Building consensus through balanced dialogue format

One aspect that the hosting structure needs to take into consideration is the necessary balance between the breadth (number of stakeholders endorsing the Roadmap) vs depth (or level of detail of actions proposed) of the consensus.

Actually, these two variables tend to run in different directions, as when more diverse actors get involved the potential for disagreement becomes higher. On the other hand, a more reduced number of participants can make it easier for stakeholders to agree on more concrete actions, but this shouldn’t come at the cost of leaving others behind.

The roadmap should therefore strike a balance between these two variables with views to delivering a sound consensus that lays the ground for further action,