A facilitators guide to effective consensus meetings

 

Is this a meeting or a party?

 

Which would you rather attend?

 

Can meetings be fun and interesting and be more like parties than funerals? I believe so.

 

The materials on this website are a collection of what I teach people in my workshops. They are available for free to my clients. If you have not taken a workshop, I would appreciate your sending me $10 if you decide to download and use this material.

 

 

Rob Sandelin

Community Works! LLC

22110 East Lost Lake Rd.

Snohomish, WA 98296

360-668-2043

Floriferous@msn.com

 

 

I trust you to do the right thing.

 

Table of Contents

 

·       Introduction to this material

·       Consensus defined and described

·       The role called facilitator

·       Planning your meetings

·       Discussion: the root of consensus

·       Proposals: Getting to the point

·       A facilitators checklist

·       Intervention: Its not as scary as it sounds

·       Working with large groups

·       Techniques and tips

·       Troubleshooting the glitches

 

 

 

As of Spring 2001, these pages are still mostly in draft form, and will change, be updated and added to for at least the next year. If you find particularly obtuse language or difficulty with passages I would absolutely be delighted to hear about it. Send me an email with the file name and your comments.