Application of computer and communications technology to cooperative work and group
decision making has grown out of three traditions: computer-based communications …

It is common, in a book of this kind, to begin with a detailed and explicit definition of the
subject-the Delphi technique. However, if we were to attempt this, the reader would no doubt …

The complexity of policy decision-making raises the need to elicit opinions from large and
heterogeneous groups of stakeholders with broad and diverse sets of expertise. Existing …

Distance education opportunities have experienced tremendous growth in the K-12 context.
The decisions made today have lasting impact not only on our educational system but on the …

This paper provides a brief review of the range of methodologies encompassed by the
Delphi technique. It then investigates a number of criticisms that have been raised in the …

Application of computer and information technology to cooperative work and group
decisionmaking has grown out of three traditions: computer-based communications …

The emerging concepts ofcorporate responsibility and technology assess-ment are, to a
considerable extent, responses to problems arising from technological developments and …

Over the last decade quality function deployment or QFD, thanks tothe efforts of Akao and
others, has gained widespread popularity in itsapplicability to business and industry. Many …

A review of present research suggests that significant alterations in democratic forms of
government are possible in coming decades due to new communications technologies …

For the past three years, the MIT Community Dialog Project has facilitated approximately
200 group meetings, settings ranging from high schools and universities to political and …