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Why Join dcif?
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Our offer: Life-long learning
Our offer: Life-long learning
A forward-looking approach to your core expertise: training, mentoring and the tools you need for the market and competitive intelligence of tomorrow. Together with our partner networks and academic members, we support specialists in achieving excellence.
Our offer: tacit knowledge picking
Our offer: tacit knowledge picking
dcif’s 5-4-3 Projects Solving challenges from a 360° perspective: structuring complex questions and tapping into tacit knowledge in a purposeful way. The method: 5 experts invest 4 hours over 3 months. Added value: collaboratively refining controversial topics and feeding the knowledge straight back into the community via a webinar.
Partner networks & academic members
Partner networks & academic members
Research and practice: Our hand-picked partners and academic members bring top-class experts into the network. We connect professionals directly with their peers and decision-makers to facilitate the best possible networking, valuable contacts and the maximum exchange of knowledge.
Our values: excellence, innovation & sustainability
Our values: excellence, innovation & sustainability
CI Excellence for fact-based decision-making: For 20 years, the dcif has been the leading forum for SMEs, LMEs and corporates in the DACH region. We are committed to the highest ethical standards, innovation and sustainability in order to strengthen our members in the long term.
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News & Events
October 19, 2026
24.11. – 16h30 CET webinar introduction into OSINT
Intro into OSINT - Your competitors may be planning their next move. Are you seeing the signs? Job ads, trade...
October 19, 2026
12. Nov – 16h30 CET Exclusive DCIF Webinar: Designing the Future of Global CI – Strategic Collaboration with the CI Fellows
12.11. - 16h30 CET webinar internal DCIF (for members and aspiring members) with a speech from Amir Fleischman about CI-fellows...
October 19, 2026
CI Fellows’ 3rd Thursday Webinar 22/10 at 5pm CET | ‘AI and Competitive Intelligence | Four Approaches. One Challenge
AI is now a fact of life but there are different ways of using AI for CI. We shall look...