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What is Delphi

Chapter 71
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
A written, group, brainstorming technique characterized by a number of iterative stages through which a consensual view is reached.
Published in Chapter:
Multilingual Collaboration in Electronic Meetings
Milam Aiken (University of Mississippi, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch070
Abstract
Groups in which participants do not speak the same language frequently find communication difficult. Yet, multilingual meetings are common as a form of collaboration. To overcome this language barrier, banks, government agencies, hospitals, the courts, and many other institutions have relied upon human translators to enable meeting participants to exchange ideas and opinions. For example, the United Nations General Assembly’s discussions, conferences within the European Union, multinational corporations’ business negotiations, and many other meetings are conducted almost daily, requiring large amounts of interpreters’ scarce expertise and time.
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Chapter 79
Delphi and NGT for Consensus Building E-Research
A consensus technique to not only to obtain consensus, but has been used to encourage visionary thinking
Published in Chapter: Delphi and NGT for Consensus Building E-Research; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 38
Scanning for Blind Spots
It is essentially the polling of experts, over a number of rounds, to generate consensus about a particular topic or issue. Delphi does not survey the outlying views or the dissenting views, but is useful where a high degree of credibility is required. The key question to ask here, as with all methods, is what image of the future is generated in this scanning output? And, whose voice is not being heard? Japan has been using a Delphi approach for many years, and produces quarterly reviews on science and technology trends.
Published in Chapter: Scanning for Blind Spots; From: Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Business Operations and Management
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Chapter 77
Scanning for Blind Spots
It is essentially the polling of experts, over a number of rounds, to generate consensus about a particular topic or issue. Delphi does not survey the outlying views or the dissenting views, but is useful where a high degree of credibility is required. The key question to ask here, as with all methods, is what image of the future is generated in this scanning output? And, whose voice is not being heard? Japan has been using a Delphi approach for many years, and produces quarterly reviews on science and technology trends.
Published in Chapter: Scanning for Blind Spots; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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