Rules For Reaching Consensus by Steven Saint and James R. Lawson is the text used for this aspect of Express Ways. My concept used the idea of a “Consensus Coach”; a bus picking up and dropping of individuals who go along for the ride or not, depending upon their needs and values being addressed and met in a satisfactory manner.

Discussion of the consensus building process and Collaborative negotiation will establish a common method of proceeding with exercises participants take turns leading as the driver of the coach.

Identifying and exploring differing interests and issues, leading to finding a final position of agreement will be an engaging in-person event or an online interactive process in the form of an app or a video game. Increasing levels of complexity for adolescents to adults and international organizations begin with an exercise called “Fighting Like Cats and Dogs”.

Values, characteristics, opinions, likes, dislikes, and facts emerge in sequences of documentation and discussions expanding in complexity as appropriate and desired by participants.

Comments or statements are made in short messages similar to bumper stickers or highway signs. Participants agree or disagree in stages as the ultimate decision is reached to everyone’s satisfaction.

The documents and images will be refined as my process progresses. I will gather responses from various groups in person or online to establish a base of comments to initiate the procedures to be followed.