The Delphi Process was developed by the Rand Corporation to predict future events or trends - my definition, not theirs.
It consisted of several steps:
Gather a group of experts.
Distribute a topic or problem to each one, gathering their comments.
Merge their comments, redistribute to the group, gather their comments.
Continue this process until a consensus is reached.

Look here for a nice overview:

http://www.tcdc.com/dmeths/dmeth5b.htm

_the Delphi method_
http://www.is.njit.edu/pubs/delphibook/
a copy of complete book is also posted online (with, unfortunately, many typos -- as a Wiki user, I find it frustrating that I cannot immediately fix the typos).

Does Delphi have any uses?  Can the process be refined?  Did anyone ever use it for anything but demonstrating how the Delphi process works?

--RobChamberlin

Perhaps the DelphiDiscussion page should be moved to MeatballWiki ?