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Arik Johnson, Founder & CEO, Aurora WDC

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Arik Johnson is chief executive of the intelligence think tank and research bureau Aurora WDC, which he founded in 1995. As managing director and chief architect of Aurora’s consulting business, Arik works with organizations of all kinds to develop their intelligence apparatus to monitor, detect and interpret change in their business environment.

Arik is a frequent and popular speaker worldwide on topics that intersect his interest in subjects such as understanding emergent phenomena, anticipatory cognition and decision making in business, science, government and culture. He writes about his ideas at his company’s website, www.AuroraWDC.com.

Arik joined the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals in 1998 and has since chaired SCIP’s annual international conference in 2006, served on SCIP’s board of directors from 2004 through 2006, and won SCIP’s Catalyst award in 2005. He currently chairs the development committee for SCIP’s non-profit Competitive Intelligence Foundation, which publishes books on CI subjects, the Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management and is coordinating the CI Body of Knowledge project which is expected to lead to a certification credential administered and accredited by SCIP.

Arik earned degrees in History, Political Science and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin Madison and today lives in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin with his family: wife Kristina and kids Liam, Grace and Zoe. He is active in his Lutheran church and national synod and enjoys volunteering with youth entrepreneurship programs such as Junior Achievement and the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Entrepreneur Program.
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    Trip Report: SCIP 2008 - Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals Annual Conference in San Diego - 14-17 April 2008

    Derek Johnson & Greg Ervin Setting up the Aurora WDC BoothThe SCIP annual conference in San Diego this month was my last field excursion for the spring (our baby is due to arrive May 9th) and, I confess, I was becoming more and more nervous that the downside risk of a poor turnout could make for a diminished return, not only, for…

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    Posted on April 30th, 2008 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments (Add)

    Using Game Theory to Predict Competitive Behavior - a Free Live Webinar with Dr. Niall Fraser - Wednesday 9 April 2008

    "Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it." ~ Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM Coming up next week, Wednesday 9 April 2008, beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific time, Aurora WDC's COO and Director of Research, Derek Johnson, will be host of Aurora's next live,… Continue

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    At 12:09pm on August 18th, 2008, Julia Zukowski said…
    Arik, thanks I just learned of the site and look forward to participating in the dialog.
    At 11:54am on August 18th, 2008, Amelia Kassel said…
    Thank you for welcoming me and your kind comment. I'm an admirer of yours and look forward to participating.
    At 9:17am on August 13th, 2008, Laurent Magloire said…
    Thanks Arik for welcoming me here...
    At 7:19pm on August 12th, 2008, Lisa Regal said…
    Thanks Arik for the invite to join this Ning ci site. Keep up the good work and congratulations to you and Tina.
    At 7:05pm on August 5th, 2008, Ken Sawka said…
    Arik - Good to see you here as well. This is quite the discussion. Glad I hopped on.
    At 7:35pm on July 23rd, 2008, Babette Bensoussan said…
    Thanks Arik. Hope you are well too. Missed you last night/your morning on the conference call. I could only stay for one hour. Glad to be connected now. Babette
    At 10:27am on July 1st, 2008, Scott Brown said…
    Thanks Arik - yes, I do remember meeting you in Denver! Seattle was great - hope to see you in DC next year. Thanks for pulling the Ning community together!
    At 12:09pm on June 30th, 2008, Colleen Meeker said…
    Hi Arik, thanks for the welcome. I am a babe in the social networking woods (in more ways than one!). See you around one SCIP event or another :)
    At 12:31pm on June 20th, 2008, Tom Davis said…
    Glad to be here. you've added a lot of great content. Really enjoyed your SCIP08 meeting report-good insights. Tom
    At 9:17am on May 6th, 2008, jon lowder said…
    Thanks Arik. I hope we do have a chance to collaborate at some point. Good seeing you in San Diego and hopefully we'll connect at another event soon.

    Jon
     
     

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