Dialectical Analysis and Futures Studies

What is it about?

Dialectical Analysis is a forecasting method that provides a field of potential resolutions to contradictions that arise in historical process, both social and nonsocial. It can be especially effective in policy development and analysis and can be used with other forecasting methods to capture the range of policy options and impact probabilities.

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Why is it important?

Because policy development is fraught with unintended consequences and can have generations-long impacts, a means by which these long-term consequences and impacts can be identified can aid in determining optimal policy pathways.

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