@inproceedings{orgprints7514,
           title = {The use of the Nominal Group Technique for eliciting opinion for policy evaluation},
          author = {Mr Ian Jeffreys},
            year = {2006},
             url = {http://orgprints.org/7514/},
        abstract = {Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is a structured process for gathering knowledge from groups.  The NGT has proven particularly effective and efficient for assessments of organic farming and other agri-environmental policies.  These assessments typically consider impacts on a wide range of often conflicting objectives including economic, social and environmental objectives; often in situations were an incomplete knowledge base prevents an evidence?based assessment.    The NGT process acquires knowledge in a manner that enhances group dynam-ics and limits the effect of dominant individuals.  This paper presents an application of the NGT for assess-ing organic farming support schemes in Wales.  This application was im-plemented using a computer-based Group Decision Support System (GDSS) which was constructed from common business software applications}
}