Formal Consensus

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Before starting meetings 3 Part I 4 Part II 5 Part III 6 Part IV 7 Appendices 7.1 Glossary 7.2 Resources 7.3 Starting a NAMETHISTHING group

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This Wikibook is meant to be a supplementary text for groups using On Conflict and Consensus, by C.T. Butler and Amy Rothstein, to develop their consensus and facilitation skills. We will suggest a series of agendas, discussion questions and exercises that may help groups explore the concepts of Formal Consensus effectively, and draw in material from other sources to round out the description of consensus process presented by Butler & Rothstein.

On Conflict and Consensus is freely available at http://www.consensus.net/

suggested meeting agendas guidelines for facilitators

[edit] Before starting meetings

• Roles and other terms that you'll run across early on.
• Standard agendas

structure of the cycle

[edit] Part I

[edit] Part II

[edit] Part III

[edit] Part IV

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Glossary

[edit] Resources

annotated bibliography of consensus literature

[edit] Starting a NAMETHISTHING group