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CONSENSUS ON
CONSENSUS
EXERCISE
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Consensus is the goal of group decision-making, but the difficulty in achieving
true consensus is often not explored. Students are given the following five
questions to complete individually. Groups of 4-8 people are selected. Each
person presents their individual reasons behind their selected number. The
group then attempts to come to a consensus on which answer is most
representative of the group.
When you are in a group and a decision has to be made, to
what extent do the following statements express your beliefs?
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Very True |
Very False |
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1. A person who says nothing consents. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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2. Decision-making is always painstaking and takes a long time.
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3. More often than not, the majority is right. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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4. In reality, consensus is the only true group decision. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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5. In any case, the will of the strongest prevails. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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