After talking separately with Amy and Carl, Daniel suggested that they meet together again.

At the joint meeting, Daniel explained, $$I think that this situation, while it is certainly difficult, could benefit by getting all the people who will be affected by a decision together to talk about what each person wants to see happen and why. Then we can see if we can reach a consensus on the best possible course of action."

Amy said, "But isn$$t consensus impossible here? It$$s pretty clear that Carl and I aren$$t going to agree on some pretty basic things!$$

Daniel said, $$Consensus doesn't have to mean total agreement, just that the decision we come to is the best possible one for this group at this time. And we try to separate the people from the problem$$ keep the focus on what should be done in this situation, rather than on competing values or personalities."

Daniel is suggesting the parties participate in a stakeholder process in order to come to an agreement. Select the true statement about this type of process.$$

The first step in a stakeholder process is to identify all the parties who would be affected by the outcome.

The last step in a stakeholder process is to have the agreement signed into law by a judge.$$

Stakeholder processes take less time than most other conflict resolution processes.$$

Stakeholder processes are best used for simpler conflicts with only a few parties involved.