It is an extremely informal device. It virtually guarantees total participation. It has even greater potential for total individual involvement than the huddle method. It is usually practicable for groups of fifty or less. It is extremely easy to set up. to provide maximum opportunity for individual participation in an informal setting. To consider many separate aspects of a subject problem. To provide limited support to individuals for the purpose of facilitating their participation in the total group process. To give opportunity for the widest possible expression of the heterogeneous characteristics of the members with respect to background, knowledge, or point of view