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From Forecast Tournaments to Forecast-Powered Information Markets
Six years ago, when we started Bakboka, we were convinced that expert forecasting could revolutionize decision-making. We believed that...
mokwa3
Feb 20
How does the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) define resilience?
DEFINITION: Resilience is the ability of communities to absorb and adapt to shocks, whilst transforming their structures to face...
morato8
Mar 15, 2022
What can system thinking bring to anticipation?
The concepts of system thinking and system dynamics were popularized in the ’70s after the publishing of “Limits to Growth” by Donella H....
mokwa3
Jan 3, 2022
Quali vs Quanti: How to use them? Part II
In the previous post, we have discussed that both qualitative and quantitative techniques should be employed to obtain the best possible...
mokwa3
Dec 1, 2021
Quali vs Quanti: How to use them?
Qualitative (more words-focused) and quantitative (more number-focused) work have traditionally been opposed and the fight over the...
mokwa3
Nov 24, 2021
ERROR III: Remove noise, correct bias
In part I, we have seen that error is made of two components: bias (the distance to the truth) and noise (the variability in...
mokwa3
Nov 15, 2021
ERROR II: Where is my true value?
Part one of this series dealt with the main components of error: bias and noise. Now, part two will explore what errors mean in terms of...
mokwa3
Oct 15, 2021
ERROR: How to be less wrong?
Being wrong means making errors. Therefore, to be less wrong, you need to make fewer errors. We will investigate them in a series made of...
mokwa3
Oct 11, 2021
Back to the future: The 7 types of temporal thought experiments
Thought experiments are used to explore chains of causes and consequences. They are useful to create mental models, especially when...
mokwa3
Sep 30, 2021
The 4 types of information problems
Lacking, poor quality information significantly increases uncertainty around a decision. While it is not the only problem that a...
mokwa3
Sep 23, 2021
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