Pattern Classification of Value Creative Consensus Building Process in Case of Multiple-choice

Abstract

The authors have been conducting research on value-creating communication. It is a process where people embody and clarify their own values and form new values through communication. The authors have observed and modeled consensus building process that has few choice as an example of value-creating communication. Next, the authors observed and modeled consensus building process in case of multiple-choices and compared the process based on quantity of choices. The authors have observed one group that they created the conception through communication and one group that they reached the consensus in terms of a viewpoint. Then, in this paper, the authors classified consensus building process into patterns from two viewpoints. Moreover, the authors classified six cases in case of multiple-choice into patterns and discuss the characteristics. As a result, it was suggested that the time to reach agreement varies depending on the pattern.