Why break Robert's rules?
What is consensus?
Getting the right people to the table
Assigning tasks and leadership responsibilities
The importance of facilitation
Confirming that agreement has been reached
Crafting "nearly self-enforcing" agreements
Overcoming the barriers to CBA
Step 1: Convening
Step 2: Assigning roles and responsibilities
Step 3: Facilitating group problem-solving
Step 4: Reaching agreement
Step 5: Holding parties to their commitments.
Breaking Robert's rules : the new way to run your meeting, build consensus, and get results by Lawrence Susskind. ISBN 9780195308365. Published by Oxford University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.