___You understand that it's important to make people comfortable to stimulate creativity and to promote open discussion of ideas. ___You understand that you can make people comfortable both through team-building activities and by providing physical comfort. You understand the different methods used to generate solutions: ___Simply go around the room and suggest ideas ___Send a piece of paper around the room ___Idea writing ___Brainstorming You know how to evaluate solutions: ___You have judged each idea independently. ___You have determined whether each idea is practical, effective, cost-effective, easily put into practice, accepted by everyone involved, and consistent with other things done by the group. ___You have modified the solution where necessary. You understand the different ways to make a decision: ___You can have one person decide, and announce the decision to the group. ___You can gather input from individuals, and then have one person decide. ___You can gather input from the group, and then decide. ___You can vote. ___You can try to build consensus among everyone at the meeting. You know what to do if the discussion doesn't result in an agreement accepted by everyone: ___You can try one of the other decision-making possibilities listed above. ___You can try the nominal group technique. ___You can choose not to decide.
