Jan
16
Broadening the church of Open Innovation
Open Innovation is about increasing the innovation potential of firms by opening the…
Richard Copland has a strong portfolio career and is active across all stages of the innovation ecosystem. He operates across all sectors and is currently bringing to life a digital bank.
He is the former Innovation and emerging technology director for CGI UK. He operates at the CxO level advising, leading and commercialising multi- million $ technology service business new ventures.
Innovation in his terms is something that’s new to you and provides a benefit. This can be cash, people or even sustainable ideas.
Richard has worked in academia in Australia and UK, designed financial reporting service centres for banks as well as working in the consumer electronics and gaming industries with Sony and Nintendo.
He is an entrepreneur, Investor, Strategist, Thinker, Writer and Commentator and when not travelling and time permitting, he’s a keen triathlete, kite surfer, snowboarder and mountain biker.
Jan
9
Picking the right innovation races
Which way do you pick your horse for the Grand National? Would you use your personal…
Sep
4
Real Artists Ship
"Real artists ship" was an Apple battle cry from the earliest days. Steve Jobs used …
Aug
6
Delivering the next generation
Many of our readers will be aware that The Future Shapers is currently crowdfunding …
Jun
19
Long live the pioneers, rebels and mutineers, go forth and have no fear.
What is the link between singer-songwriter David Bowie, and Marillion the neo-progre…
May
16
From the Rock Market to the Stock Market
Those from a certain generation will know the backstory to the title. ‘From the rock…
Dec
12
Fostering innovation with technological solutions – Part 2
The Apollo program has been called the greatest technological achievement in human h…
Nov
29
Fostering innovation with technological solutions – Part 1
Here’s an odd challenge to get you thinking. What might the link be between Barcelon…
Sep
28
Hippie 2.0 and the swing back
This is the last in my Californication series that has looked at the influence of Ca…
Aug
9
From counter culture paradise to capitalist dystopia
Can you complete the following series? Avant, Firefox, Flock, GreenBrowser, K-Meleon…
Jul
6
Californication and the radical technologies
Across a new series of thought pieces, I’ll investigate the influence of California …
May
18
Bots allowing knowledge workers to work even smarter
This week 20 years ago IBM's Deep Blue defeats Gary Kasparov in a game of chess. Dee…
May
11
Democracy innovation and return of social led engagement
Given the continuing impact of technology on the political arena and the growing per…
May
3
Robots and artificial intelligence in the shape of us
Robots and Artificial Intelligence have been part of our everyday lives for some tim…
Apr
28
Collaboration and the power of presence in the innovation ecosystem with a Canadian flavour
Collaborating with our innovation ecosystem of leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, prac…
Apr
13
Leaving the robotics labs and coming to a workspace or home near you
My piece builds on my comments and feedback on fellow Future Shapers considerations …
Mar
14
The New Old, innovation in the age of the 100 year life
One of the founding principles of The Future Shapers is that Next Generation Organis…
Jan
31
Bring to life your virtual workforce… extreme automation and the Arsenal
A key aspect of my role is to work with clients to understand the impact of emerging…
Dec
8
We are all API remixers now
The dawn of the thin enterprise In my role I get involved in lots of client discuss…
Nov
8
Innovation and entrepreneurship in the age of the 100 year life
It is over 25 years since Charles Handy first introduced the concept of a portfolio …