http://www.cbresourcing.com/blog.aspxLatest blog posts from CB Resourcing.en-gbThu, 15 Oct 2026 12:39:09 GMTwww.firefishsoftware.comThis week's Research Leadership Network session was on the ROI of research tools, and of AI in research. The group was made up of leaders of research functions across law, consulting and technology, and the conversation went well beyond the numbers. ROI is the wrong question for now As the ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/87/why-roi-on-ai-in-research-is-harder-than-it-looks.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/87/why-roi-on-ai-in-research-is-harder-than-it-looks.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2026 17:11:06 GMTWe held our most recent Data Procurement Leaders Roundtable this week. The conversation covered a lot of ground, but it kept circling back to one theme governance, and specifically the gap between what AI and MCP promise and what they actually cost to deliver. Governance is the thread running through ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/86/data-procurement-leaders-mcp-pricing-governance-ai.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/86/data-procurement-leaders-mcp-pricing-governance-ai.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2026 14:25:40 GMTWe held the first meeting of our AI Leaders in Information Research Providers Network today, bringing together AI leaders from major financial terminal providers, global data and ratings agencies, boutique research businesses and premium economics publishers. The topic what clients actually expect from MCP, and how they perceive the value ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/85/ai-leaders-in-information-research-providers.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/85/ai-leaders-in-information-research-providers.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2026 15:38:10 GMTWe had our first AI Governance Leaders Network meeting this morning. Good mix of people law firms, investment banks, a couple of the Big Four, global and regional consultancies. Different sectors, different risk appetites, but more common ground than expected. Enablement vs. governance Almost every conversation circled back to the ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/84/ai-governance-leaders-network-research.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/84/ai-governance-leaders-network-research.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2026 10:58:40 GMTKnowledge Leaders Roundtable Tacit Knowledge Capture Attendees Knowledge management leaders from leading European and American consulting firms, top law firms, and professional services businesses across the UK and Europe Headline Figure New benchmark data from CB Resourcing and KIMRA 47 knowledge services leaders, early 2026 puts a number on the ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/83/knowledge-leaders-roundtable-tacit-knowledge-capture.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/83/knowledge-leaders-roundtable-tacit-knowledge-capture.aspxFri, 11 Sep 2026 12:35:36 GMTHosted by Simon Burton Every year, KIMRA brings together the people shaping the future of knowledge, information management, research and analysis the practitioners running transformation inside their organisations, the suppliers building the tools, and the analysts making sense of it all. KIMRA Conversations takes that same community and keeps the ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/82/kimra-conversations-podcast.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/82/kimra-conversations-podcast.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2026 13:55:32 GMTBy Simon Burton Not long ago, if you asked most people in a professional services firm what a business research team does, you'd get a fairly narrow answer they pull together background on a prospective client before a meeting, they track competitors, they answer the odd ad hoc question from ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/81/business-research-has-stopped-being-a-back-office-function.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/81/business-research-has-stopped-being-a-back-office-function.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2026 13:30:06 GMTBy Simon Burton For information on KIMRA Conference visit the website, we also host the KIMRA Conversations Podcast. If you'd like to discuss a strategic KM hire or our networks, contact us. For a long time, knowledge management sat quietly in the background of professional services firms. It was the ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/80/why-your-next-head-of-knowledge-management-might-be-the-most-important-hire-you-make-this-year.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/80/why-your-next-head-of-knowledge-management-might-be-the-most-important-hire-you-make-this-year.aspxThu, 03 Sep 2026 14:02:54 GMTWe chaired our latest Research Leadership Network roundtable this week, where we were joined by leaders of research teams from global consultancies, law firms, professional services groups, and global software giants. It was very clear to all that research teams are being asked to keep pace with AI change that ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/79/research-leadership-network-post-ai-transformation-benchmarking-of-research-services.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/79/research-leadership-network-post-ai-transformation-benchmarking-of-research-services.aspxWed, 26 Aug 2026 08:53:19 GMTEvery year, KIMRA brings together the people shaping the future of knowledge, information management, research and analysis the practitioners running transformation inside their organisations, the suppliers building the tools, and the analysts making sense of it all. The KIMRA Conversations Podcast takes that same community and keeps the conversation going ...https://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/78/kimra-conversations-podcast-launches.aspxhttps://www.cbresourcing.com/blog/view/78/kimra-conversations-podcast-launches.aspxWed, 05 Aug 2026 09:54:49 GMT