Brainstorming is a process or technique in which a small group of people works together to generate possible solutions to the problem. They try to come up with as many solutions as they can. With describing and thinking different scenario for different solution and action. Brainstorming should be spontaneous, sometimes impractical and not to censor any particular ideas. Brainstorming depends on the amount of intellectual flow of new ideas. The success of brainstorming depends on the stimulation that occurs as different ideas are generated.
The Delphi Technique: In Delphi technique, one moderator sends out initial questionnaire structure to all parties asking for their input. Parties will provide their input in those forms. The monitor will evaluate those inputs and send back again to all parties to get more inputs. This process will be repeated until moderator shaped final deal from various input provided by the parties. In this technique, parties will not talk face to face. All communication will be offline. One way it’s good that nothing will be determined by any perception or bias. But in another way when you are having face to face conversation it’s good because everyone can tell their concern and come up with a better solution and resolve conflict in a good manner rather than compromising on their needs. (Lewicki,2015). The Delphi technique can use quantitative or qualitative methods, depending on the objective of the study. In the fields of health and rehabilitation, for example, quantitative Delphi approaches have been used for the development of assessment tools and outcome measures (e.g., Bartlett et al., 2006; Castro, Ferreira, Dababnah, & Pinto, 2013; Hidecker et al., 2011; Palisano, Rosenbaum, Bartlett, & Livingston, 2008). Delphi technique can be useful to develop a long range of possible solution. And to explore the underlying solution which might be leading to judgments if it seeks out in group discussion.
Nominal Group Technique: The nominal group technique follows brainstorming. Once all parties gather and discuss all ideas without and judgment and bias and come up with the list of solution and option. Everyone can rank and give the rate to evaluate the solution of the problem and finally leader will decide which option they should consider based on a solution from brainstorming. Here there will be fewer chances of compromises for their alternatives.
References
- Menke, D., Stuck, S., & Ackerson, S. (2018). Assessing Advisor Competencies: A Delphi Method Study. NACADA Journal, 38(1), 12–21. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.acaweb.org/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cpid,url&custid=s4338230&db=eric&AN=EJ1187229
- Lewicki, Roy. Negotiation, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 20140130.
- Izaryk, K., & Skarakis-Doyle, E. (2017). Using the Delphi Technique to Explore Complex Concepts in Speech-Language Pathology: An Illustrative Example From Children’s Social Communication. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(4), 1225–1235. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017pass:[_]AJSLP-16-0046
