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Delphi technique

British

noun

a forecasting or decision-making technique that makes use of written questionnaires to eliminate the influence of personal relationships and the domination of committees by strong personalities

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A comprehensive literature review combined with a modified Delphi technique achieved a consensus.

From Science Daily

Searcy also says that Obama, local chambers of commerce and liberal groups will try to accomplish this through a form of mind-control: They do that by a process known as the Delphi technique.

From Salon

The Delphi technique was developed by the Rand Corporation during the Cold War as a mind-control technique.

From Salon

But basically the goal of the Delphi technique is to lead a targeted group of people to a pre-determined outcome while keeping the illusion of being open to public input.

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