Delphi Decision-Making in Legal Environment Courses

Abstract

To prepare today’s business students to face these challenges, there is a growing need for assignments designed to foster a holistic examination of the legal, ethical, and business outcomes connected to courses of action proposed in response to an organizational crisis. The Delphi Law-in-Practice Exercise, a project for graduate legal environment courses based on the Delphi Method, sets up one possible means for instructors to promote a holistic examination of the varied issues connected to legal crisis management by students in their courses. The Delphi Law-in-Practice Exercise, in addition to promoting a more holistic examination of legal crisis management by students, also: (1) stimulates experiential learning, (2) reduces the potential negative effects of social pressures in the learning environment, (3) encourages reflection on biases inherent to the decision-making process, and (4) illustrates one possible means through which a diverse group of people can develop a consensus on how to respond to a complex problem.

Keywords: Delphi Method