Sid wants to involve his team of remotely located architects in a decision making exercise. His plan is to circulate a questionnaire on the problem at hand, share the questionnaire results, and continue to recirculate and redefine individual responses till a consensus is reached. Which type of decision-making technique is Sid planning to implement?
A) groupthink
B) brainstorming
C) the Delphi technique
D) the nominal group technique
E) the devil's advocate technique

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Sid is planning to implement the Delphi technique, where a group of experts answer questionnaires and provide feedback until a consensus is reached. This technique is useful when the team is geographically dispersed and cannot meet in person. Groupthink involves a lack of diversity in opinions, brainstorming involves generating ideas without filtering, the nominal group technique involves generating ideas individually and then discussing them as a group, and the devil's advocate technique involves challenging assumptions and ideas to encourage critical thinking.

Sid Wants to Involve His Team of Remotely Located Architects