WE NEED EACH OTHER - A proposal for a collaborative of intelligence professionals - Competitive Intelligence2024-03-28T08:09:37Zhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/forum/topics/we-need-each-other-a-proposal?groupUrl=intelligencecollaborative&commentId=2036441%3AComment%3A26885&groupId=2036441%3AGroup%3A26655&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm referring from two perspe…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-07-18:2036441:Comment:350452010-07-18T10:10:37.605ZDr. Avner Barneahttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AvnerBarnea
I'm referring from two perspectives – one as a strategic consultant working closely with CI units in larger corporations supporting them in creating valuable intelligence and the other as teaching CI in MBA program. The primary challenge is building CI unit that gives a significant added value. Clearly a CI director is unable to reach that goal without a close collaboration internally. Among his contacts are experts in various fields. Later it is the ability to deliver to the decision makers…
I'm referring from two perspectives – one as a strategic consultant working closely with CI units in larger corporations supporting them in creating valuable intelligence and the other as teaching CI in MBA program. The primary challenge is building CI unit that gives a significant added value. Clearly a CI director is unable to reach that goal without a close collaboration internally. Among his contacts are experts in various fields. Later it is the ability to deliver to the decision makers and receiving feedback of substance. The internal collaboration of intelligence is progressing slowly in many organizations. I'm trying to convince CI director to change their perception and to understand that they depend on internal collaboration. "Bring together a wide range…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-07-16:2036441:Comment:349862010-07-16T12:29:22.123ZSally Church, Ph.Dhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/SallyChurch
"Bring together a wide range of professionals who are sensing, analyzing, understanding, and discussing the world around us. It is time for the walls to fall between business intelligence, competitive intelligence, marketing, strategy, librarians, etc."<br />
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Hear, hear, well said Eric, I couldn't have put that better myself.<br />
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The other week a Pharma CEO called and asked how we accurately predicted some trends last year that they (his Snr Man team) finally saw and understood just now. They nagged me…
"Bring together a wide range of professionals who are sensing, analyzing, understanding, and discussing the world around us. It is time for the walls to fall between business intelligence, competitive intelligence, marketing, strategy, librarians, etc."<br />
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Hear, hear, well said Eric, I couldn't have put that better myself.<br />
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The other week a Pharma CEO called and asked how we accurately predicted some trends last year that they (his Snr Man team) finally saw and understood just now. They nagged me into explaining how we gather and process huge amounts of data to arrive at advice for where the trends are going in oncology.<br />
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If anyone is interested, I tried to synthesise a brief synopsis here: <a href="http://www.pharmastrategyblog.com/2010/07/simplifying-data-capture-and-blog-post-workflow.html" target="_blank">http://www.pharmastrategyblog.com/2010/07/simplifying-data-capture-...</a><br />
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Although the post talks about blogs, we actually use it daily for CI capture and analysis as well. They make the job easier and faster.<br />
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Of course, what all the data in the world can't do is make it easier to analyse and generate insights - Gladwell's 10,000 hours in a specialist area to reach expertise really does apply in many cases.<br />
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My answer to the action issue is that we need to keep trying to lead from the front - eventually you get a reputation for your expertise and people/teams come calling, as two did this week for us because they needed people who could see and work cross-functionally.<br />
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People can argue for hours about process, bureaucracy and top-down vs bottom up change, but in the final analysis the only thing you can control is yourself, so why not be and live as a agent of change and others around you will adjust accordingly.<br />
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By this, I mean a different approach such as what I said to the CEO: "Maybe we should stop trying to predict the future and start creating the future? With the right products and people, the company could become transformational in this space."<br />
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He finally got it and starting drive change himself. Yee ha! I am sure that most of you ar…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-04-01:2036441:Comment:312622010-04-01T18:20:51.455ZKeith Spicerhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/KeithSpicer
I am sure that most of you are aware of Don Beck's model (Google Don Beck) which assists in explaining this very interesting and relevant posting. It is interesting to note that previous culture shifts of this type have been associated with rapid decrease in world population, usually through war but including plague, and I am interested to know to what extent we should try to activate and promote this…
I am sure that most of you are aware of Don Beck's model (Google Don Beck) which assists in explaining this very interesting and relevant posting. It is interesting to note that previous culture shifts of this type have been associated with rapid decrease in world population, usually through war but including plague, and I am interested to know to what extent we should try to activate and promote this… You know Eric,
Perfect choic…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-03-15:2036441:Comment:307332010-03-15T09:09:58.973ZVivek Raghuvanshihttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
You know Eric,<br />
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Perfect choice of choosing the name as Intelligence Collaborative.<br />
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It always is intelligence and it always will be intelligence that will be competitive.<br />
