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'''Delphi''' | '''Delphi''' is a [[town]] in [[Greece]] near [[Mount Parnassus]]. It is also an [[archaeology|archaeological]] site of the Delphic Oracle, an information-providing intermediary to the deity [[Apollo]]. The term today is common in analytic and software methods that use [[prediction|predictive techniques]]. | ||
==Classic Greece== | ==Classic Greece== | ||
In classic [[Greece]], it was the [[site]] of the [[fame|famous]] [[oracle]] of the [[Greek god|god]] [[Apollo]], where a priestess would take [[question]]s from [[people]] who wanted [[advice]] on a wide variety of topics and issues, and would impart the [[wisdom]] of [[Apollo]], often with [[cryptic]] and [[ambiguous]] [[message]]s which were easily misinterpreted. | In classic [[Greece]], it was the [[site]] of the [[fame|famous]] [[oracle]] of the [[Greek god|god]] [[Apollo]], where a priestess would take [[question]]s from [[people]] who wanted [[advice]] on a wide variety of topics and issues, and would impart the [[wisdom]] of [[Apollo]], often with [[cryptic]] and [[ambiguous]] [[message]]s which were easily misinterpreted. | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
The [[Delphi Method]] is a means of eliciting expert opinion, often in the context of [[futurism]], with a technique that can minimize the effect of dominant personalities in face-to-face meetings. | The [[Delphi Method]] is a means of eliciting expert opinion, often in the context of [[futurism]], with a technique that can minimize the effect of dominant personalities in face-to-face meetings. | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 17 April 2010
Delphi is a town in Greece near Mount Parnassus. It is also an archaeological site of the Delphic Oracle, an information-providing intermediary to the deity Apollo. The term today is common in analytic and software methods that use predictive techniques.
Classic Greece
In classic Greece, it was the site of the famous oracle of the god Apollo, where a priestess would take questions from people who wanted advice on a wide variety of topics and issues, and would impart the wisdom of Apollo, often with cryptic and ambiguous messages which were easily misinterpreted.
Technology
The Delphi Method is a means of eliciting expert opinion, often in the context of futurism, with a technique that can minimize the effect of dominant personalities in face-to-face meetings.