Consensus Building

Author : Lawrence Susskind,Sarah McKearnen,Jennifer Thomas-Larmer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1184 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0761908447

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The Consensus Building Handbook by Lawrence Susskind,Sarah McKearnen,Jennifer Thomas-Larmer Pdf

Whether you work in the corporate world, a nonprofit organization, or the government sector, you likely face the need to work with others to solve problems and make decisions on a daily basis. And you've undoubtedly been frustrated by how laborious and conflict-ridden such group efforts can be. At all levels--from neighborhood block associations to boards of directors of multinational corporations--the consensus building process is highly effective in an increasingly fragmented, contentious society. In addition, the old top-down methods such as Robert's Rules of Orders often prompt more problems then they solve. Consensus helps you to implement better, more creative solutions. It provides a winning alternative to top-down decision making--and even parliamentary procedure. By learning to build consensus, stakeholders come to understand and respect one another's perspectives. The consensus building process allows participants to find solutions and forge agreements that meet everyone's needs--and provides a meaningful basis for effective, long-range implementation of decisions. The Consensus Building Handbook provides a blueprint to help make the process work in your organization, including a practical, quick-reference Short Guide. Plus, you'll find in-depth commentary and seventeen case studies with in-depth commentaries to provide the theoretical basis for this approach. --From publisher's description.

Author : Panos Kapotas,Vassilis P. Tzevelekos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108473323

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Building Consensus on European Consensus by Panos Kapotas,Vassilis P. Tzevelekos Pdf

Presents a critical evaluation of a controversial interpretative tool the ECtHR uses to answer morally/politically sensitive human rights questions.

Author : Lawrence Susskind,Bruno Verdini,Jessica Gordon,Yasmin Zaerpoor
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781785271328

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Environmental Problem-Solving: Balancing Science and Politics Using Consensus Building Tools by Lawrence Susskind,Bruno Verdini,Jessica Gordon,Yasmin Zaerpoor Pdf

‘Environmental Problem-Solving' presents short excerpts from carefully selected readings, expert commentaries on those readings, assignments, and the best MIT student responses to the assignments and exam questions with excellent student response. The book presents four main models of environmental policy-making: competing theories of environmental ethics; tools for environmental assessment and environmental decision-making; and techniques for public engagement and group decision-making. The book covers the material presented in the semester-long course required of all students enrolled in MIT’s Environmental Policy and Planning Specialization.

Author : Emanuela Saporito
Publisher : Springer
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319308296

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Consensus Building Versus Irreconcilable Conflicts by Emanuela Saporito Pdf

This book aims to identify ways of overcoming the limitations of the communicative tradition in understanding participatory spatial planning. Three conceptual models that offer different perspectives on public and civic participation in complex urban planning processes are presented and reviewed: the consensual model, which conceives of planning as a collective decision-making practice geared toward consensus building and conflict resolution; the conflictual model, which views planning as a social mobilization practice addressed at empowerment of marginalized groups; and the trading zone model, which reframes collaborative planning as a coordination activity with respect to practical proposals in the presence of unstable and conflicting rationalities and values. The controversial story of the Integrated Intervention Program “PII Isola Lunetta” in Milan is examined through the interpretative lenses of these models, with detailed interpretation of how each model performs in the field. The book concludes by offering critical reflections on the reframing of participatory spatial planning, highlighting the value of trading zones/trading languages and boundary objects as tools for understanding and addressing collaborative practices in complex and conflictual urban planning processes.

Author : Timothy Donais
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415588744

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Peacebuilding and Local Ownership by Timothy Donais Pdf

This book explores the meaning of local ownership in peacebuilding and examines the ways in which it has been, and could be, operationalized in post-conflict environments. In the context of post-conflict peacebuilding, the idea of local ownership is based upon the premise that no peace process is sustainable in the absence of a meaningful degree of local involvement. Despite growing recognition of the importance of local ownership, however, relatively little attention has been paid to specifying what precisely the concept means or how it might be implemented. This volume contributes to the ongoing debate on the future of liberal peacebuilding through a critical investigation of the notion of local ownership, and challenges conventional assumptions about who the relevant locals are and what they are expected to own. Drawing on case studies from Bosnia, Afghanistan and Haiti, the text argues that local ownership can only be fostered through a long-term consensus-building process, which involves all levels of the conflict-affected society. This book will be of great interest to students of peacebuilding, peace and conflict studies, development studies, security studies and IR.

Author : Jean Pierre Chabot
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781039134690

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On Consensus by Jean Pierre Chabot Pdf

On Consensus: A Framework for Adaptive Action is a tool in the toolbox of anyone looking to improve decision-making processes in general and to build consensus in particular. The book provides not only a step-by-step approach to building consensus but it also provides a framework for thinking about how to think about consensus. All institutions are built and sustained through some sort of consensus. The degree to which the consensus that underwrites institutions is conscious determines the future viability of collective choices and actions. Democracy is in need of better tools and thinking on consensus. The book provides a leverage for those involved in high stakes decision-making, especially where there is a convergence of governance, development and stewardship. It explores what is required to arrive at a conscious consensus and to build a path towards more adaptive action. Decision-framing... a profound meeting of minds.

