Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Improving national strategic foresight can help the formation of more robust and informed policies, including foreign policy. Predicated upon the theory behind peer-prediction elicitation methods such as Reciprocal Scoring, we combined two foresight methods - Forecasting tournaments and a Delphi met...
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| description | Improving national strategic foresight can help the formation of more robust and informed policies, including foreign policy. Predicated upon the theory behind peer-prediction elicitation methods such as Reciprocal Scoring, we combined two foresight methods - Forecasting tournaments and a Delphi method - into a design in which a forecasting tournament predicted the results of a Delphi. Experts in a Delphi could take into account the arguments of participants from a prior forecasting tournament and thus make better-informed decisions. This methodological article aims to validate the feasibility of this design. It describes how we implemented it for identifying and prioritizing global megatrends as part of a strategic foresight project for the Czech government. We found this design practically applicable, while the forecasting tournament also seems to improve the ability of participants to predict a group consensus. Similar combinations of foresight methods could be used to enhance the study of international relations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f859a0b094e4f77a1366288f4f47b182022-12-22T02:25:54ZengF1000 Research LtdStosunki Międzynarodowe2754-25722022-01-01218699Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]Jan Kleňha0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-058XDepartment of North American Studies, Charles University, Prague, 11000, Czech RepublicImproving national strategic foresight can help the formation of more robust and informed policies, including foreign policy. Predicated upon the theory behind peer-prediction elicitation methods such as Reciprocal Scoring, we combined two foresight methods - Forecasting tournaments and a Delphi method - into a design in which a forecasting tournament predicted the results of a Delphi. Experts in a Delphi could take into account the arguments of participants from a prior forecasting tournament and thus make better-informed decisions. This methodological article aims to validate the feasibility of this design. It describes how we implemented it for identifying and prioritizing global megatrends as part of a strategic foresight project for the Czech government. We found this design practically applicable, while the forecasting tournament also seems to improve the ability of participants to predict a group consensus. Similar combinations of foresight methods could be used to enhance the study of international relations.https://internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/2-4/v1national strategy foresight forecasting tournament Delphi method deliberation predictioneng |
| spellingShingle | Jan Kleňha Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] Stosunki Międzynarodowe national strategy foresight forecasting tournament Delphi method deliberation prediction eng |
| title | Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full | Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_fullStr | Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_short | Improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] |
| title_sort | improving national strategic foresight with the use of forecasting tournaments and its implications for the study of international relations version 1 peer review 2 approved |
| topic | national strategy foresight forecasting tournament Delphi method deliberation prediction eng |
| url | https://internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/2-4/v1 |
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