Building Consensus – Focused Conversation Model
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but rather a molder of consensus.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
What You Will Learn
Building consensus is a challenging and complex activity but is absolutely essential for teams of any size in all organizations. By applying the Focused Conversation Model, team members will genuinely feel confident that their voices are being heard, and their ideas are valid; this will enhance their ability to solve problems and overcome roadblocks to success.
How It Works
Workshop Length: In-person 5 hours, virtual 3.5 hours
Workshop Format: In-person or virtual
Affiliations: ICA Associates Inc.
About
- Rational Aims – What the group will KNOW, learn, or decide by the end of this conversation; what will the final product of this conversation look like; the group will explore, learn, identify options, make a decision about….
- Experiential Aims – How the group will BE different at the end of this conversation; the group will be intrigued with the new ideas; the group will have experienced helpful struggle by trusting each other’s perspectives
- ORID Method of Focusing a Conversation – Objective (getting the facts), Reflective (personal reactions, associations, emotions, and images), Interpretive (meaning, values, significance, purpose, and implications) and Decisional (resolution, action, future directions)
- Questions always ask for information based on sensory impressions – What people hear, see, touch, taste, and smell