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SUMMARY:How Competitive Intelligence Mitigates Disinformation Campaigns
DESCRIPTION:CI+Strategy Event\nPresenter: Derek Johnson\, CFA\nPresenter: John Thomson \nConference Link: Register\nLocation: San Francisco\nDate: Tuesday\, March 27\, 2018\nTime: 4:20pm – 5:30pm PST \nOverview: \nIn a world that has increasing volatility\, uncertainty\, complexity and ambiguity\, possessing a foresight capability is becoming more of a necessity. \nDisinformation can be defined as false information that is spread for the purposes of misleading\, disrupting\, or undermining the confidence of a targeted individual\, group or organization. Although very prevalent in recent headlines\, disinformation is not just a tool used by state actors and political campaigns – it is also used within the business world for a variety of purposes\, and the rise of social media brings the spread and influence of disinformation to an entirely new level. Learn how and why disinformation campaigns are undertaken\, hear real-life “war stories” and see examples of actual disinformation\, and learn how to recognize\, investigate\, and react to disinformation from a CI perspective.
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/how-competitive-intelligence-mitigates-disinformation-campaigns/
LOCATION:San Francisco\, CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171209
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SUMMARY:CI 100/200 Boot Camp - Southwest
DESCRIPTION:CI 100/200 Boot Camp – Southwest\nPresenter: Derek Johnson\, CFA \nConference Link: SCIP University\nLocation: Tempe\, AZ\nDate: Thursday\, December 7\nTime: 8:30am – 12:30pm \nOverview: \nPricing intelligence is\, arguably\, the most challenging competitive insights to collect in a systematic and repeatable manner. But then again\, nobody got into the intelligence field because it’s easy. \nIn this intensive half-day boot camp\, we will devote our training toward the advanced skills necessary to perform pricing analysis on your competitors. At times these details will reside in the brain trust of your existing employee base or industry sources you can legitimately contact on your own\, and at other times you may need to turn to pricing specialists… inside or outside the organization. \n60-minute Interactive Introduction: \nThe session will start with an assessment of how Pricing Intelligence has evolved over the years\, including a look at three to five industry examples in areas such as Aerospace & Defense\, Consumer Goods\, Insurance\, Retail\, and Technology. The facilitator will lead an examination of commonly-referred to analytical techniques such as “The Pricing Waterfall” and a variety of cost analysis and discounting strategies that will be important in understanding the bottom-line net pricing your competitors may be able to achieve. Including\, how much you should worry when your longtime customer suddenly starts asking for a discount. \nAdditionally\, we will continue with early stage outcomes in terms of how to establish a systematic process of where to look for competitive pricing insights – and the role that today’s accessible social media insights can reveal to you – and how to most efficiently establish a strong culture within your organization that Pricing intelligence is something you must do… and do well. \nTwo (2) 75-minute Facilitated (Small Group) Intensives: \nIntensive #1 – Cost Analysis & Price/Discount Policy-Making: \n\nExamine common analytical techniques that can allow you to better understand a competitor’s cost structure\, which feeds pricing strategy and policy setting.\nUnderstand certain misleading aspects of pricing strategy vis-à-vis how customers may use price against you.\nEquip yourself with the capabilities to create a competitive storyboard as it relates to pricing and pricing strategy with respect to your competition.\n\nIntensive #2 – Elicitation Techniques & Skills Development: \n\nLearn how certain elicitation principles such as “the conversational hourglass” and certain bracketing techniques work much better than others in active collection of pricing insights with sources you can encounter.\nUnderstand how the design of a systematic collection process can allow your Intelligence group to partner with other functional leaders (Human Resources\, Sales & Marketing\, Product Management\, etc.) to develop a sustainable model of sharing pricing insights between groups.\nDevelop a mode-switching capability where you can quickly pivot between elicitation techniques\, that work in isolation or in conjunction with one another\, to achieve your desired collection outcomes.\n\n30-minute Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways: \nDeveloping a guidebook to drive Pricing intelligence\, and specifically what your department or group can be capable of delivering\, with a wide variety of internal stakeholders is your challenge. And when you achieve it\, your value to the organization becomes geometric. \nThe key takeaways of this session will focus your attention on: \n\nUnderstanding the ethics and laws that will govern your work in this area\, and what will create a true north for the legitimacy of your group’s functional capabilities\nDelivering on your group’s brand promise to help the organization achieve next-generation collection\, analysis\, and distribution of competitive pricing parameters.\nInforming business decisions related to how your firm should set pricing policy\, and working toward a position where ROI justification (with such an intensely quantitative topic as pricing) is much easier and more straightforward.
