1. A consensus building activity

2. 4 Step Process:
 Brainstorming
 Clarifying
 Advocating
 Canvassing

3.  Purpose – quickly generate a lot of ideas
 Ground Rules
No questions, no judgments; hang onto
questions

4. Purpose – opportunity to understand something
or want to know what the author meant.
 Ground Rules
*State the item you want to know more about.
*I will say “author”.
*The author will explain item.
*No back and forth dialogue
*You can suggest combining ideas here

5.  Purpose – Influence others as you talk in
favor of a certain item.
 Ground Rules
*Be brief
*Positive statements only
*Discuss only one item at a time

6. Purpose – Identify a number of items that are
your personal preferences
 Ground Rules
*Move quickly and put a dot beside your top
items on the chart.