More Than 50 Ways to Build Team Consensus

by R. Bruce Williams

• ISBN13: 9781412937115
• ISBN10: 1412937116
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-21
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This valuable resource provides more than 50 practical, step-by-step activities and strategies for helping groups collaborate to build consensus and accomplish their goals.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xii
About the Author	xiv
Introduction to Building Team Consensus	xvi
Part I. Purposeful Vision	1	(66)
1. Visualizing the Common Direction: Simple Things to Do	5	(20)
1. Hopes and Desires Conversation	6	(3)
2. Snapshots	9	(3)
3. Brainstorming Closure	12	(3)
4. TV Personality in Three Years	15	(4)
5. Common Direction Written Summary	19	(3)
6. Past, Present, and Future Images	22	(3)
2. Creating Visible Documentation: Things That Take Effort	25	(20)
7. Cardstorming	26	(4)
8. Meeting Products Documentation	30	(3)
9. Artifacts	33	(3)
10. Report	36	(3)
11. Wall Decor of Meeting Products	39	(3)
12. Article	42	(3)
3. Illuminating the Total Framework: For the Committed	45	(22)
13. Journey Wall	46	(4)
14. Global Events Conversation	50	(4)
15. Newsletter	54	(3)
16. Organization Principles Workshop	57	(3)
17. Purposeful Vision Chart	60	(4)
18. All the Stakeholders	64	(3)
Part II. Participative Processes	67	(72)
4. Generating Total Participation: Simple Things to Do	72	(23)
19. Creating the Real Question	74	(3)
20. Eventful Happenings	77	(3)
21. Sticker Dots	80	(3)
22. Language	83	(3)
23. TV News Spot	86	(3)
24. Questions Not Dictums	89	(3)
25. Carousel Solutions	92	(3)
5. Organizing the Meeting Focus: Things That Take Effort	95	(20)
26. One Concrete Product	97	(4)
27. Time Flow Picture	101	(3)
28. Meeting Space	104	(4)
29. Materials	108	(3)
30. Meeting Plan Forms	111	(4)
6. Tapping the Group Agreement: For the Committed	115	(24)
31. Guidelines for a Consensus Outcome	117	(2)
32. Workshop Flow	119	(4)
33. Three-to-One Scenarios	123	(4)
34. Cooperative Writing Workshop	127	(3)
35. Mapping the Road to Agreement	130	(3)
36. Agreement: State and Restate	133	(3)
37. Testing for Consensus	136	(3)
Part III. Individual Commitment	139	(52)
7. Eliciting Detailed Assignments: Simple Things to Do	142	(16)
38. Task Volunteers	143	(3)
39. What/Who/When Cards	146	(3)
40. Timelines	149	(3)
41. Attendance	152	(3)
42. Assignment Chart	155	(3)
8. Expanding Personal Recognition: Things That Take Effort	158	(16)
43. Specific Praise	159	(3)
44. Individual Celebrations	162	(3)
45. Training, Coaching, or Project Feedback	165	(3)
46. Use of People's Names	168	(3)
47. Personalized Job Tools	171	(3)
9. Occasioning Individual Accountability and Absolution: For the Committed	174	(17)
48. Short Weekly Meetings	176	(3)
49. "I Am Nervous About" Conversations	179	(3)
50. Implementation Lesson Conversation	182	(3)
51. A Victory Party Before the Victory	185	(3)
52. Symbol of Commitment	188	(3)
Part IV. Collaborative Teams	191	(65)
10. Intensifying Team Identity: Simple Things to Do	195	(20)
53. Team Member List	196	(3)
54. Team Name	199	(3)
55. Team Flag or Symbol	202	(3)
56. Team Motto	205	(3)
57. Team Song	208	(4)
58. Team Rituals or Rites	212	(3)
11. Increasing Supportive Connection: Things That Take Effort	215	(23)
59. Winning Team Story	217	(4)
60. Leadership Rotation	221	(3)
61. Icebreaker Opening Conversation	224	(4)
62. Dyad or Triad Brainstorming	228	(3)
63. Making the Differences Visible	231	(4)
64. Team Victory Celebration	235	(3)
12. Enhancing Group Reflection: For the Committed	238	(18)
65. Processing Partners	239	(2)
66. Content Processing	241	(3)
67. Meeting Processing	244	(3)
68. Teamwork Processing	247	(3)
69. Logs or Journals	250	(3)
70. Career Motivation Conversation	253	(3)
Conclusion	256	(2)
Bibliography	258	(3)
Index	261