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You are correct that many academics are concerned about the reliability of Wikipedia. I will also say that many of those fears are unfounded. Some, in fact, are simply based (in my opinion) on prejudice against anything "wiki". In this sense, a stan…
We use a lot of wikis at Mercyhurst so, for what it is worth, here are a few thoughts:
Hosting options: We like wikispaces.com. The software is dead easy to use which helps overcome the "adoption problem" so common to most wiki projects. It has thr…
First, I agree with most of the comments to this post that Intelligence is about reducing uncertainty, not eliminating it. Communicating that effectively to the decisionmakers that intelligence supports is extremely important. Both our research and…
The Dungarvan Conference 2010 - Analytic Best Practices at Dungarvan, Ireland
July 11, 2010 to July 13, 2010
Experts from various fields will discuss best practices involved in analyzing or evaluating data, drawing analytical conclusions and constructing future-oriented forecasts or estimates. Fields to be discussed will include some or all of the followin…
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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- Professor Of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst College
- My Interest in Competitive Intelligence is:
- academic/professional
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 7:07am on June 2, 2009,
Kristan J. Wheaton said…
- Mark, thanks for the welcome and the kind words about Evaluating Intel. I will be doing a SCIP webinar on the same topic on 10 June if you are interested.
Kris
- At 10:04pm on June 1, 2009,
Mark Johnson said…
- Welcome, Kristan. I've been a fan of your blog - especially the Evaluating Intelligence series. Good to see you joining Ning.
Mark
- At 8:47am on June 1, 2009,
Kristan J. Wheaton said…
- Thanks to you both for the welcome messages!
Kris
- At 3:30pm on May 31, 2009,
Nimalan said…
- Hello Prof. Wheaton. Good to see you here :)
- At 3:08am on May 31, 2009,
Tadeusz Lemańczyk said…
- Hello, Kristan ( http://sourcesandmethods.blogspot.com/2009/05/sam-soundtrack-baby-please-dont-go.html ), I am a sucker for good Mississippi Delta Blues too ( http://forums.ec.europa.eu/debateeurope/viewtopic.php?p=14796&highlight=#14796 ). :-)
Best wishes,
Tad
http://www.lemant.user.icpnet.pl/tad/
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Thanks Arik, very much appreciated indeed. I'll take a listen
Digimind has several job openings in the CI field and on the vendor side (sales, marketing).
More information may be found at http://www.digimind.com/cat/news/jobs
For more details contact me.
Inteligencia competitiva para los hablamos español o portugués.
Inteligência competitiva para os que falamos português ou espanhol
Walter,
I can answer this one. Ok, first "big data" players usually means HP, Oracle, SAP, IBM. These firms are extraordinarily good at handling structured data (ie numbers) in relational databases, but they don't deal well with unstructured data,…
Oh, they are doing CI, lots of it, but they call it other things, like Data mining e.g. They solve many of the same problems but from an engineering perspective
Klaus
I've been turning this one over and can't find a satisfactory explanation.
Why don't we see more 'big data' players doing CI consulting. It seems to me that companies like Google, with absurdly comprehensive environmental data, doing more to move…
Hey Eric,
Very nice, I really like your critical dissection of the author's convoluted and ultimately flawed, thought process which you laid out very articulately. Precisely right, what exactly is the difference here? The issue of direct vs indirec…
Strategic Gaming and the Influence of Cultures at The George Inn Pub
September 16, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
A Case Study focused on “Smart Grid” Development in China
‘The Battle for China’s Smart Grid’ was a public strategy game run on both sides of the Atlantic by Fuld & Company. It was fascinating to observe European and US perspectives on the Chinese…
ICI-1 - Competitive Intelligence Basics Workshop at Best Western Brandywine Valley Inn
September 9, 2010 at 9am to September 10, 2010 at 6pm
Achieving competitive advantage through systematic competitor and market analysis
In times of increasing competition and complex, fast-moving competitive environments, it is important to be one step ahead of the competition. Businesses have to anti…
Bill, I'm having trouble imagining you being pilloried for posting jobs during a global recession. I hope we have lots of trouble of this sort coming!
So, to take this author's point:
Gathering, analyzing and disseminating information sponsored by a major media source financed directly by a combination of pharma, oil, and automotive companies: ethically honorable.
Gathering, analyzing and dissem…
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