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A 3-Day Livestream Seminar Taught by Sean Grant, DPhil

The Delphi method is an iterative, anonymous, structured, group-based communication process and elicitation technique designed to help policymakers, researchers, and practitioners make decisions under conditions of uncertainty and incomplete information. It is based on the premise that asking a hand-picked group of anonymous experts the same questions several times and sharing the other experts’ answers will help objectively develop group consensus, which is used as a form of evidence. The Delphi method is now used extensively for expert elicitation and stakeholder engagement. Thousands of articles using the Delphi method are published each year across medicine, social science, science and technology studies, and other disciplines. Despite these trends, there is scarce methodological training for how to conduct rigorous Delphi studies.

The goal of this seminar is to provide practical advice for when to use the Delphi method, what type of Delphi to choose, and what to consider when designing, implementing, and reporting Delphi panel results. Planned activities include a lecture on recent methodological guidance for conducting Delphi panels, a walkthrough of a Delphi protocol following this guidance, and hands-on exercises to build skills for applying methodological standards for Delphi studies. Upon completion of the seminar, you will be able to appraise the quality of an already-conducted Delphi study, as well as prospectively design and implement your own Delphi study protocol.

This course provides a comprehensive walkthrough of best practices for conducting studies using the Delphi method. Sessions cover the origin and history of the method, the “classical” Delphi method and its variants, and generic and bespoke software for the Delphi method, as well as key considerations for design studies, collecting and analyzing data, and disseminating findings. We will review methodological guidelines and standards for reporting and critical appraisal developed specifically for the Delphi method. Throughout, we will review examples from a variety of academic disciplines.