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A group for people based in the UK (& Ireland) with an interest in competitive & marketing intelligence.
Sorry I won't be there in person. BUt I will follow on Twitter.
October 22, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8pm
TOPIC: SOCIAL NETWORKING AND NEXT-GENERATION INTELLIGENCE:
Social networks and the Internet have permanently changed how individuals and organizations communicate. So too will intelligence change - permanently.
From collection to analysis to diss...
Rethinking the standard / classic model of intelligence to develop innovative new ways of knowing.
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.
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- About Me:
- Fred Wergeles is the founder and Principal of Fred Wergeles & Associates LLC, a consulting practice that specializes in Strategic Planning and Competitive Intelligence process improvement. He has over 25 years experience managing intelligence collection and analysis in support of strategic decision making in both the federal government and a Fortune 100 corporation. He has advised companies in a diverse array of industries, including utilities, oil and gas exploration, insurance and financial services, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, consumer products, and high tech start-ups. Fred has developed innovative methods and tools for clients – from Fortune 500 companies to small firms – to quickly and effectively improve their Strategic Planning and Market Assessment capabilities.
Before starting his own practice, Fred was the Manager of Competitive Intelligence in the Corporate Strategic Planning office at Pratt & Whitney (a division of United Technologies). Prior to his work at Pratt & Whitney, Fred was a senior consultant with The Futures Group/Deloitte Consulting.
Before entering the private sector, Fred spent 18 years at the Central Intelligence Agency. He was the senior intelligence analyst in the White House Situation Room and the National Security Council, and also spent time as an analyst in the Pentagon. Fred managed large, multi-agency collection programs and diverse groups of intelligence analysts during his tenure at the CIA.
Fred is the Founder and President of the Connecticut Economic Gardening Group (CT-EGG), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing business information, analysis and marketing services to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Fred is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hartford Barney School of Business, teaching Competitive Intelligence in the MBA program. He is the Connecticut Chapter Chair of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, and recently completed a three-year term on SCIP’s international Board of Directors. Fred was awarded the SCIP Catalyst Award in 2004 for significant contributions to the field of Competitive Intelligence. Fred is the Executive Director of the Simsbury Education Enhancement Foundation. He is a member of the World Affairs Council and is the past-President of the Simsbury Youth Hockey Association.
Fred earned an MA in National Security Studies at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a BS in Physics from the University of Lowell (now UMass-Lowell).
- Website:
- http://www.IntelStrategy.com
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SCIP09 Active Dialog Session: Low-Cost Intelligence Collection
#scip09 Active Dialog results posted - Low-Cost Intelligence Collection websites. Helpful Internet research sources. http://bit.ly/loxKg
Posted on May 5, 2009 at 11:55am —
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 8:37am on August 7, 2008,
Colleen Meeker said… - Fred, now you really have people. Let's deal!
- At 3:32pm on March 20, 2008,
Arik Johnson said… - Hi Fred - welcome aboard!
- At 3:02pm on March 20, 2008,
Kieran Michael Brown said… - Good to see you here :)
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What is the collapse of NPT?
Otherwise, and interesting list of global risks to be mitigated by large institutions. I imagine some organizational cultures will be better than others at recognizing this.
Hi Jeremy,
Last week at SCIP Amsterdam, the CI Manager of CISCO said that they were also not that much looking at the competition, but rather focusing on understanding customers. This seems to be the behaviour of market leaders who prefer creating...
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 base won't change at the site:
http://www.markintell...
Cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/
Mergers & Acquisitions presents CORPORATE RISKS which has to be mitigated.
Success of merger / acquisition depends how we have actually prepared at:
1. Pre Merger stage
2. Post Merger stage
Pre Merger...
Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/
Internal Environment Analysis
Do we / competitors have a powerful strategy
What core competence do we / competitors have
How is our product strongly differentiated from that of our rivals
Are our compet...
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Macro Risks of Globalisation [ Domino Effect ]
1. Retrenchment from globalisation
2. Oil & Gas spike
3. Infectious diseases in the Developing world
3. Trans-national crime and corruption
4. Chronic ...
Hello, Mark, your reasoning would be described in Polish by two words: "zaklinanie rzeczywistości". Is the wording "conjuration of reality" really ( http://www.culturalanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/zasoby.pdf ) the English equivalent of...
The Shariah Competitive Intelligence Best Practice(SCI) though prohibits destructive and unethical Competitive Intelligence activities encompassing all aspects of Corporate Espionage.
One major principle espoused under the SCI is the universal pr...
I've started a mind map for this. Hope this helps. Mind Map
Reminds me of a funny story.
Some years ago I was interviewed for a business magazine's cover story about CI. My picture was to appear on the magazine cover. After the photo shoot, I idly asked the magazine folk what title they would give the sto...
I have found that there are two general attitudes behind all the reasons why a company would not look at its competitors -- arrogance and ignorance. Arrogance: we're the market leader, and as long as we keep serving our customers well, there's no ...
Courtsey : Hudson Hawk -
www.corporaterisks.info
insight@corporaterisks.info
Eurofighter Typhoon
Sources opine that EADS has invited India to be part of the 4 country consortium provided the Typhoon is chosen by Indian Air Force
Lockheed Ma...
I'm going to play devils advocate here.
It's possible that this company has its feet firmly on the ground - and is actually thinking more than many of us do.
As CI professionals we focus on competitors - perhaps to too great an extent if we igno...
This is an excellent book by a friend of mine. He is an excellent presenter www.dan-terry.co.uk
I have learned so much from him in terms of engaging with the audience.
Just a point of interest, Military Intelligence uses "strategy maps" and network diagrams to determine strengths, formations and who communicates with who (called Network diagrams).
These strategy maps really do help you see the big picture and p...
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