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1. Once the possible solutions are laid out, it’s time to move on to choosing a solution and laying the groundwork for a _____________.

2. The next step is creating ___________ to evaluate any options you may have.

3. Criteria should __________ what you want and do not want from the solution.

4. You can also __________ your criteria by what’s necessary to have and what you’d like to have.

5. _________ any items on the list you’d be willing to make a compromise with.

6. The ________ approach is for each party to take a few minutes to write down their individual criteria, and then come together and combine the lists to create a final set of criteria.

7. It’s also important that the wants and needs of both parties be ____________.

8. Before creating criteria, you should ________ first.

9. ________ any solutions that don’t match the must-have criteria that you and your partner Identified.

10. The last step should be your __________ solution.