A powerful research tool.

As illustrated by the 70 projects below, 1000Minds is useful for research involving Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Conjoint Analysis.

1000Minds academic awards are available to approved academic and student users.

If you’d like to cite 1000Minds in your research, here’s the reference to the method it uses (and see how does 1000Minds work?):

P Hansen & F Ombler (2009), “A new method for scoring multi-attribute value models using pairwise rankings of alternatives”, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis 15, 87-107

The following are examples of research projects using 1000Minds.

Australian National University

Q Grafton, “Implementing harvest transition paths to BMEY (biomass providing maximum sustainable economic yield) in Commonwealth fisheries”, 2008
J Drysdale, “Sustainable development or resource cursed? An exploration of Timor-Leste’s institutional choices”, PhD (Environmental Science), 2007

Colorado State University-Pueblo

B Burke & C Mauritz, “User preferences and changes in University Library opening and closing times”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

L Corradino, J Schaefer & Thorsten Zeller, “Using conjoint analysis to calculate the tuition elasticity of demand for CSU-Pueblo MBA Students”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

V Eidt, D Jahn, B Kraus, M Kreitmeyr, M Schwittey & F Unterholzner, “Recruiting students for the CSU-Pueblo MBA Program: A conjoint study of potential international students from the University of Augsburg and the Johannes Gutenberg University-Mainz”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

A Gartin, B Schleich & P Ecken, “A conjoint analysis of travel-agency customer preferences for Caribbean vacation packages”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

Croatia University of Zagreb

A Kramo, “Customers’ pricing decisions and future profit planning”, MBA, 2009

Dunedin City Council

A Christofferson, “Housing choice in Dunedin”, City Planning, District Plan Monitoring Series, Research Report 2007/1, Dunedin City Council, 2007

Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena

J Ruhland (2006), “Strategic mobilization: What strategic management can learn from social movement research”, Management 11, 23-31

S Freund, “Kundenbewertung im strategischen issue management”, PhD (Marketing), 2006
S Freund, “Measuring medium-term customer value through conjoint analysis”, 2005

The Gertner Institute; Israel Ministry of Health

O Golan & P Hansen, “A new decision-support framework for prioritization of new health technologies: the ‘Value for Money’ Chart”, The 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society on Priorities in Health Care, Boston, 2010

O Tal & O Golan, “Criteria for priority setting in health – Are there universal criteria for allocating resources for publicly funded healthcare?”, 7th Annual Health Policy Conference, Tel Aviv, 2008

New Zealand Ministry of Health

R Naden, A Barber, R Paterson et al. “Assigning clinical priority: a systematic methodology”, 6th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Toronto, 2006

A Barber, F Doolan Noble, R Stewart, G Wilkins, R Naden & D North. “Prioritisation for coronary artery bypass surgery: can the process be improved?”, 5th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Wellington, 2004

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

C Smith, “Revealing monetary policy preferences”, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series DP2009/01

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Y Sarig, I Priel, O Pliskin & E Hayun, “Zion 2 – Surveillance satellite project management”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

A Shteinman, “Green Fleet – electric vehicles fleet”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

D Feinstein, “Developing an atmospheric modeling system”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

H Peleg, E Birenbaum, H Aharonov & A Kostianovsky, “Delek Green – residential solar electric power system”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

L Roditi, “Generic sonar simulator”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

Z Bareket, L Dgany & B Dveer, “Green Car – ‘green’ alternatives for gasoline cars”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

University of Calgary; Calgary Health Region; Western Canada Waiting List Project

A Fitzgerald, B Conner Spady, C De Coster, Ray Naden, GA Hawker T Noseworthy (2009), “WCWL Rheumatology Priority Referral Score reliability and validity testing”, abstract, The 2009 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, Arthritis & Rheumatology 60 Suppl 10, 54

T Nosewothy, C De Coster & R Naden (2009), “Priority-setting tools for improving access to medical specialists”, poster presentation, 6th Health Technology Assessment International Annual Meeting, Singapore, 2009, Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 38, S78

