I need to help a group reach consensus
Move a group from many views to a shared decision.
From 162 coaching tools, these 5 fit your challenge:
-
Liberating Structures
Offers convergence structures like Dot Voting and 1-2-4-All that move a group from many views to a shared decision without flattening dissent.
-
DAC (Direction-Alignment-Commitment)
Clarifies what kind of agreement you actually need — direction, alignment, or commitment — so you stop chasing total consensus when alignment would do.
-
World Cafe
Builds shared understanding through rounds of conversation, so consensus emerges from genuine cross-pollination rather than fatigue or pressure.
-
Heron's Intervention Styles
Gives you the facilitator moves to draw out quiet objections and test for real agreement, so consensus is true rather than just the absence of argument.
-
Ladder of Inference
Helps the group see where they're drawing different conclusions from the same facts, resolving the hidden disagreements that block genuine consensus.