role of facilitators, mediators, and other consensus building practitioners -- Michael L. Poirier Elliott; title: Representation of stakeholding interests -- David Laws; title: Managing meetings to build consensus -- David A. Straus; title: Producing consensus -- Sarah McKearnan, David Fairman; title: Joint fact-finding and the use of technical experts -- John R. Ehrmann, Barbara L. Stinson; title: Making the best use of technology -- Connie P. Ozawa; title: Dealing with the press -- James E. Kunde; title: Dealing with deep value differences -- John Forester; title: Legal issues in consensus building -- Dwight Golann, Eric E. Van Loon; title: Implementing consensus-based agreements -- William R. Potapchuk, Jarle Crocker; title: Visioning -- Carl M. Moore, Gianni Longo, Patsy Palmer; title: Collaborative problem solving within organizations -- Christopher W. Moore, Peter J. Woodrow; title: Evaluating consensus building -- Judith E. Innes -- Pt. 3. Cases and Commentaries.; title: Introduction to the cases and commentaries-- Michele Ferenz.