C De Coster & T Noseworthy, “Improving wait times in the referral-consultation process: WCWL priority referral scores”, Taming of the Queue VI: Improving Patient Flow, 6th National Invitational Conference on Wait Time Measurement, Monitoring & Management, Ottawa, 2009

C De Coster, A Fitzgerald & T Noseworthy, “Developing priority-setting referral tools for medical specialities”, Canadian Association for Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Gatineau, 2008

A Fitzgerald, C De Coster, R Naden & T Noseworthy, “Priority-setting for referrals from primary care providers to rheumatologists”, American College of Rheumatology, 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco

University of Otago

Bio-Statistics

P Herbison, “Can 1000Minds be used to provide a valid ranking of studies by risk of bias?”, Joint Meeting of the Cochrane Statistical Methods Group & the UK Meta-Analysis in Medicine Group, 2008

P Herbison, P Hansen, J Hay-Smith, M Lauti, F Ombler & D Wilson, “A new method for combining multiple outcomes to obtain overall results from randomised trials for chronic conditions”, 2008

Design Studies

D Willan, “StarDraft”, Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Strategic Design project, 2009

Economics

T Sullivan, “Health technology prioritisation”, PhD, 2009-

B Wells, “Understanding variations in stated willingness-to-pay for energy efficiency”, Honours, 2000

P Thorsnes, C Smithies & T Bishop, “Market and householder valuation of improvements in home heating efficiency”, 2007-8

C Smithies, “Generation of cardinal value data from ordinal rankings”, PhD, 2004-

Energy Studies

G Carrington, P Thorsnes, J Stephenson, R Lawson, B Barton & M Mirosa, The Energy Cultures Research Project, 2009-

Geography

R Morgan & N Fletcher, “Evaluating software to capture value preferences”, 29th Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 2009
N Fletcher & R Morgan, “Characterising value preferences in impact assessment: Evaluation of the 1000Minds software package”, NZ Association for Impact Assessment Conference, 2008
N Fletcher, “Assessing 1000Minds in the environmental impact assessment process: deriving and modeling the environmental preferences of a community”, Master of Science, 2007-8 (news1, 2, 3)

A Christofferson, “Analysing residential preferences”, Master of Regional & Resource Planning, 2006

Information Science

H Noorebad, “Multi-criteria decision-making models for selecting Business Intelligence (BI) applications”, BSc (Hons) dissertation, 2010

Marketing

M Li, “Changes in consumers’ attitudes and behaviours over time towards products and services in the beauty industry”, Master of Business, 2009

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

E Joubert & P Van der Merwe, “So you think you can kill? Measuring stakeholders’ preferences concerning the punishment of serious crimes, with special reference to the death penalty”, Managerial Economics project, 2010

M Keller & M Lemke, “Index of Economic Development. A new measure of economic development”, Managerial Economics project, 2010

G Low, “Electricity generating options for New Zealand”, Managerial Economics project, 2010

K Mailepors, “Emerging trends in Gen Y: influences of the worldwide recession”, Research & consultancy project, 2009

R Tokona, B Chapman, L Douglas & C Dubyk, “Sentencing criteria for prison inmates”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

D Thompson, “Resource allocation within the professional sports industry, a conjoint-analysis approach to generate a more relevant decision-making process,” Managerial Economics project, 2009

Master of International Studies (MInSt)

W McGimpsey, “Sustainability preferences with respect to New Zealand’s agricultural produce”, Research Project, 2010

Medicine

W Taylor & G Laking (2010), “Value for money – recasting the problem in terms of dynamic access prioritisation”, Disability & Rehabilitation 32, 1020-27

A Barazanchi, F Brown, L Edmonds, G Hemachandra, S McDowell, R Nancekivell, J Roberts, M Shwarb, D Smith & O Yassaie, “Comparison of a citizens’ jury with a formal decision-theoretic approach (1000Minds) for prioritising health technologies”, Trainee Intern Research Project, 2009

Zoology

T Byrne, “Development and comparison of approaches to the genetic improvement of sheep”, PhD, 2009-