Consensus Building: It is also termed as collaborative problem solving or collaboration and is basically mediation of a conflict that comprises many parties. Generally, the conflict too includes multiple, complicated issues. Illustrations of consensus building efforts comprise the international negotiations over limiting chlorofluorocarbons (abbreviated as CFCs) to protect the ozone layer, or negotiations regarding limiting the emission of green-house gasses. While consensus building is probably most frequently employed in environmental disputes, this is applicable to many other types of public policy disputes as and also the community, state, and international levels.
Consensus building is generally taken out by a facilitator or a mediator. Frequently a team of intermediaries is included. As with mediator of two-party disputes, the mediator of a consensus building effort moves via a sequence of steps. Such comprise: A) participant recruitment and identification; B) design of the procedure to be utilized (frequently including the participants in this phase); C) problem statement and analysis; D) Recognition and computation of alternative solutions; E) decision-making; F) finalization and authorization of the settlement; and G) implementation.