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i-Delphi brings the Delphi method to a new peak of efficiency and effectiveness. Anyone with a web browser and Internet connection can participate in an i-Delphi project, regardless of location or time zone. Specialized facilities, equipment, and software are unnecessary. i-Delphi's new web-based software provides all functions needed for successful i-Delphi projects: information dissemination, anonymous interaction, response collection, and immediate feedback. Panelists can participate simultaneously or at their convenience. Cost and scheduling complexities associated with meetings are eliminated. Delphi projects are better when conducted with web technology rather than meetings because all panelist interactions are anonymous and all inhibitions associated with meetings are avoided. i-Delphi's server-based software was designed so projects evolve with speed and flexibility, just as in meetings. Browsers enable panelists to provide contributions in any useful way, from numbers to free-form text. Each active project is continuously managed by a consultant/facilitator to assure that full benefits of the i-Delphi system are realized. i-Delphi's software provides immediate feedback in various forms including tabulations and summaries of panelists' input. That enables iterations, the heart of the Delphi method, to be accomplished more quickly and effectively than ever before. Eliminating traditional constraints of distance, time, and cost greatly enhances the likelihood that desired panel members can and will participate. | ||