| Strengths |
1. | Provides variety of perspectives |
2. | Encourages synergy of contributions |
3. | Pursues goal of consensus |
4. | Facilitates negotiation via collaboration |
5. | Promotes convergence of views |
6. | Emphasizes clarity of understanding |
7. | Seeks sensible and sensitive solution |
| Limitations |
1. | Digresses to face-saving behaviors |
2. | Seeks conformity more than inquiry |
3. | Permits inadequate facilitation |
4. | Feels pressured for superficial decision |
5. | Experiences bias/subjectivity by monopolizing member(s) |
6. | Oversteps limit of expertise |
7. | Ignores/misses minority (but significant) voices/sources |