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Former Moody's SVP charges that its analysis is "rotten to the core."
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dimitrios Philippelis Aug 29, 2011. 21 Replies 3 Likes
The state of strategic intelligence in the organization: A Benchmarking Study
Started this discussion. Last reply by Glen Brynteson Aug 3, 2011. 10 Replies 5 Likes
Will the industry analyst business be dead by 2016?
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- President: Competitive Futures, Inc. Author: "Future Inc.: How Businesses Can Anticipate and Profit from What's Next" I created the discipline of "Future Intelligence," the marriage of tactical CI with long-range future trend analysis. Professional musician, linguist, oenophile, bon vivant.
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- I combine the methodologies of forecasting, trend analysis, and competitive intelligence for leaders of business and government.
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Eric Garland replied to Arvind Rup Singh's discussion Challenges and Hurdles to a career in Competitive Intelligence"Klaus,
I would like to engage you in a bit more dialogue around your assertions here. The initial thread here was "challenges and hurdles" specifically, not a broad assessment of competitive intelligence in general. Thus, Monica isn't…"
Eric Garland replied to Arvind Rup Singh's discussion Challenges and Hurdles to a career in Competitive Intelligence"You know what kind of challenges and hurdles you will face? This video is based on real conversations.
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A collective of professionals and passionate amateurs around the globe who analyze a world in transition and help guide leaders in their most critical decisions.
Sandro Tavares replied to Eric Garland's discussion Will the industry analyst business be dead by 2016?"By 2016 I don't know, but by 2019 I'm sure it will dead:
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Competitive Futures white paper: Social media and customer relationship management
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Competitive Futures is launching a new multi-client research project over the next six months on the future of social media and customer relationship management. This white paper details the insights that lead us to take on this important topic on behalf of our clients.
For a full project prospectus, call us at 877.431.6565 or contact us.…
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Podcast with Paul Higgins: The difference between vision and execution
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:57am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This episode of the CompFutures Podcast features Australian futurist Paul Higgins, founder of Emergent Futures. Paul has a fascinating background, a veterinary surgeon who turned toward foresight after a simple ad for a futures studies grad program. In this episode, he describes when executives should think about the future versus tending to execution, how the future of trust will be key to our… Continue
Egypt and changing units of analysis
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Competitive Intelligence, Government Acquisitions, and a Hallucinogenic Future
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With the bankruptcy of General Motors, our economy has finally hopped over the plane’s wing into the Twilight Zone. Not that this event was surprising to anybody with a cursory interest in money or cars - GM bet its future on the world’s endless thirst for bloated Hummers and Yukons and left quality and disruptive innovation to Asian rivals, all while locked into being America’s largest private provider of healthcare and pensions. You can get six Jack Welches, ten Peter Druckers and those guys… Continue
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"Enjoyed the SCIP conference. Learned a lot in the topic sessions and networked with veterans in the industry."
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Intelligence 2.0
Rethinking the standard / classic model of intelligence to develop innovative new ways of knowing.
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SCIA Swiss Competitive Intelligence Association
SCIA aims to enhance and support education, exchange and problem solving for the Swiss competitive intelligence professionals community.
Matthias Pfister commented on Sean Freston's group Asia-Pacific CI"2-day seminar on Market Intelligence and Research in September in Singapore with professor Ned Smith (University of Michigan). Good chance to get the latest academic insights on Market Intelligence and brush / build up your skills. Limited…"
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ValueNotes Webinar – Best Practices for Successful Competitive Intelligence (CI) Partnerships
As geographical boundaries fade away, businesses find it harder to keep track of all their markets. Forging strong partnerships with market research and competitive intelligence organizations will help bridge that gap. Join Nidhi Purohit as she takes you through best practices in sourcing CI from remote service providers.View details...See More
Varsha Chitale posted a blog postWhy politics deserves greater mindshare of CI in India
Politics affects business in very real ways, and this is becoming increasingly apparent in India. In recent weeks, corporations have been screaming hoarse about the impact of poor governance on business. In India governance is related inextricably to politics...It is the job of competitive intelligence professionals to scrutinize all aspects of the business environment. If politics is a significant part of the environment, then that needs to feature in the analysis too. While CI has many tools…See More
Varsha Chitale left a comment for Matthias Pfister"Hi Matt,
Thanks for reaching out to me. I am happy to connect with you.
Varsha"
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Hi Eric,
I'm still trying to get my firm to commite to ' present CI" maybe they will like the term 'future intelligence' better.
Janet
Will you be bringing any copies of your new book to SLA 2011? I hope so, so I can buy a signed one! Travel safely!
Ellen Naylor
I JUST GOT AT MY DOOR YOUR FIRST BOOK "FUTURE INC.
KEEP ME POSTED ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY YOUR TRIP TO BARCELONA.
WHY DON´T YOU INSTALL SOME SKYPE STATION FOR YOUR COLLABORATION WORKSHOP TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE?
Nicolas
Jim
I still remember having a conversation with you at SCIP 08 in San Diego. I attended your workshop and during a break you told me how you have learnt spanish in DC.
Nick
Thanks for adding me, I have been reading some links posted in CI. I am totally impressed since wide range of people are here and very interesting topics are shared.
Sincerely,
Selin
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