Getting to the future faster. Using the internet to speed delphi data collection

Alecia S. Helton

The philosophy behind the Delphi Technique for forecasting, is to gather a group of experts, all of whom have different perspectives on the issue being studied.

Getting to the Future Faster. Using the Internet to Speed Delphi Data Collection

Alecia S. HeltonAlecia Helton & Co., United States

We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.

Charles Kettering

Since before recorded time, mankind has been obsessed with predicting the future.

  • In ancient China, emperors had court astrologers and special diviners who predicted the future using a set of sticks called the I Ching, or Book...

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