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In this episode of IntelliCast, we sit down with Matt Devost, CEO & Co-Founder of OODA LLC.  Matt is a technologist, entrepreneur, and international security expert specializing in counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, risk management and cyber-security issues. Matt co-founded the cyber security consultancy FusionX, and was previously President & CEO of the Terrorism Research Center. 

Our wide ranging conversation with Matt focuses on the risks that quickly accompany emerging technologies, including:  

• The changing face of counterintelligence in the social media age  
• Steps organizations should take to manage cybersecurity risk beyond the office of the CISO
• Balancing advanced threat intelligence technologies with HUMINT 
• The rising tide of “digital self-sovereignty” to give users more control over how their data is used

Whether it’s a product launch or a brand pivot, you’ll need to be prepared with the data you need to know when to sit back and watch things play out, or reactively respond to ensure that you’re keeping up with the demands of the market. This fireside chat with SCIP's Cam Mackey and  NetBase Quid's  Harvey Ranola will help you:

• Identify themes in your industry narrative and their relevance to competitors in your space to anticipate their movements.
• Set benchmarks to monitor changes in how you and your competitors are being discussed in the news and social media.
• Tailor your strategies to specific demographics and geographic areas.

With digitalization accelerating in most industries, data volume is exploding and market dynamics are less predictable. The pressure on organizations has never been greater to get the most out of their investments in data. 

In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we talk with the team from Primer, a firm that's using machine learning and advanced natural language processing to help governments and corporations solve some of their toughest challenges.  Our conversation with John Bohannon (Director of Science), Krissy Holst (Account Executive), and  Barry Dauber (VP Commercial Sales) touches on:

• Use cases for NLP in different parts of the business
• Identifying and overcoming common organizational barriers to using NLP
• Democratizing AI and NLP so that they can be leveraged by the lay person
• NLP use cases for CI and strategy

In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we sit down with Alex Baranpuria, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Ivy Exec, an elite, private online community of 2.5 million+ global business leaders seeking career advancement support. 

With millions of unfilled jobs in the U.S. alone, many strategy & intelligence professionals are thinking seriously about their next professional opportunity. In our conversation with Alex, he shares tips for:

• The crucial first step to take before jumping into any job search
• How to build a resume that will resonate with the hiring organization
• The real purpose of the cover letter
• They key interviewing technique that will help hiring managers remember you long after the interview is over
• How to handle the initial salary discussion

In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we sit down with Keith Pigues, CEO of Luminas Strategy, and four-time Chief Marketing Officer and growth leader from great organizations such as CEMEX, RR Donnelley, ADP, Honeywell and Ply Gem. Our conversation is all about Value Proposition:

• The secret sauce of the Differential Value Proposition (DVP)
• Identifying market & customer insights & prioritizing where to act 
• Applying the DVP framework to your Competitive Intelligence function

To connect with Keith or learn more about Luminas Strategy, visit www.luminasstrategy.com.   For training, best practices, and peer connections on competitive strategy & intelligence, connect with us at www.scip.org. 

In our latest episode of SCIP IntelliCast, guest host and SCIP Board Member Maureen Nail, Director of Competitive Intelligence at Abbott has a conversation with Pete Grimm, CEO of Cipher Consulting about:  

• Framing disruption into elements that MI/CI professionals can build an intelligence plan around
• How to communicate with leadership about disruption 
• Future opportunities for telehealth to disrupt healthcare strategy
• How to prepare for disruption, and some tools to help predict it

To learn more about Pete's work at Cipher, visit their website.   For training, best practices, and peer connections on competitive strategy & intelligence, connect with us at www.scip.org. 

While many corporate functions, from finance to operations to marketing, have embraced advanced analytics, in many respects the strategy function is lagging. In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we sit down with McKinsey's Chris Mulligan, co-author of the new article The Strategy-Analytics Revolution  to talk about: 

• Why Big Data is a boon but also a curse
• The use case for advanced analytics to reduce bias in strategic decisions
• The relevance of frameworks like 5 Forces & Scenario Planning in the context of strategy analytics 
• The role of advanced analytics in predicting the win rate of strategic options

To read Chris' article The Strategy-Analytics Revolution, visit McKinsey's website.    For training, best practices, and peer connections on competitive strategy & intelligence, connect with us at www.scip.org. 

In the world of digital transformation, slow-moving annual strategic planning processes don’t allow organizations to capitalize on fast-emerging opportunities, or respond to unanticipated risks or competitive threats. In this SCIP IntelliCast episode, we speak with former Siemens executive Dr. Helmuth Ludwig (Global CIO, CEO of Siemens Industry & Siemens PLM ) on how organizations can develop and adjust strategy in a digital age through:

• Data backed personal experiences
• Whole market ecosystem views
• Agile and Strategic Planning

 For training, best practices, and peer connections on competitive strategy & intelligence, connect with us at www.scip.org. 

In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we talk with Lohrasp Seify, Data Science leader for Blackline about his experience bringing the disciple of data-driven decision making to organizations. Lohrasp will share lessons learned:

• Centrally collecting data from disparate sources (and not having it collect “virtual dust”).
• Understanding conditions & drivers of events (to determine the likelihood that they’ll happen again)
• Finding insight and meaning in what happened (hindsight) to determine what may happen (foresight)
• What techniques the layperson can borrow from data scientists and use in their day to day decision making

 For training, best practices, and peer connections on competitive strategy & intelligence, connect with us at www.scip.org. 

In this SCIP IntelliCast episode, we sit down with IDEX CEO Andy Silvernail.  Andy and SCIP CEO Cam Mackey talk about the role of competitive intelligence in supporting key strategic decisions, how CEO’s needs for decision support are evolving, and what competitive strategy and intelligence pros can do to help our organizations make decisions to best serve customers, reduce strategic risk, and drive profitable growth.