Peak Intel: How So-Called Strategic Intelligence Actually Makes Us Dumber - Competitive Intelligence2024-03-29T00:51:10Zhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/forum/topics/peak-intel-how-so-called-strategic-intelligence-actually-makes-us?commentId=2036441%3AComment%3A73304&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou mere wish is my command m…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-15:2036441:Comment:735392012-04-15T03:44:08.089ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
<p>You mere wish is my command my friend ;-)</p>
<p>You mere wish is my command my friend ;-)</p> Beat me to it Arik, answered…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-14:2036441:Comment:734452012-04-14T20:39:01.162ZAndrew Beurschgenshttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AndrewBeurschgens
<p>Beat me to it Arik, answered my question before I raised it...got a recording and there you are with the recording...</p>
<p>Beat me to it Arik, answered my question before I raised it...got a recording and there you are with the recording...</p> Thanks for the comments Monic…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-14:2036441:Comment:733212012-04-14T20:37:05.379ZAndrew Beurschgenshttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AndrewBeurschgens
<p>Thanks for the comments Monica, Eric and August, as always...huge respect.....I am standing up to be counted...it's that Jerry Maguire Moment or something more definable within each of us that says, 'I'm not happy to sit/stand there and take that'. Some of us respond in many different ways and by giving up do we fail....so let's not give up....be that volunteering, delivering with more passion next time than last time, communicating with greater clarity than last time, getting the message…</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments Monica, Eric and August, as always...huge respect.....I am standing up to be counted...it's that Jerry Maguire Moment or something more definable within each of us that says, 'I'm not happy to sit/stand there and take that'. Some of us respond in many different ways and by giving up do we fail....so let's not give up....be that volunteering, delivering with more passion next time than last time, communicating with greater clarity than last time, getting the message out through other medium, like video or audio....do nothing is not an option....so count me in Monika, August and Eric...if not Jerry Maguire, then Spartacus.</p>
<p>Again with utmost respect,</p>
<p>Andrew</p> Here's a link to the recordin…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-13:2036441:Comment:735352012-04-13T17:07:07.759ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
<p>Here's a link to the recording of Wednesday's discussion in case anyone who wanted to review it was interested:</p>
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<p><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5562997/2012-04-11%2015.00%20Peak%20Intel_%20How%20So-Called%20Strategic%20Intelligence%20Actually%20Makes%20Us%20Dumber.wmv" target="_blank">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5562997/2012-04-11%2015.00%20Peak%20Intel_%20How%20So-Called%20Strategic%20Intelligence%20Actually%20Makes%20Us%20Dumber.wmv</a></p>
<p>Here's a link to the recording of Wednesday's discussion in case anyone who wanted to review it was interested:</p>
<p></p>
<p><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5562997/2012-04-11%2015.00%20Peak%20Intel_%20How%20So-Called%20Strategic%20Intelligence%20Actually%20Makes%20Us%20Dumber.wmv" target="_blank">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5562997/2012-04-11%2015.00%20Peak%20Intel_%20How%20So-Called%20Strategic%20Intelligence%20Actually%20Makes%20Us%20Dumber.wmv</a></p> Well said Chris!tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-13:2036441:Comment:735342012-04-13T17:06:14.640ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
<p>Well said Chris!</p>
<p>Well said Chris!</p> Hi August,
As explained in my…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-11:2036441:Comment:734202012-04-11T23:37:14.072ZChris Hotehttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ChrisHote
<p>Hi August,</p>
<p>As explained in my previous replies, Eric's main arguments rely on the fact that large corporations are getting far apart from free-market conditions and thus the value of strategic intelligence vanishes in that particular context for the reasons Eric elaborates on.</p>
<p>What can we do about it?</p>
<p>As a CI vendor, I noticed that there is a large market for CI tools and practices beyond large corporations: Let's focus on S/M businesses for which intelligence is as…</p>
<p>Hi August,</p>
<p>As explained in my previous replies, Eric's main arguments rely on the fact that large corporations are getting far apart from free-market conditions and thus the value of strategic intelligence vanishes in that particular context for the reasons Eric elaborates on.</p>
<p>What can we do about it?</p>
<p>As a CI vendor, I noticed that there is a large market for CI tools and practices beyond large corporations: Let's focus on S/M businesses for which intelligence is as critical as for large corporations.</p>
<p>Some large corporations, even after mergers, even when looking like huge conglomerates still act as small/medium business aggregates. Those entities require intelligence equally.</p>
<p>In a nutshell, I agree with Eric that large corporations may benefit from new strategic intelligence methods (applicable to highly regulated, oligopolistic markets) and we may reach a intel peak for those types of operations however I see a new age for intel as far as SMB market is concerned.</p> After reading just a few para…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-10:2036441:Comment:733042012-04-10T19:02:58.484ZRichard Telofskihttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/RichardTelofski
<p>After reading just a few paragraphs in Eric's Atlantic article, I thought, 'Wait a sec . . . I've read this before. Oh, no. I've got that wrong. I've lived this."</p>
<p>The self-confirming nature of intelligence analysis and reporting which he points to is, sadly, not just a characteristic of the "new normal." This business debilitating process was well in demand when I was doing intelligence consulting back in the 90's, and was probably in demand even before that.</p>
<p>After reading just a few paragraphs in Eric's Atlantic article, I thought, 'Wait a sec . . . I've read this before. Oh, no. I've got that wrong. I've lived this."</p>
<p>The self-confirming nature of intelligence analysis and reporting which he points to is, sadly, not just a characteristic of the "new normal." This business debilitating process was well in demand when I was doing intelligence consulting back in the 90's, and was probably in demand even before that.</p> Looking forward to what shoul…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-10:2036441:Comment:732252012-04-10T15:43:40.724ZCraig S. Fleisherhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/CraigSFleisher
<p>Looking forward to what should be a fascination discussion of this intriguing topic! Craig</p>
<p>Looking forward to what should be a fascination discussion of this intriguing topic! Craig</p> I'll be hosting a one-hour we…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-10:2036441:Comment:732202012-04-10T15:05:15.936ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
<p><span class="comment-body"><span class="text">I'll be hosting a one-hour webinar Wednesday 11 April (yes, that's tomorrow!) at 4:00 PM Eastern time with Eric, August Jackson, Jason Voiovich, Craig Fleisher and Derek Johnson considering the implications of Eric's essay and what we do next. Register at:…<br></br> <br></br></span></span></p>
<p><span class="comment-body"><span class="text">I'll be hosting a one-hour webinar Wednesday 11 April (yes, that's tomorrow!) at 4:00 PM Eastern time with Eric, August Jackson, Jason Voiovich, Craig Fleisher and Derek Johnson considering the implications of Eric's essay and what we do next. Register at:<br/> <br/> <a target="blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww3%2Egotomeeting%2Ecom%2Fregister%2F993167366&urlhash=j81V&_t=tracking_disc" rel="nofollow">https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/993167366</a><br/> <br/> Consider your questions - we'll be taking them live - and the session will be recorded in case you can't make it or we fill up the limited seats available.</span></span></p> I guess we need to be heading…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2012-04-09:2036441:Comment:731262012-04-09T01:18:48.413ZVivek Raghuvanshihttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
<p>I guess we need to be heading mainstream organisations to do justice to our profession. </p>
<p>I guess we need to be heading mainstream organisations to do justice to our profession. </p>