• The future search conference is about discovering common ground.
• It is useful in identifying issues at any stage of a project or process.
• It supports people in discovering where their common foundation lies.
• It is powerful for integrating civerse cultures, such as in a merger of several groups.
• It is very affective in situations where people have been stymied by conflict.
• It helps people see and understand the reality they face, including conflicts, but focuses finding a common foundation.
• It is an open system process that includes everyone affected by, who can affect or who has information about the issue at hand.
• It often includes people outside of the traditional boundaries of an organization or community.
• It empower individuals and the group through full full participation resulting in a sense of ownership and buy-in.
• Works with gorups of 60-90 people, though parallel future searches can accommodate many more.
• Logistics are straighforward and much simpler than other conferences of its size.