Building Consensus Conflict and Unity
Building Consensus: Conflict and Unity by Monteze M. Snyder, published by Earlham Press in 2001, is a practical guide designed for managers, teams, and groups focused on decision-making through a collaborative learning process. This 100-page book emphasizes the significance of engaging diverse viewpoints and effectively managing conflict, offering insights that can transform traditional decision-making practices.
Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of consensus decision-making that moves beyond the typical win-lose scenarios. The book presents alternative methods that do not rely on unanimity, providing clear steps for facilitating decision processes and fostering sustainable agreements. Drawing on over 300 years of consensus-building practices used by Quakers, this volume is informed by the experiences of more than 2,500 participants from various sectors, including businesses and community organizations, both in the U.S. and internationally.
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Building Consensus: Conflict and Unity is a thorough and practical guide for managers, teams, and other groups interested in making decisions through a learning process rather than a win-lose game. It recognizes the importance of engaging different viewpoints and of dealing with conflict. Early chapters identify attitudes and practices that can transform decision-making, even when voting or executive authority will determine the final course of action.
For teams and groups interested in deciding by consensus, this volume offers an alternative to other forms of consensus decision-making that are based on unanimity. It also gives steps for facilitating the decision process and for developing a sustainable agreement. Drawing on the consensus-building approaches used by Quakers for over 300 years, these materials were developed in training over 2,500 participants from businesses, non-profit organizations, community leadership groups, and public agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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