FUTURE INSIGHT MAPS AND ASSOCIATED TOOLS
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1. A computer-assisted method comprising:
- enabling a diverse group of participants on one or more client machines to contribute on a user interface their thoughts based on applying two or more strategies against plausible future events, generated by the participants, to anticipate a diversity of future outcomes, wherein the thoughts contributed by the participants are stored in a database;
integrating the thoughts contributed by the participants using an application resident on one or more servers; and
displaying the integrated thoughts on displays of the participants'"'"' client machines, wherein the participants are to develop insights based on reviewing the displayed thoughts of all the participants.
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Abstract
A diverse group of participants using on one or more client machines is enabled to generate on a user interface their solicited responses about any set of two or more independent variables that underlie a complex issue. The two or more independent variables are applied against each other. A likely outcome is predicted, wherein an application resident on a server is configured to integrate the solicited responses from the participants. The results are displayed on the display of the client machines to enable the participants to view. The participants are to develop insights related to the complex issue based on reviewing the results.
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1. A computer-assisted method comprising:
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enabling a diverse group of participants on one or more client machines to contribute on a user interface their thoughts based on applying two or more strategies against plausible future events, generated by the participants, to anticipate a diversity of future outcomes, wherein the thoughts contributed by the participants are stored in a database; integrating the thoughts contributed by the participants using an application resident on one or more servers; and displaying the integrated thoughts on displays of the participants'"'"' client machines, wherein the participants are to develop insights based on reviewing the displayed thoughts of all the participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A computer-assisted method of enabling a diverse group of participants on one or more client machines to anonymously generate on a user interface their solicited responses about any sets of two or more independent variables that underlie a complex issue, where the sets are applied against each other, and then identify observations about the interaction coupled with their rationale, wherein an application resident on a server is configured to integrate the solicited responses from the participants forming response results and to display the response results to enable the participants to view all the response results on displays of their client machines, wherein the participants are the required to develop insights related to the complex issue based on reviewing the response results.
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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means for enabling a group of participants to provide a first set of information to be considered; means for enabling a group of participants to categorize the first set of information to be considered; means for enabling the group of participants to rate impact of the first set of information on a designated population; means for enabling the group of participants to rate probability that events associated with the first set of information will occur within a given time frame; means for enabling the group of participants to view the first set of information and their associated ratings; means for mapping the first set of information with a set of criteria; and means for soliciting insights from the group of participants when applying one or more of the criteria against the first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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