As facilitation and dialogue experts, Consensus uses innovative, carefully designed models that help communities struggling with conflict engage in dynamic, break-through interactions about the key issues that divide them.

An engagement begins with an in-depth needs assessment and diagnostic work. Then, our team customizes the dialogue process for the specific organizations, groups, and/or governments involved. Our staff has extensive experience in a number of facilitation models including Open Space Technology, Public Conversations, Visioning, and Appreciative Inquiry. While goals and objectives vary based on the client and partners, they include supporting deepened understanding, creative thinking, and action.

Consensus' facilitation and dialogue initiatives can be designed to serve many purposes, including:

• Generating creativity and interconnections within and between organizations and groups;
• Creating vision and action plans for organizations and groups;
• Addressing persistent organizational or group conflict; and Engaging in dialogue regarding deep, intractable, or violent conflicts.

Consensus' stresses the combination of Training & Education and facilitated dialogue, recognizing the important link between skill-building and addressing real-life challenges.