SCIP: Our Growth is Enhanced by
Your Participation
Competitive intelligence is entering a new cycle of growth for both the profession and our organization. As we grow we are changing to expand the reach and the relevance of our organization as well as adjusting to the current norms for interacting with you, our members.
In the last several weeks, we reached out to you via e-mail, the SCIP blog, and our LinkedIn group to start a discussion on a potential name change. Within five minutes of sending the email, you expanded the discussion to Twitter, and within the first few hours I received
more than 100 responses. You gave a resounding “yes” response to the proposed change.
As your society moves forward and implements a strategic plan in the “new economy,” you will see several short and simple discussions, queries and surveys directed to you for commentary. The feedback that flows from our conversations has and will continue to shape SCIP. Thank you for your participation and your passion.
Sincerely,
Ken Garrison
CEO, SCIP
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POINT OF VIEW
Communicating Words
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By Bonnie Hohhof
Director of Competitive Research
SCIP
Communication is an amazingly complex
activity. Doing it effectively is often one
of the more difficult aspects of
competitive intelligence. >>more
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GUEST FEATURE
Drive-By Reviews of Analytic Methods
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Kristan Wheaton
Assistant Professor
Intelligence Studies Department
Mercyhurst College
Read about a series of student projects
that hyperfocus on the application of a
particular analytic technique to a discrete
topic (such as the future of oil and gas
exploration in the Caspian Sea). >>more
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BLAST FROM THE PAST
Mock Competitions in Action:
Changing Your Solution by Studying
What the Competition Might Do
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An
article by Jim Mathews
Director
Competitive Intelligence & PTW
TASC
A “mock competition” can help you and
your team to win
a particular opportunity
to vet your approach and solution for
retaining old business, or to gain new
business and work space. >>
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FROM THE DESK OF…
A SCIP Update from Our CEO
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By Ken Garrison
Chief Executive Officer
SCIP
Your society’s board is committed to
taking bold and decisive steps to grow
your professional organization. Here’s
a brief update on several important
decisions made by the SCIP Board of
Directors. >>
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ON THE WEB
Share What You Read
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By Bonnie Hohhof
Director of Competitive Intelligence
Research and Information
SCIP
SCIP is expanding the breadth and depth
of its Amazon bookstore title catalog to
represent all aspects of competitive
intelligence-related topics. >>more
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COMPETITIVE INSIGHT
GTM™ European Union 2010
R&D/Innovation and Product Development Priorities Survey: Innovation on the Rise
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By Donald Savant
Case Study Research Analyst, GTM
Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan's Growth Team
Membership™ (GTM) recently completed
its 2010 survey of R&D/Innovation and
Product Development executives in
Europe. Here is a summary of the
fascinating findings. >>more
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MeetTheBoss TV
Beating the Competition
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Courtesy of Frost & Sullivan’s
Strategic Partner
What processes do some of the
world’s leading companies use to
effectively allocate limited resources?
How do they minimize the risks involved
in staying competitive? >>more
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SURVEY
APQC/SCIP 2010 Collaborative Research
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This short online poll should only take
a few minutes to complete and focuses
on two major areas: (1) identifying the
major changes in competitive intelligence
you will likely face in 2010; and (2) what
topics would be the most valuable to
you in a benchmarked study of specific
best practices. To start the
survey
click here.
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