Table 2 Steps to gathering inputs for research agenda development
From: A research agenda for non-communicable disease prevention and control in India
Step | Purpose | Method | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
Step 1: Delphi | • Collect and analyse participants’ ideas for critical research that should be conducted in different disciplines and for different NCDs • Group ideas into broad themes | Online survey | List of priority research questions |
Step 2: Snow Card | • Share results from Step 1 and present to CCB and SAG • Group conducts a SWOT analysis of the ideas generated in Step 1 Participants are divided into groups, with both CCB and SAG members included and asked to categorise ideas based on level of effort (low vs. high) and impact generated (low vs. high) considering their organisational capacity | In-person | List of high impact, low effort research questions |
Step 3: Follow-up | Generate a final list of 15 prioritised ideas based on those identified as low effort, high impact areas during in-person meeting | Online survey | List of 15 research questions that could be pursued further |