Professional development for makers and users of business forecasts
Foresight is a quarterly publication of the nonprofit International Institute of Forecasters. The premier journal for working forecasters and planners, it synthesizes up-to-the-minute research with the insight and expertise of highly respected practitioners.
Foresight delivers peer-reviewed and edited articles, tutorials, and case studies that provide unmatched professional development for forecasters.
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Foresight Hall of Fame
Recognizes the best papers published in Foresight. Our initial inductions cover the first 13 years of the journal (2005-2017). The 2021 recipients are:
FVA: A Reality Check on Forecasting Practices (2013, Issue 29) Mike Gilliland
Can We Obtain Valid Benchmarks from Published Surveys of Forecast Accuracy? (2008, Issue 11) Stephan Kolassa
Good and Bad Judgment in Forecasting: Lessons from Four Companies (2007, Issue 8) Robert Fildes and Paul Goodwin
Why Should I Trust Your Forecasts? (2012, Issue 27) M. Sinan Gönül, Dilek Önkal and Paul Goodwin
Choosing Levels of Aggregation for Supply Chain Forecasts (2010, Issue 18) John Boylan
Forecast Quality (series of five articles, 2013-2015) Steve Morlidge
Foresight Guidebook
Forecasting at Scale: Lessons from the Target Corporation
Our latest guidebook explores the demands of forecasting for large, complex organizations. It reveals how one organization—the Target Corporation—rose to the challenge by providing nearly one billion forecasts per week to a multifunctional group of users and decision makers. Order yours now
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Created and delivered by the International Institute of Forecasters, this blog offers news, ideas, and perspectives on the forecasting industry. Start reading
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Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting is published by the International Institute of Forecasters, a nonprofit organization singularly focused on furthering knowledge in forecasting. Learn more