Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
Brainstorming and Nominal Group Technique (NGT) are similar in that they both are designed to creatively and efficiently generate a list if ideas in a safe environment.
NGT follows the basic steps for brainstorming with the following exceptions:
Each member of the team is given a pile of sticky notes.
Each person is asked to write one idea on a sticky note.
Usually about 5-10 minutes is sufficient to get their ideas down on the sticky notes.
The sticky notes are placed on a flipchart.
Review, clarification and elimination of duplicate ideas is done as in brainstorming.
Advantages
Giving all people space with their thoughts before hearing from colleagues
Avoids only hearing from the “loudest voices”
Avoids people feeling pressured to offer an idea or embarrassed if they don’t have one
