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Craig ( http://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/group/acad ) has inspired me to reread those three blended courses of mine ( http://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/xn/detail/ ) in order to find re...
Started by Tadeusz Lemańczyk. Last reply by Tadeusz Lemańczyk 17 hours ago.
European CI Summit Amsterdam - a slightly different perspective 1 Reply
Dears, within the current economic climate, the recent uncertainties during the SCIP/FSI strategic alliance setup, drastic measures to save the society - there has been one constituance who might ...
Started by Jens Thieme. Last reply by Melanie Wing Nov 20.
"Competitive Intelligence in Environmenting : A Holistic Deal for Everyone at Copenhagen"
"Competitive Intelligence in Environmenting : A Holistic Deal for Everyone at Copenhagen" The Kyoto Protocol is history now, but it helped raised global attention on the need to focus real commit...
Started by JEONG CHUN PHUOC Nov 20.
"We don't look at our competitors." 13 Replies
One of my colleagues was on an introduction call recently with a potential new client (a major health insurer), and the responses from them were surprising - shockingly so. Their message was this, ...
Started by Jeremy Benjacob-Fuller. Last reply by Bryan Doran Nov 19.
China Institute of Competitive Intelligence 2009 Summit in Shanghai China 9 Replies
I'm chairman of the China Institute of Competitive Intelligence 2009 Summit in Shanghai China today and Saturday and, at least a couple of us (August Jackson, better known as @8of12 and myself) wil...
Tagged: China
Started by Arik Johnson. Last reply by Klaus Solberg Söilen Nov 16.
More on the CI work ethic 3 Replies
I risk to maintain that nouns "ethic" and "ethics", the adjective "ethical" and the adverb "ethically" are among the most frequently used words in our social network. However, are CI professionals ...
Started by Tadeusz Lemańczyk. Last reply by Tadeusz Lemańczyk Nov 14.
India - Environment Scan 21 Replies
POLITICAL AFFAIRS Sino – Indian ice breaking measures. At 14,000 meters above the sea level at Bum La, Sino-Indian border along Arunachal Pradesh, Indian and Chinese army personnel pledged brothe...
Started by Vivek Raghuvanshi. Last reply by Vivek Raghuvanshi Nov 14.
External BI and its place in CI 2 Replies
I always held the belief that to understand the competitive landscape I needed to understand a number of different things. A bit like a jigsaw puzzle, I needed to piece things together to get the o...
Tagged: MyFeedMe, Google, CI, BI
Started by Robert J Steele. Last reply by Robert J Steele Nov 13.
Power Point Story Telling 20 Replies
I have been reading a lot about Power Point presentations...and started thinking that how we use Power Point is not for presentations, it is our end deliverable...which is more likely than not some...
Started by Melanie Wing. Last reply by Henrique Sana Nov 13.
Markintell.com changed hands 1 Reply
New owners at Markintell.com. The exchange platform and community will be served much more intense and more professionally now and I am happy to report that the strategy for the global CI user bas...
Started by Jens Thieme. Last reply by Alan S. Michaels Nov 13.
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Strategic Inflection Points - Music Systems
Strategic Inflection Points - Music Systems
Today, the digital technology threatens the vinyl disc with obsolescence.
1. Graphophone - 1900
2. Pathe gramophone - 1908
3. Selecta portable - 1920s
4. Bermuda Dansette - 1950s
5. Braun Phonosuper SK55 - 1956
6. Beogram 4000 - 1972
7. Philips compact disc player - 1983
8. Denon Stacking System D-90 - 1995
9. Beosound 9000 - 1999
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 22, 2009 at 1:44am
Strategic Inflection Points - Toothbrushes
Strategic Inflection Points - Toothbrushes
1. Early Toothbrushes - 1900s
Bone Handle + Natural bristles
2. Plastic toothbrushes - 1930s-40s
3. Radius - 1984
4. Modern toothbrushes - 1980s-90s
Designers now compete over the details:
A. Most eye-catching colours
B. Most comfortable grip
C. The optimum angle and reach
D. The best bristle combination
5. Fluocaril - 1989
6. Electric toothbrush - 1990
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 22, 2009 at 1:30am
Strategic Inflection Points - Dolls
Strategic Inflection Points - Dolls
1. Schilling doll - 1900
2. Kewpie - 1913
3. My Dream Baby - mid 1920s
4. Tyrolean dolls - early 1950s
5. Barbie - 1959
6. Barbie "Airline Stewardess" - 1963
7. Action Man - 1964
8. Cabbage Patch Kid - 1983
9. Baby Born - 1991
10. Barbie "Happy Holidays" - 1990s
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 22, 2009 at 1:23am
Strategic Inflection Points - Toys & Models
Strategic Inflection Points - Toys & Models
1. Magic Lantern - 1900
2. Noah's Ark - 1900
3. Clockwork ship - 1904
4. Steiff teddy bear - 1905
5. Meccano - 1910
6. Hornby train set - 1920s
7. Dinky cars - 1930s
8. Scalextric - 1950s
9. Robby the Robot - 1956
10. Lego - 1958
11. Star Trek - 1977
12. Transformer robot - 1980s
13. Thunderbirds - 1992
14. Playmobil 1 2 3 - 1990s
15. Power Rangers - 19… Continue
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 22, 2009 at 1:14am
Strategic Inflection Points - Guitars
Strategic Inflection Points - Guitars
1. Gibson Style O - 1908
2. National Style O - 1926
3. Rickenbacker Electro Spanish - 1932
4. Gibson Les Paul Gold Top - 1952
5. Fender Stratocaster - 1954
6. Gibson Double - 12 - Late 1950s
7. Stienberger Bass - 1982
8. Ibanez - 1990
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 22, 2009 at 12:57am
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