Two solitudes who could get a lot closer

In December 2005, I had the pleasure of delivering a very well received presentation [what happens to market research data once it enters an enterprise] to the inaugural MRIA Business Intelligence Conference (www.mria-arim.com).  Just now, I moderated a panel at the 2006 edition and came away convinced more than ever that the market research / business intelligence community and the special libraries community have so much more in common than they might think.  The speakers reminded me of several "gem insights" I will comment on here shortly.  The key takeaway though:  We would all gain by investigating win-win opportunities to collaborate (starting modestly in our camp by investigating MRIA).  They should not be a solitude, nor should we!