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Nominal Group Technique
12017-05-09T15:13:26-07:00Barbara Burgess-Van Akendffa201f9e142dde249b32b2c708a4eebdb9f6da147823NGT is a simple brainstorming technique that is inclusive of all team members and prevents decision making before considering all ideas on the table.plain2017-05-09T15:15:25-07:00Barbara Burgess-Van Akendffa201f9e142dde249b32b2c708a4eebdb9f6da
One of the biggest challenges to getting students to move away from linear thinking is to prevent them from falling in love with one idea before they have considered alternatives. Related to this problem is the reality that quieter students often never get their ideas out on the table. One strategy for overcoming these issues is to use the group process known as Nominal Group Technique. Use of group process strategies such as Nominal Group Technique can help address this problem. NGT requires individual members of the group to list ideas they have brainstormed without discussion. Once everyone’s ideas are on a whiteboard or sheet of newsprint, the group discusses the merits of each before rank ordering how they like them. This process can serve as an effective and inclusive way to brainstorm about approaches to the design or structure of the book as well as about the content of individual
