Beginning in Minneapolis on Thursday 8 November 2007, Aurora WDC will begin sponsoring a traveling series of one-day symposia called, "Intelligence 2.0 - Rethinking Intelligence in Business".

Envisioned as much a "conversation" as a collection of thought leadership presentations, like any good conversation, each will come and go with a unique dialog on the issues surrounding the practice of intelligence in the modern business enterprise.

So, if you can't make it to Minneapolis, we're planning four (4) more in 2008 for you to choose from and have high hopes for a vibrant online discussion to compliment and guide the live events.

There will be more news to come in the days and weeks ahead, but for now, please read on below for a better idea of what we've got in mind.

Understanding change in business has always been more art than science.

But today decision makers from top management on down are finding that they must think ahead to anticipate change while there's still time to take advantage of opportunities and navigate risks that have an impact on their company's ability to compete, grow and even survive in terms of relevance to the markets they serve.(read more)

From our presentation online April 11th, on Craig and Babette's new book, "Business and Competitive Analysis" - thanks to everybody who took part and to Craig and Babette for being our inaugural guests! We also have the video archive online as well.

Please discuss if you like in the comments section of this post - just create a (free) account and enjoy. Once you're registered you can also download the PDF version of the slides as well.

- Arik

Aurora is kicking off a new media initiative on Wednesday 11 April with our upcoming series of Free Web Seminars on topics of interest to intelligence practitioners and, to commemorate the inaugural edition of this new medium, I've recruited my good friends, Babette Bensoussan and Craig Fleisher, to come online with me to talk to all of you in a live one-hour interview to discuss their new book, "Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods". But first, buy the book!

Officially published just a couple of short weeks ago, their new volume is one of the most anticipated works in the field and picks up where they left off with their 2003 collaboration on "Strategic and Competitive Analysis: Methods and Techniques for Analyzing Business Competition", which went on to become a classic analyst's handbook for understanding and interpreting competitive forces.

But more importantly, it's helped teach new practitioners how to recognize when to use which techniques as more appropriate for different analytical situations.(read more)