Delphi Method

 

                                                                           Delphi Method 

 

 

Created by:

Researchers Olaf Helmer, Norman Dalkey, and colleagues at the RAND Corporation in the United States.

Purpose:

Originally designed for the U.S. Air Force to forecast the impact of technology (e.g., missile defense, military strategy) during the Cold War.

 

 

First Applications:

• Military defense strategy

• Estimating effects of nuclear warfare

• Predicting scientific and technological developments

   

                                                    Delphi Method: Reached Consenus
  

   
   
   
  

  The Delphi method is routinely used in:

  Healthcare

  • Creating clinical guidelines

  • Predicting disease trends

  • Designing protocols or scoring systems

     

    
     
     
     
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