1. A method of using a computer network for developing a document, comprising the steps of: pre-loading a preliminary list of topics that need to be included in the document, into a computer network for display during a group meeting; selecting members of a group for participation in a facilitated, automated group meeting; reaching consensus on a working list of topics; inputting to provide the working list in the system; for each topic on the working list, in a group meeting, performing the steps of: inputting commands into a facilitator workstation to use team display means to display the topic simultaneously to a plurality of members of the group; simultaneously inputting text for the topic and comments about the text into multiple member workstations; simultaneously displaying the text and a plurality of the comments entered at other workstations at a plurality of member workstations; reaching consensus on the contents of the text for the topic; and editing to create verified text for the topic; said step of simultaneously inputting comments about the text into multiple member workstations comprises the step of simultaneously inputting comments regarding compliance with a Process Safety Management standard into multiple member workstations, and wherein said step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments entered comprises the step of simultaneously displaying a plurality of the comments about compliance with the Process Safety Management standard.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: exporting the list of topics and the verified text into a database for storage and retrieval; importing the list of topics and the verified text into a word processor; editing the list of topics and the verified text based on the consensus reached; printing copies of the document for members of the group from the word processor; and distributing the copies.