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Can you solve moral dilemmas encountered by you during the pursuit of Competitive Intelligence profession as exemplarily as Mr. Harrison solving that moral dilemma encountered by him during the pursuit of solicitor's profession ( http://fedcba.ning.…
Hello, Graeme, are you sure that Competitive Intelligence professionals have never put themselves in such a moral dilemma as Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings cheating Jacob Radnor ( http://fedcba.ning.com/xn/detail/2516803:Comment:4821 )?
Best w…
The only comment I would say is the general public at large will never have heard of Competitive Intelligence.
Those questions asked in Peril At End House ( http://fedcba.ning.com/xn/detail/2516803:Comment:4761 ) seem to be even more straight directed to Competitive Intelligence professionals, don't they? ;-)
I am not challenging "Holier Than Thou" syndrome here.
The issue is that "Intelligence" we generate has to be Competitive.
The yardstick should be that each one of us must be aware of the "Consequence of our Actions".
The tools we use in Collecti…
Do you (as a particular group among the other professionals) feel better not being alone with your moral dilemmas ( http://fedcba.ning.com/xn/detail/2516803:Comment:4722 )? ;-)
My friend M. Alain Juilet, Senior Director in charge of Competitive Intelligence, French Govt very rightly said:
"Competitive Intelligence is Control and Protection of Strategic Information"......It is to the competitiveness of the economy and secu…
Khalid bhai,
Micro Picture - Competitive Intelligence is a tool for Corporate Warfare
Macro Picture - Competitive Intelligence is a tool for Economic Supremacy of the Nations.
Now we all know about PPP ( Private Public Partnership )
Cold War is…
Even though today's companies are requiring increasing degree of the accuracy and sensitivity of information, the field of CI as a whole shouldn't become viewed as "outsourced spies."
Just as many CI practitioners are asked for "more", today we do…
To add to this stream of ethical discussion. I have been a CI consultant since 1993, and I really see little change in customer's demands for collection ever since I started my business. What's changed is how much more I can get on-line, and social…
Yup, as you requested (with a little bit of accomodation to German orthography)... :-)
http://www.konkurrenzanalyse.biz/blog/2009/03/18/12-missverstandnisse-zwischen-anbietern-und-kunden-von-konkurrenzanalysen/
As terms of the Creative Commons license of my blog any translation of my material into German must incorporate the word "schaudenfreude" because it is my favorite word in any language. ;-)
August - just excellent. That's what I meant with being "higher positioned in the food chain towards decision making". I truly believe that ethics and effectivity promote each other in a much more profound and sustainable way than an "information-dr…
In a recent blog entry I touched on some of my thoughts that often drive some of these requests for certain kinds of information, including sources the acquisition of which are likely to come at the expense of established ethics and even laws relate…
Hi Nimalan,
I see the point. Maybe we all have to emphasize more that the "value" of an information always consists of two parts: the competitive advantage for the client AND his or her ability to use this information (without risking public image…
Hi Andreas,
I do agree with you that we should abide by the SCIP code of ethics and I do stick to that. But then what I see happening now (and the point that Khalid raises) is that most of the clients are beginning to expect more "value" (for want…
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Hi, Richard. Thanks for mentioning Seena's book. I just ordered it from amazon and will see what it's like. I second Eric's recommendations on August Jackson's Competitive Intelligence Podcast. I'm almost finished listening to them all (only have th…
Arik, thanks for the response. I think you're right that everything being equal, we all tend to take our assumptions for granted and under-invest in planning for different possible scenarios. What do you do if the client doesn't appear open to havin…
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I am hoping they survey attendees and we can give them actionable feedback. Agree with you on the newbies and I noted there really wasn't any reference to SCIP's courses they offer (maybe the F&S influence?). I've been in CI a long time and would lo…
Yes, there were many complaints from the attendees that they weren't learning anything. I think they were there to "learn" how to improve their CI skills, If there was more information on how to take CI and grow at a company it would have been value…
It was great to be in the presence of so many fellow CI practitioners and it seemed like there was a lot of positive energy. I think F&S did a great job of revitalizing the event and definitely kudos to August Jackson and the SCIP people who volunte…
It is important to be updated on the latest gadets, which is much what this chat is about, but i agree, the main problem is rather - to keep with the language of Arthur - to know how to use the tools to build a good house. you can have the tools and…
Yes, the good old sales-rep intel problem. We looked at that with Sony Ericsson ten years ago (research project) when Intranet was still something new. sales people were not paid to enter intel, but to make sales. but they often knew more about cust…
our latest book "Market Intelligence" will appear in Chinese this month. Publisher is CEIBS Press.
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No doubt Klaus that you are right. This need exists and the question how to set it up. I assume you remember the former Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Managemnt, by SCIP. I'm teaching CI in an MBA program in Israel, and I come across with t…
I agree with you Klaus and the task is huge. If there is a distribution of responsibilities, it can be done. There is a great need to share more about successes and challenges. We can learn a lot from each others particularly between continents sinc…
For those anywhere around the globe who teach or do research in the field of competitive intelligence.
After the JCIM was put on ice there has been no major academic CI journal and the field has suffered much because of this.
During the past two years I have participated in a number of different conferences related to Business Intelligence and Compe…
Great post - glad you shared it Greg - thanks! Briefly, my view on the benefits of simulation and wargaming for decision-making are that these methods can more effectively disabuse us of our false assumptions than others because the human mind finds…
I did the online Applied Intelligence graduate certificate program at Mercyhurst College and found it useful for refining techniques of analysis and presentation, as well as cementing research and documentation requirements.
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