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The group elicitation method: An introduction

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Advances in Knowledge Acquisition (EKAW 1996)

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This paper presents the Group Elicitation Method (GEM), a brainwriting technique augmented by a decision support system for constructing a shared memory. GEM has been successfully used in four industrial projects to elicit knowledge from experts. In particular, in three of them it was used to elicit end-users' knowledge for the design of new knowledge-based user interfaces. An example is developed in the aeronautical domain. This paper discusses the properties of such a method and the lessons learned. Finally, we discuss the leverage effect of GEM as a decision support tool and a computer-supported meeting environment.

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  1. European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering (EURISCO), 4, avenue Edouard Belin, 31400, Toulouse, France

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Boy, G. (1996). The group elicitation method: An introduction. In: Shadbolt, N., O'Hara, K., Schreiber, G. (eds) Advances in Knowledge Acquisition. EKAW 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1076. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61273-4_19

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