TEST FOR CONSENSUS ON IMPORTANT DECISIONS

Planning often involves multiple stakeholders. It also involves making tough choices from among competing alternatives.

Using the tools on this website you can .......

• COLLECT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO FRAME AN ISSUE
  

• DEVELOP THE OVERRIDING GOAL OR GOALS
  

• GENERATE THE OPTIONS
  

• WEIGH THE OPTIONS
  

• POLL FOR PREFERENCES TO SEE IF THERE IS CONSENSUS
  

• COMBINE OR REDEFINE OPTIONS WHEN NO CONSENSUS IS APPARENT
  

• POLL AGAIN TO TEST FOR CONSENSUS
  

• RECORD CONSENSUS WHEN IT IS FOUND
  

• DISSEMINATE THE DECISION AND INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THE DECISION WAS REACHED.
  

To view a sample, click here.