Biographical Information
Mr. Chender has been involved with knowledge and competitive-basedsolutions for over 30 years.He is the founder and CEO of Coemergence Inc.,developers of a breakthrough class of early warning business solutions. He is also the founder and chairman of Metals Economics Group (MEG), aleader in competitor intelligence and strategic information products andservices for the global mining industry since 1981.
Articles by Michael Chender
The Uncaptured Advantage
01 Oct 2005
Have you ever heard this?: “I could have told you that would never fly…” “How come we
didn’t know about that…?” “We’ve looked at that before…?” Have you thought this?:
“How the heck did that happen…?” “If only I knew then what I know now…” “This might
be very useful to us, but who should I tell…?” “I wonder who would know…?” “Where
could I find…?” Operating in a competitive world plagued with information overload and
attention deficit, these are, unfortunately, typical experiences. How many times do individuals
and companies reinvent the wheel because information was not effectively captured and
shared? How many times do we find out after brutal surprises that it was a simple failure to
connect the dots, all of which were there? . . .