Nominal group technique e nominal group technique attempts to reduce verbal
interactions and is not based on the free association of ideas, as in brainstorming and synectics.
is technique was developed by Andra Delbecq and Andrew van de Ven in 1974. It involves
the following stages:
1. Group members from di erent backgrounds are brought together and familiarized
with a problem.
2. At rst, each group member works alone and writes down solutions to the given prob-
lem, and a er 15 minutes, ideas are shared and recorded on a blackboard.
3. A er each idea is recorded, the group members ...
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