Tools For Thought - Intelegia

I do not mean to be some kind of a competitive intelligence snob, but I’m becoming a bit tired of the frequent articles on competitive intelligence that are indexed by some news search tools. My problem with these articles… THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.

Yes, the practice is relatively young as compared to other business functions however; is it necessary to drag out the same definition everytime to explain it. With sources such as Wikipedia and Answers.com, I believe that there is not a need to have hundreds of articles that elaborates on the term of “competitive intelligence”. How about using a few examples to demonstrate the processes needed for efficient competitive intelligence gathering, analysing and sharing? How about presenting a few issues to have readers think about regarding competitive intelligence?