Skeptical Knowledge-Seeking: Business Research in the Age of Truthiness

[Anna F. Shallenberger]

Join us for a Webinar on January 29 - Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/140226518

Is the trustworthiness of business news changing? Given the decline in resources devoted to investigative reporting in the mainstream media, is business reporting also deteriorating? Are corporate spin, ³truthiness² and flat-out errors of fact more common? How does this challenge and potentially reward researchers and competitive intelligence specialists?


Cynthia Lesky updates her well-received SLA conference presentation for the CI Division on January 29.


About Cynthia Lesky

Cynthia Lesky is President of Threshold Information, a business and technology research firm now in its twentieth year. Threshold¹s information specialists answer business, science and technology questions and produce current awareness products for corporate clients in consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, electronics, and other industries. Cynthia¹s has held several offices and committee memberships in the SLA Illinois Chapter and the Business & Finance and FAN divisions. She is also a member of AIIP, SCIP, and the Institute of Food Technologists, as well as being immediate past president of KM Chicago.

Title: Skeptical Knowledge-Seeking: Business Research in the Age of Truthiness

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

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2012 SLA CID topics included:

• 60 Apps 60 Minutes / 60 Sites 60 Minutes
• Benchmarking: Broadly Applicable CI Tool (And A State Of Mind)
• Creative Collection To Support The Seven Essential CI Task
• Cross-Cultural CI: Issues Information Management
• Demystifying CI: Leveraging Existing Strengths to Build a CI Offering
• Developing Collaborative Insights As An Information Professional
• Evolving Role Of CI In Legal Marketplace
• Favorite CI  Analytic Tools That Deliver Value
• Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence / Google+ = ?
• Keys CI Success
• Next Generation Intelligence Analysis: Elevating Your Analytical Ca...
• Pecha Kucha:  Learning The PK Presentation Method To Maximize Power...
• Skeptical Knowledge-Seeking: Business Research In The Age Of ‘Truth...
• Tips & Techniques for SharePoint Users
• Use Of Social Media By Non-Profits
• Using Scenario Analysis To Predict Future Of Semantic Web
• Using Technology in CI

2011: Researching Privately Held Companies: Information Sources & Tec... / Integrating With Sales & Marketing To Capture & Deliver Int... / Best Practices For CI Collaboration & Creating Value / Mining The Deep & Hidden Web / Dispelling Myths About CI / Extreme Makeover: CI Edition

2010: InfoCitizen: Creating & Finding Value In Online Communities / Intelligence Early Warning Systems: Beyond Monitoring / Competitive Intelligence Transitions For LIS Professionals / Planning Competitive Intelligence Effort / Delving Beyond The Published Record: Market Research &  KM

2009: Incorporating CI into Your Services: Real Life Examples from Legal ... / Expert Databases: Leveraging for Success / Skills For Effective CI Professional / CI & Government Librarian / Libraries & Competition: Intelligence Management & Strategy / Lies, Damned Lies, Annual Reports: Reading & Interpreting Co Fi...

2008: Making of a CI Professional / Champagne Taste on Beer Budget: Effective CI Little Guy /What’s All the Buzz About Social Networking Applications? 

[Anna F. Shallenberger]

How ironic is this timing....   From last night....    Episode #18043 John Oliver discovers that pretend news is the media world's sole remaining home for intrepid investigative journalists. (06:02) http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-14-2013/investigating...

Thanks & Best Regards,
Anna F. Shallenberger
SLA Competitive Intelligence Division, Education Chair
http://twitter.com/ClosetLibrarian
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[Anna F. Shallenberger]

 

Please enjoy the Skeptical Knowledge Seeking webinar recording on YouTube: http://youtu.be/qEFL_S_Lmlg

 

A PDF version of the slides is available: http://www.threshinfo.com/insights/2013/1/29/business-research-webi...

 

For those of you with speaker questions or comments please email:  [e-mail]

 

 

You might also be interested in these upcoming SLA CID webinars :

 

February 27 - Improve Your Collection Skills Through Interviewing & Elicitation https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/310641414

 

March 13 - CI for Law Firms: A Roadmap for Success https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/271892630

 

 

Sponsor Aurora WDC also hosts #IntelCollab webinars every other Wednesday at 12:00 Noon eastern time. 

 

3/6 How Technology Intelligence Can Forecast Disruptive Innovations & Fuel Competitive Strategy  http://go.aurorawdc.com/intel_collab_20130306

 

3/20 How to Monitor Social Media for Indicators of Industry and Market Change

http://go.aurorawdc.com/intel_collab_20130306

 

[Anna F. Shallenberger]

I also added a discussion thread on LinkedIn for any interested parties....  See http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=1236707&type=me...