By Monteze M. Snyder, with Cheryl Gibbs, Susan A. Hillmann, Trayce N. Peterson, Joanna Schofield, George H. Watson

A guide for managers, staff, and boards on deciding together, this book provides guidance for strengthening the ability of groups and individuals interested in seeking agreement and common understanding for more informed decisions. It is intended for use by people who are using or considering using consensus processes in their workplaces, community organizations, schools, families or other social settings. A group or team may use consensus-building processes to strengthen their understanding of relevant concerns and potential consequences of a decision, even when a decision will ultimately be made by the "boss" or by a final vote. A group may settle some issues by using consensus decision-making, but retain other forms of decision making for other issues.

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By Trayce N. Peterson, Mary Ann Downey, Suzannah Mullin Schmitz, George Nickolopoulos

This student workbook presents an innovative approach to teaching youth basic consensus-building and decision-making skills. Through creative interaction, students learn to engage conflict effectively and experience the satisfaction and benefits of using consensus to make group decisions. The manual is illustrated with lively artwork by high school students who used consensus to determine which drawings to include.

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By Mary Ann Downey

Teachers, Trainers and youth group leaders can help teens develop skills in shared leadership and decision-making in groups. Tested with youth groups in the Atlanta Public Schools, this manual offer six lesson plans designed for 50-60 minute class periods.

By Sam Kaner, with Lenny Lind, Catherine Tolda, Sarah Fisk and Duane Berger

The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making is the best available training manual and resource for facilitators, managers and leaders who want to encourage full participation, promote mutual understanding and help groups build inclusive, sustainable agreements. It presents more than 200 tools and skills and places them in the context of a realistic model of group dynamics.

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By Mary Ann Downey

This workbook originally was written for clerks of meetings and committees of the Religious Society of Friends. It has been expanded to include those chairing committees or teams using consensus as the basis of decision making. It includes such topics as Consensus and the Sense of the Meeting, The Role of the Clerk, Conduct of the Meeting, and Conflict and Dissent.

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