The Pfeiffer Book of Successful Conflict Management Tools

Chapter 2.15. Budget Cutting: Conflict and Consensus Seeking

Terry L. Maris

Goals

• To experience the dynamics of consensus seeking in a decision-making group.

• To provide experience in establishing priorities.

• To explore methods for resolving conflict in decision-making groups.

• To examine individual ways of handling conflict in groups.

Group Size

Subgroups of six members each.

Time Required

Approximately two and one-half hours.

Materials

• A set of six name tags labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F for each subgroup, one for each member of the subgroup.

• One copy of the Budget Cutting Instruction Sheet for each participant.

• A set of six different Budget Cutting Priorities Sheets (A, B, C, D, E, and F) for each subgroup, one for each member of the subgroup, corresponding ...