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When should your technique be used? Who should it be used by, who should it be used with? When has the technique been used? Provide three different real-life examples of how the technique has been used in community/group settings. Videos can be included in this section. When should your technique be used? Who should it be used by, who should it be used with? When has the technique been used? Provide three different real-life examples of how the technique has been used in community/group settings. Videos can be included in this section.
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== Procedure == == Procedure ==

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Nominal Group Technique

Provide an overview of the technique. Include a definition, background, and history of the technique. What is it called, what problems does it help address in community development? Who developed it, and for what reasons? What are the philosophical / theoretical underpinnings of the technique? Include definitions for any relevant or specialized terminologies related to the technique.

Applications

When should your technique be used? Who should it be used by, who should it be used with? When has the technique been used? Provide three different real-life examples of how the technique has been used in community/group settings. Videos can be included in this section.

Procedure

The basic step by step process of implementing the Nominal Group Technique is as follows:

1. Generating Ideas: The moderator presents the question or problem to the group in written form and reads the question to the group. The moderator directs everyone to write ideas in brief phrases or statements and to work silently and independently. Each person silently generates ideas and writes them down.

2. Recording Ideas: Group members engage in a round-robin feedback session to concisely record each idea (without debate at this point). The moderator writes an idea from a group member on a flip chart that is visible to the entire group, and proceeds to ask for another idea from the next group member, and so on. There is no need to repeat ideas; however, if group members believe that an idea provides a different emphasis or variation, feel free to include it. Proceed until all members’ ideas have been documented.

3. Discussing Ideas: Each recorded idea is then discussed to determine clarity and importance. For each idea, the moderator asks, “Are there any questions or comments group members would like to make about the item?” This step provides an opportunity for members to express their understanding of the logic and the relative importance of the item. The creator of the idea need not feel obliged to clarify or explain the item; any member of the group can play that role.

4. Voting on Ideas: Individuals vote privately to prioritize the ideas. The votes are tallied to identify the ideas that are rated highest by the group as a whole. The moderator establishes what criteria are used to prioritize the ideas. To start, each group member selects the five most important items from the group list and writes one idea on each index card. Next, each member ranks the five ideas selected, with the most important receiving a rank of 5, and the least important receiving a rank of 1.After members rank their responses in order of priority, the moderator creates a tally sheet on the flip chart with numbers down the left-hand side of the chart, which correspond to the ideas from the round-robin. The moderator collects all the cards from the participants and asks one group member to read the idea number and number of points allocated to each one, while the moderator records and then adds the scores on the tally sheet. The ideas that are the most highly rated by the group are the most favored group actions or ideas in response to the question posed by the moderator.

When implementing the strategy it is important to let participants know exactly what you are doing. Participants tend to be unclear what is going on if the process is not explained properly. It is also essential for the participants to be clear on the ideas shared so that they are voting for the right idea. When implementing, it was clear participants would look at participants ideas, skewing the sole purpose of the technique. It is essential to separate participants from one another when they are writing down their own idea, so that more thought provoking ideas are thought of.

Technique Strengths

What is good about this technique, versus other approaches to addressing the same problem? Draw on scholarly research on the effectiveness or usefulness of the technique, as well as what you learned about the technique through your practice sessions/expert interviews.

Limitations

When implementing this technique, it did take a lot of preparation and every part of the discussion had to be carefully planned. As noticed when implementing it also, is that it can generally only be used for a single-topic and can't really be used on more than one topic. Vedros (1979), noticed that even though the technique prevented from one single person leading the group discussion, it minimizes discussion and doesn't allow for the full development of ideas, causing it to be a less stimulating group process[1]. When implementing the technique, the group wanted more of a discussion and participants were wondering where the rest of the process was. Other than the discussion between the sharing of the ideas and the ranking process, there really is not a group discussion. A more engaging approach could be useful in the future.

Tips for Successful Implementation

Provide the reader with some hints and tips for how to successfully implement the technique. Again, these can be drawn from scholarly literature, useful sources, and your own practical experience.

References

Include a reference list of all of the sources used to prepare your workshop and wiki site. A minimum of four scholarly sources must be referenced (and appropriately used).

External Links

Include web addresses of any external sites that your group found particularly useful and that can give readers more information on the topic.

Authors

Derek Brown

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