Strategy

A Lesson from Macmillan: Why We Need to Strategize Three Steps Ahead of the Game

Competitive Intelligence | Strategy

Events, dear boy, events!” - Harold Macmillan (UK Prime Minister 1957-1963) Whether Macmillan ever uttered these famous words in response to a question about what makes governments change actions is open to conjecture, but he gets…

August 17, 2017 Read more

Competitive Intelligence is Different on Each Side of the Atlantic. Can Risk Assessment Bridge the Water?

Competitive Intelligence | Strategy

The adoption of competitive intelligence (CI) programs and practices is notably lower in Europe than the United States due to contrasting economic, cultural, political, and legal factors. One way to encourage the implementation of an…

April 26, 2017 Read more

How Do Strategy Workshops Drive Strategic Decisions?

Strategy

Strategy Workshops such as war games and scenario planning sessions are unique tools for companies to gain new perspectives on their competitors and relevant markets. Companies across all industries use Strategy Workshops as a tool to…

January 25, 2017 Read more

Are you collecting Competitor Information or providing Competitive Intelligence? Ten signs to help you decide.

Competitive Intelligence | Strategy

While at the recent Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals event in 2015, I was surprised by a growing gap in the field. All around the exhibit hall, in the presentations and in networking discussions, there were deep…

June 8, 2015 Read more

War Games: Setting the Agenda

Strategy

A War Game can seem like a free-flowing event with little organization, but the appearance of chaos belies the effort that goes into setting an agenda and keeping the event on task and under control. The key to making the event stay…

October 15, 2014 Read more

What Should You Look for in a CI Vendor?

Strategy

As a CI Manager, you likely already have been, or probably will be, tasked with hiring outside vendors to provide some portion of data collection, analysis, and reporting. Using an outside vendor frees you up to be more effective by…

September 18, 2014 Read more

Setting Up a War Game for Success

Strategy

In our last post on War Games, we discussed the four key elements of a successful war game. In this post we’ll discuss the role of setting the conditions that form the basis of a war game. A war game is intended to simulate actual…

September 4, 2014 Read more

Building the Foundation for a Successful War Game

Strategy

From the sounds of it, playing War Games seem inherently violent, or at the very least, all about defeating an enemy. Business War Games can get very energetic, and the goal is to find ways to succeed in competition, but that’s…

February 20, 2014 Read more

Competitive Strategy Report

Competitive Intelligence | News & Publications | Strategy

Effective CI; Making intelligence relevant; How to get the most out of CI - service by service Read Fletcher/CSI's Competitive Strategy Report for January 2014

January 28, 2014 Read more

Thoughts on CI at the Start of 2014

General | Research | Strategy

The end of a calendar year offers most of us a chance to reflect on the past and review what was good, bad, and just average. For the world of CI, 2013 is closing in what seems to me to be an up year. After the tumult of 2012, 2013…

January 6, 2014 Read more

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