The Delphi Technique: Public Decision Or Public Manipulation? Before deciding on this particular article for . my assignment, .I had not the slightest idea as to what the Delphi Technique was or how it ever managed to cross paths with my eyes and gain enough interest to warrant my full attention but it most certainly did. I will begin by telling you that The Delphi Technique was developed in the 1950s by the Rand Corporation for Technological Forecasting..However, today it is most commonly used as a way of collecting opinions of experts without them ever having to meet face to face. As of more recently though the technique has become popular within the Health and Social Care domains. And even more so within the nursing industry..It is also believed to be of greatest value when views from collective experiences are sought rather than descriptive information. Commonly done via email, a typical Delphi study collects data using three rounds of questionaires, usually beginning with a broad question that can be further defined from the participants responses. The researchers role is to act as intermediary, facilitating discussion between the experts in the group and, in this way, the collection tool becomes a collaboration between the researchers and the participants as to what further data is required. The questionaires are then distributed to an expert panel with the aim of achieving a consensus of opinion, resulting in partial ownership from all participants Sounds like..a nice way to solve a problem, involving those most educated in the problem area right? And lets be honest, the more people involved the less likely