Pin Co.held a meeting of employees to allow them to freely provide suggestions on how to improve quality.This is an example of which of the following group techniques for generating alternatives?
A) brainstorming
B) nominal grouping
C) consensus mapping
D) Delphi technique

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Brainstorming is a group technique for generating alternatives through free flow of ideas and suggestions without criticism or evaluation. In the given scenario, Pin Co. allowed its employees to freely provide suggestions, which is an example of brainstorming. Nominal grouping involves generating ideas individually and then combining them, consensus mapping involves visualizing the agreement and disagreement among participants, and Delphi technique involves gathering opinions from experts through a series of questionnaires. None of these techniques are mentioned in the scenario.

Pin CoHeld a Meeting of Employees to Allow Them to Freely