Author : Robert K. Wysocki
Publisher : Wiley + ORM
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780470446539

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Effective Software Project Management by Robert K. Wysocki Pdf

Why another book on software project management? For some time, the fields of project management, computer science, and software development have been growing rapidly and concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the merging of these efforts into a coordinated discipline, one that incorporates best practices from both systems development and project management life cycles. Robert K. Wysocki creates that discipline in this book--a ready reference for professionals and consultants as well as a textbook for students of computer information systems and project management. By their very nature, software projects defy a "one size fits all" approach. In these pages you will learn to apply best-practice principles while maintaining the flexibility that's essential for successful software development. Learn how to make the planning process fit the need * Understand how and why software development must be planned on a certainty-to-uncertainty continuum * Categorize your projects on a four-quadrant model * Learn when to use each of the five SDPM strategies--Linear, Incremental, Iterative, Adaptive, and Extreme * Explore the benefits of each strategic model and what types of projects it supports best * Recognize the activities that go into the Scoping, Planning, Launching, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing phases of each strategy * Apply this knowledge to the specific projects you manage * Get a clear picture of where you are and how to get where you want to go

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ateneo University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9719094044

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Managing Conflict, Building Consensus by Anonim Pdf

In 1992, Xavier University through the Community Development Committee embarked on a project to develop a 150-hectare property in Cagayan de Oro City. The project proved to be an invaluable experience in community building and conflict resolution, replete with lessons for similar undertakings.

Author : Mike Eichler
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452236223

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Consensus Organizing by Mike Eichler Pdf

The first new form of community organizing since Saul Alinsky, this book connects the poor to the rest of society. Written in a logical, teachable, and pragmatic style, Consensus Organizing: Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest is a model of social change for the 21st century. Through real examples, author Mike Eichler illustrates how anyone can practice consensus organizing and help the poor, forgotten, and disempowered.

Author : Judith Eleanor Innes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : City planning
ISBN : UCBK:C048916247

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Planning Through Consensus Buildings by Judith Eleanor Innes Pdf

Author : Michel Avery,Barbara J. Streibel,Brian Auvine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Consensus (Social sciences)
ISBN : UCSC:32106014296914

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Building United Judgment by Michel Avery,Barbara J. Streibel,Brian Auvine Pdf

Author : Marjan Van den Belt
Publisher : Washington, DC : Island Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015061773548

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Mediated Modeling by Marjan Van den Belt Pdf

Mediated modeling is an innovative new approach that enhances the use of computer models as invaluable tools to guide policy and management decisions. Rather than having outside experts dispensing answers to local stakeholders, mediated modeling brings together diverse interests to raise the shared level of understanding and foster a broad and deep consensus. It provides a structured process based on system dynamics thinking in which community members, government officials, industry representatives, and other stakeholders can work together to produce a coherent, simple but elegant simulation model. Mediated Modeling by Marjan Van Den Belt is a practical guide to participatory modeling for both practitioners and students, one that is firmly theoretically grounded in the field of systems dynamics and environmental modeling. Five in-depth case studies describe the successful use of the technique in a variety of settings, and a final chapter synthesizes the lessons highlighted by the case studies. Mediated Modeling's step-by-step description of the techniques and practical advice regarding implementation offer a real-world solution for all those seeking to make sound decisions about the environment.

Author : Kyoichi Kijima,Junichi Iijima,Ryo Sato,Hiroshi Deguchi,Bumpei Nakano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811699412

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Systems Research II by Kyoichi Kijima,Junichi Iijima,Ryo Sato,Hiroshi Deguchi,Bumpei Nakano Pdf

This book is in honor of Yasuhiko Takahara, a first-class researcher who has been active for some 50 years at the global level in systems research. Researchers and practitioners from Japan and other countries who have been influenced by Takahara have come together from far and wide to contribute their major research masterpieces in the field of systems research in the broadest sense. While the roots of Takahara’s systems research are in general systems theory and systems control theory, he developed his research and teaching in diverse directions such as management information science, engineering, social simulation, and systems thinking. As a result, many of the researchers and practitioners he supervised or influenced have established their own positions and are now active around the world in a wide range of systems research. Volume II is a collection of their masterpieces or representative works in the fields of systems management theory and practice.

Author : Benjamin Fordham
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998-07-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472108875

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Building the Cold War Consensus by Benjamin Fordham Pdf

DIVExplains the basis in domestic politics of the political consensus in support of large defense spending in the early stages of the Cold War /div

Author : R. Bruce Williams
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483362083

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More Than 50 Ways to Build Team Consensus by R. Bruce Williams Pdf

"As a single source of ideas for facilitators and school leaders, this book is excellent. The author very thoroughly covers the material, and the procedures are easy to follow." -Stephen H. Laub, Principal Rolla Junior High School, MO Foster committed, participative teamwork in any environment! Today′s workplace is increasingly shifting from top-down, authoritative leadership to engendering participation from all the stakeholders in a team. In response to this ever-growing trend, R. Bruce Williams provides group facilitators with insights and research about teams working together to reach consensus and accomplish their goals. This revised edition presents current brain research and its implications for team leaders and members, and explores the growing importance of participative processes in collaborative working environments. In a user-friendly format, Williams offers more than 50 practical, step-by-step activities and strategies for immediate implementation, with real-life examples to assist in the consensus-building process. The activities address the four main components of full consensus: Creating a purposeful vision Effecting participative processes Fostering individual commitment Building strong collaborative teams Use this valuable "road map" to set the stage for establishing consensus and effecting successful collaborative teamwork!