August 21, 2002
FYI: new and noteworthy.
by Bonnie Hohhof
FYI: new and noteworthy.
Summertime reflection on the competitive context of your business.
Upcoming SCIP Chapter meetings.
North American universities offering CI courses.
Nominations for the AIIP technology award.
Factiva CI Center Bulletin August 2002
Dialog Newsroom now a stand-alone service.
EIU launches a web industry forecasting service.
Guidestar.org database of non-profit institutions.
Summertime reflection on the competitive context of your business.
On the business side, summer is also a good time for fresh reflection and analysis. As business slows and others are on vacation, it's an ideal time to step back and look at the competitive context of your business. How has the competitive climate changed in the past few months? What new competitors have emerged? What changes need to occur in your technology environment to deal with new competitive threats and challenges? Have any disruptive technologies been introduced that change the way you look at your business?
One common problem I have observed -- particularly in older, traditionally well-run companies -- is that experienced executives stay so focused on serving their existing customers and watching their traditional competitors that they ignore emerging competitors that are leveraging new technologies to gain market share in unique ways. This phenomenon is well-documented in Clayton Christensen's book The Innovator's Dilemma, which gave us the term "disruptive technology." This book has been around a few years, but I still consider it a must-read for anyone involved in business strategy. In my work at InfoWorld, Christensen's book reminds me that we need to keep an eye on dozens of nontraditional online information services in addition to our traditional print publishing competitors.
Excerpt from “CTO Connection: Summertime Reflection,” Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld, August 8, 2002.
Upcoming SCIP Chapter meetings.
Date: September 5,2002
Meeting : "The Cost of Confidence" and "Early Warning – Spotting Emerging Trends Early for Competitive Advantage"
Chapter: USA - Chicago, Illinois
Speakers: Rick Hauser and Brad Hoyt.
Date: September 5, 2002
Meeting : Investigative Technique: An Investigative Reporter Looks at Competitive Research - This meeting is sponsored by Factiva
Chapter: USA - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Speaker: Valeri Williams, WFAA Channel 8.
Date: September 10, 2002
Meeting : Actionable CI at Visa: A Real-life Case Study
Chapter: USA - Silicon Valley, California
Speaker: Julie Boland, Visa
Date: September 12,2002
Meeting : Scenario Planning and Early Warning for CI
Chapter: USA - Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker: Jonathan Peck, Institute for Alternative Futures
Date: September 12,2002
Meeting : Searching for Competitive Insights: Using Good Search Strategies for Competitive Advantage.
Chapter: USA - St. Louis, Missouri
Speakers: Marcia Stoklosa, Solutia; Erin O’Hare-Kelleyand Denise Ryan, Nerac
Date: September13,2002
Meeting : X-Ray Your Competition: Profiling, Media Analysis and CI
Chapter: USA - Denver Rocky Mountain, Colorado
Speakers: Paul Dishman, Brigham Young University: Robert Aaron.
North American universities offering CI courses.
The SCIP website now has an updated list of 21 North American colleges and universities who offer courses and programs in CI. Each institutional entry includes course descriptions, admission and credit information, and primary contact information
Nominations for the Annual AIIP Technology Award
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) is pleased to announce the fourth Annual AIIP Technology Award, created to recognize innovative products that enhance the working environment of the independent information professional. AIIP invites any company or individual producing information products (databases, web organizers, Internet sites) to enter the competition. Successful entries will be new products or technologies (launched since January 2001) that help information professionals with their day-to-day operations in locating, analyzing and organizing information. The product must be related to the information field. The deadline for nominations is October 4, 2002.
A panel consisting of five AIIP members will judge each entry on the basis of usability, speed and content, if relevant. Panel members will directly evaluate the product if possible, and will otherwise interview users. The AIIP Technology Award will be presented to the winner at the Internet Librarian Conference in November, 2002. Please direct questions regarding the award, or send nominations and requests for entry forms to Federico Turnbull, AIIP Awards Committee Chair, at aeid@solar.sar.net, or fax 011-5255-5615-9485.
AIIP was founded in 1987. Our membership today exceeds 750 individuals in 20 countries and consists of owners of information-related businesses. AIIP members offer expert online, Internet and manual research; provide document delivery, database design, library support and consulting services; and are writers and editors. Members provide services to a wide variety of clients, ranging from small companies to the Fortune 500.
The Factiva CI Center Bulletin: August 2002
Read the CI Center's Expert Advice for answers to the question of how you can keep track of the alliances that will impact your current portfolio of product franchises. This issue also contains:
- An interview with two research professionals who have made CI their specialty.
- A look at capturing and conveying intelligence to your sales and marketing divisions.
- Details from a Spring 2002 Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence survey on increased industry risk.
Dialog newsroom now a stand-alone service.
Dialog, a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services and integrated information solutions, announced today it has made its recently launched Dialog NewsRoom database available as a stand-alone, Web-based service accessible at www.dialognewsroom.com. This stand-alone product also offers about 1,500 sources with a five-year archive. Dialog NewsRoom, launched in March 2002, is a unified database of news sources that may be searched simultaneously using a single search command. Content sources include broadcast transcripts, newspapers (including hundreds of newspapers from around the world), periodicals, newswires, trade and scholarly journals, and other content sources.
EIU launches a web industry forecasting service.
Executive Briefing is a new Economist Intelligence Unit Internet service that provides 5 year country-by-country forecasts for 8 industries. The service includes coverage of corporate trends and management practices, and regular alerts on business conditions on 60 major markets. Free trials of Executive Briefing are available online for qualified executives and journalists at http://eb.eiu.com.
Guidstar.org database of non-profit institutions.
Philanthropic Research Inc. maintains a database of over 850,000 IRS-recognized non-profit institutions. You can search for an organization by keyword, name, activity, city, state, employee identification number or NTEE code. Free information includes summary, mission and programs, goals and results, financials, leaders, newsletters, press releases, form 990, and a full report. Additional information in Charity Check and GuideStar Analysts Reports available for a fee. www.guidestar.org
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