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Delphi

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

The Delphi Technique is a structured communication method originally developed as a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on a panel of experts. Experts answer questionnaires in two or more rounds, after which the facilitator provides an anonymized summary of the experts' forecasts and reasons for their judgments, allowing the experts to revise their earlier answers based on the replies of other members of their panel.

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