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Structuring, Organising and Running Meetings to Distil the Best Advice from Subject Matter Experts
Authors: Terry Moon; Les Vencel; Leoni Warne; Irena Ali; Derek Bopping; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) DEFENCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS DIV |
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Abstract: The Defence Capability Plan (DCP) provides detailed, costed planning for development of Australia's military capabilities for 10 years into the future. It is reviewed annually to take account of changing strategic circumstances, new technologies, and changing priorities. Also included in the development of the DCP are through-life-costing estimates for new investments. To facilitate its analysis, Defence Capability has been partitioned into six broad capability groupings, called Domains, each with specific capability goals. These domains are: Aerospace, Maritime, Land and Littoral, Strategic Strike, Information, and Support to Operations. The analysis sought includes capability guidance, gap assessment, and options development. For each domain a working group has been established to provide expert advice relevant to that domain but with a joint focus. There is a view that the current domain structure is satisfactory but the system for managing the Domain Working Groups (DWG) could be improved. The DWGs formed to review the DCP meet regularly. An important consideration is how best to structure, organize, and run their meetings so as to distill the best advice from the subject matter experts (SME) in each domain. Hence, this report reviews, discusses, and evaluates the following approaches to distilling SME knowledge: the Delphi Method; Cross-Impact Analysis (CIA); facilitated meetings with and without computer support, as well as less- structured Rules-Based meetings; Decision Conferencing; group discussion techniques, like Focus Groups and Nominal Group Technique; de Bono's Six Hats and Lateral Thinking; and finally, Narrative Patterning and Story Circles. Other aspects of group dynamics discussed in this report include Communities of Practice, Groupthink, and Trust. (44 refs.)
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Technical rept. |
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37 |
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SEP 2003 |
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A724914 |
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