Many organizations are using, or looking for ways to use, AI in their operations. The assumption is that AI provides quality intellectual services that would take humans considerably more time and money to produce. Some…
Big news in the economic espionage world! The Taiwanese government has detained several current-and-former employees of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) for both theft of trade secrets and…
It’s Back to School time, and thus no better moment to go back through some old classic models of competitive behavior. One of the most important strategists of the 20th Century was Michael Porter, a professor at…
Let’s get familiar with the text of the statute under which the Federal Government might prosecute economic espionage. Details count, so let’s have a look! 18 U.S. Code § 1831 – Economic Espionage Economic espionage is…
This is our chart that shows the different levels of sophistication that different organizations can have in terms of integration of intelligence into their managerial culture. Where do you think yours exists? Is it…
Live in Toronto, Ontario at the Casualty Actuarial Society, this keynote by Competitive Futures’ Managing Partner Eric Garland explores how computational power, ubiquitous sensors, and artificial intelligence will…
Strategic Foresight: Integrating Intelligence and Innovation In a world marked by rapid technological progress and evolving geopolitical landscapes, organizations must adopt integrative strategies to remain competitive.…
Herd instinct is a legacy from our biological membership in the family of primates. We work better together in groups, and those groups need to show various kinds of cohesion in order to function. We learn early that we…
People love to think about future trends. Hearing about new technologies and emerging social behavior is always engaging when it comes to TV programs and once-a-year magazine pieces. Yet in our two decades of consulting…
Political trends, unless you do business in an unstable environment such as Central Asia or South America, are frequently considered outside the purview of most business strategists. Moreover, when those strategists…