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Intelligence which is competitive = Competitive Intelligence<br />
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One day Eric, we all should be Advisors to various governments and create a better world.<br />
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Oops! I sound like the Masons / Illuminati.<br />
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I think Eric and Arik, Intelligence leads to Enlightenment.<br />
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One day let the enlightened ones only be advisors and ambassadors to…
You know Eric,<br />
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Perfect choice of choosing the name as Intelligence Collaborative.<br />
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It always is intelligence and it always will be intelligence that will be competitive.<br />
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Intelligence which is competitive = Competitive Intelligence<br />
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One day Eric, we all should be Advisors to various governments and create a better world.<br />
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Oops! I sound like the Masons / Illuminati.<br />
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I think Eric and Arik, Intelligence leads to Enlightenment.<br />
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One day let the enlightened ones only be advisors and ambassadors to governments and United Nations.<br />
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I hope you guys do not smell ambition here. The age old dilemma Eric,
"I…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-03-15:2036441:Comment:307322010-03-15T08:44:35.248ZVivek Raghuvanshihttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
The age old dilemma Eric,<br />
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way." - Charles Dickens
The age old dilemma Eric,<br />
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way." - Charles Dickens Hi Valery, Your presentation…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-09-27:2036441:Comment:269962009-09-27T11:51:31.502ZDr. Avner Barneahttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AvnerBarnea
Hi Valery, Your presentation seems to be a good strating point.How we move forward?
Hi Valery, Your presentation seems to be a good strating point.How we move forward? Welcome aboard Ari!tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-09-27:2036441:Comment:269952009-09-27T01:10:05.296ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
Welcome aboard Ari!
Welcome aboard Ari! Hi Eric!
Thank you for creat…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-09-26:2036441:Comment:269922009-09-26T20:14:44.739ZAri Korpinenhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AriKorpinen
Hi Eric!<br />
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Thank you for creating this new Group. Living in a world which essentially has bursted in the last couple of years, one in which the smoke has yet not cleared enough for anyone to be able to see where the new pockets of opportunity and later the permanent settlements of opportunity will arise, it would be very interesting to be a member of this group. Sharing ideas and generating discussion about how we can learn about the future before it happens. I totally agree with your view about…
Hi Eric!<br />
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Thank you for creating this new Group. Living in a world which essentially has bursted in the last couple of years, one in which the smoke has yet not cleared enough for anyone to be able to see where the new pockets of opportunity and later the permanent settlements of opportunity will arise, it would be very interesting to be a member of this group. Sharing ideas and generating discussion about how we can learn about the future before it happens. I totally agree with your view about not allowing the recent failures of intelligence to be used as a pretext for undermining the use of intelligence in the future. The sound of such pretexts can be heard e.g. among those who have already declared the Death of Capitalism as a cause of the financial crisis. I believe there will be more need for intelligence and analysis if the world e.g. moves in a direction where more has to be done with fewer resources. Personally, I will use my skills in these disciplines to ensure that my future clients select financially and commercially viable companies in their sourcing programs. With these words, I would like to be included as a member in the Intelligence Collaborative. - Ari Hello Claudia,
I'm involved w…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-09-19:2036441:Comment:269202009-09-19T11:38:23.089ZDr. Avner Barneahttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/AvnerBarnea
Hello Claudia,<br />
I'm involved with a group in Israel that has developed a very strong analytical tool relevant also to CI.Please let me know more about their needs and I can put them throught. Avner avnerpro@netvision.net.il
Hello Claudia,<br />
I'm involved with a group in Israel that has developed a very strong analytical tool relevant also to CI.Please let me know more about their needs and I can put them throught. Avner avnerpro@netvision.net.il Great start Valerie and great…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-09-18:2036441:Comment:268942009-09-18T18:26:10.174ZArik Johnsonhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/ArikJohnson
Great start Valerie and great meeting you last night!<br />
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On the slides about other orgs and membership, frankly, I'm of a mind that anyone with an interest can participate, free of financial charge but with an expectation that they contribute to the ongoing dialog - that way, it doesn't matter what SLA, SCIP, PDMA, etc. are doing - they can still do it and their members don't feel like they have to make a zero-sum choice - this isn't an association really then... it's a movement.
Great start Valerie and great meeting you last night!<br />
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On the slides about other orgs and membership, frankly, I'm of a mind that anyone with an interest can participate, free of financial charge but with an expectation that they contribute to the ongoing dialog - that way, it doesn't matter what SLA, SCIP, PDMA, etc. are doing - they can still do it and their members don't feel like they have to make a zero-sum choice - this isn't an association really then... it's a movement.