1. Ensure all points of view are heard
2. Listen and seek to understand a person's thinking
3. Everyone participates, no one dominate
4. It's O.K. to ask for a time out
Role of the Facilitator:
1. Help the group work together
2. Allow people to participate fully
3. Help all remember and follow the ground rules
4. Make process suggestions
Role of the Group:
1. Listen and be open to other's ideas
2. Express our own ideas and preferences from our own
perspective
3. Call for a time out if needed
4. Work with the ground rules
Levels of Consensus:
1. Enthusiastic
2. Best Choice
3. I Can Live With It
4. Stand Aside
5. Block
6. Talk More
