The Millennium ProjectJuly, 2007

1. Assessing Priorities of Proposed Millennium Project Study Topics (2006 and 2007)

2. Variables for the State of the Future Index.

 

3. Future education and learning possibilities

• The respondents were not shown the group average until after they had inserted an answer

• The answers could be submitted cell by cell rather than the entire document at once.

• To avoid crowding, the reasons were relegated to a separate page.

• A notation appeared after the respondent submitted an answer indicating that the response had been received and entered into the database.

• One, two, or four columns of questions

• Inclusion of extensive hyperlink reference material that permitted the respondents to retrieve data on line while completing the questionnaire.

• Reference material directly on the questionnaire

• Split samples

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Promotion of 2007 SOF (translations, launchings, reviews, Foreign Affairs ad, mailings, etc.)

Are there any new techniques that we have not tried that may prove effective?

Should the Nodes have responsibility for selling in their countries?

Should we print free copies for the General Assembly?

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Respondents: 32

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Complete and issue a new CD ROM: Futures Research Methodology 3.0 (Jerry)

We have the raw materials already in hand but not the time to complete.

What else can we do to finish this project?

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Respondents: 31

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• Average, median, standard deviation

• Distribution of opinions

• Summaries by region

• Reasons could be identified and associated with a particular numerical response,

• The hidden code behind Real Time Delphi is relatively inefficient and should be revised.

• For new projects, organize existing code into a library of snippets so new studies can be accomplished quickly.

• New applications:– input/ output matrixes– wild cards– environmental monitoring.