摘要：L arge groups of researchers who agree to offer their research ideas and then score them against pre–de- fined criteria are at the heart of each CHNRI prior- ity–setting exercise. Although the roles of funders and oth- er stakeholders are also very important, much of the exercise is focused on selecting and engaging a large group of researchers, obtaining their input and analysing it to de- rive the initial results of the process. In a sense, a CHNRI exercise serves to "visualise" the collective knowledge and opinions of many leading researchers on the status of their own research field. Through a simple "crowdsourcing" pro- cess conducted within the relevant research community, the CHNRI approach is able to collate a wide spectrum of research ideas and options, and come to a judgement on their strengths and weaknesses, based on the collective knowledge and opinions of many members of the research community. In doing so, it provides valuable information to funders, stakeholders and researchers themselves, which is obtained at low cost and with little time necessary to con- duct the exercise.