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/ci-100200-boot-camp-southwest/
LOCATION:San Francisco\, CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171108
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SUMMARY:Taxonomy Boot Camp: Washington\, D.C. 2017
DESCRIPTION:Taxonomy Boot Camp 2017\nPresenter: J.P. Ratajczak\, Director\, Intelligence Systems\nPresentation Title: How Three Companies Are Using AI to Power Intelligent Taxonomies \nConference Link: http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2017\nSocial Media: https://twitter.com/taxonomybc \nLocation: Washington\, D.C. \nAutomation techniques and technologies dramatically increase the speed and accuracy of the intelligence cycle. Smart organizations use Artificial Intelligence – or AI – to drive competitive advantage. \nMADISON\, Wisconsin\, Tuesday\, November 7\, 2017 – JP Ratajczak\, Director of Intelligence Systems for the global intelligence consultancy Aurora WDC will present “How Three Companies Are Using AI to Power Intelligent Taxonomies” at the Taxonomy Bootcamp Conference in Washington\, D.C. on Tuesday\, November 7\, 2017 from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. EST. He will co-present with Tom Reamy\, the Chief Knowledge Architect of KAPS Group. \n“The business environment today is primed for AI [Artificial Intelligence] throughout the intelligence cycle\,” said Ratajczak. “However\, many organizations struggle with how to incorporate automation effectively into their taxonomy process.” \nRatajczak’s presentation will highlight three specific case studies to help attendees understand how they can incorporate AI into their intelligence cycles. Case study subjects include: \n–	Preventing Reputational Risk While Automating Organizational Taxonomy\n–	Addressing [unknown] Stakeholder Needs with Automated Taxonomy Gardening\n–	Entity Extraction to Augment Taxonomy \nFor those unable to attend the event in person\, Aurora WDC will schedule private webinars with interested parties on request. \nAbout Taxonomy Boot Camp \nTaxonomy Boot Camp is the only conference dedicated to exploring the successes\, challenges\, methodologies and products for taxonomies. Share your experiences\, knowledge and work with taxonomies\, ontologies\, folksonomies\, tagging mechanisms and other techniques for organizing information at this one-of-a-kind learning and networking event. More information is available at http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2017/Default.aspx \n###
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/taxonomy-boot-camp-washington-d-c-2017/
LOCATION:Washington\, D.C.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171028
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SUMMARY:Professional Pricing Society - Fall Workshops and Conference
DESCRIPTION:Professional Pricing Society\nAttendee: Derek Johnson\, CFA\nAttendee: John Thomson \nConference Link: https://pricingsociety.com/conferences/fall-pricing-conference/\nSocial Media: https://twitter.com/PricingSociety \nLocation: San Diego
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/professional-pricing-society-fall-workshops-and-conference/
LOCATION:San Diego
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171026
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SUMMARY:Society of Insurance Research - 2017 Annual Conference - Moving Past Disruption to Competitive Advantage
DESCRIPTION:Society of Insurance Research 2017 Annual Conference\nAttendee: Greg Ervin\nAttendee: Elizabeth Frickelton \nConference Link: Moving Past Disruption to Competitive Advantage \nLocation: Milwaukee\, WI
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/society-of-insurance-research-2017-annual-conference-moving-past-disruption-to-competitive-advantage/
LOCATION:Milwaukee\, WI
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170920
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SUMMARY:2017 Business Forecasting and Analytics Forum - Chicago
DESCRIPTION:September 18-19\, 2017\nCHICAGO\, IL \n2017 BUSINESS FORECASTING AND ANALYTICS FORUM – CHICAGO
URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/2017-business-forecasting-analytics-forum-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago
CATEGORIES:JPK Meetings
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170915
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SUMMARY:Minneapolis Insight Circle
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URL:https://aurora-gps.com/event/minneapolis-insight-circle/
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