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Dave Coplin is an author and a former CEO (Chief Envisioning Officer) of Microsoft. Dave told his mum that one day he would be the CEO of a big company. He proudly held the title of “Chief Envisioning Officer” at Microsoft. An unusual title he gifted himself to describe what he does. He helps organisations along with individuals envision the full potential that technology offers of a modern, digital society. Dave does this by focusing not on the technology itself but also on the humans who use it.
Dave Coplin has a ‘tell it as he sees it’ style and a light approach. This his audiences enjoy as he helps them think differently. It results in him being recognised as one of the most influential people in the digital industry. Dave has been nominated as one of the Drum’s Digerati. He is in BIMA’s Hot 100 and also the Digital Marketing Show’s “Class of 2014”.
Technology geekdom is in Dave Coplin’s DNA:
He’s also a life-long Star Trek fan and former Crystal Maze winner. This has all contributed to the friendly, beardy, pony-tailed technology alchemist we know today. His appearance at Destination Star Trek saw him take to the stage to talk about a subject close to his heart. This was how technology, and even innovations referenced in Star Trek, are being brought to life. How they’ve changed the way we live and work forever.
With over 25 years under his belt in the technology industry and through his day job with Microsoft, Dave has been at the forefront of conversations around how individuals and organisations can benefit from the transformational potential that technology offers, rather than simply using it to do the same things only slightly better.
Books:
Dave Coplin’s mission is to make people reconsider their relationship with technology. He can show how it can help them work smarter, not harder. Bringing some much-needed new and exciting thinking to the IT industry and the world of work, Dave Coplin is an author who has written two books, Business Reimagined and The Rise of the Humans. These books discuss the need to rethink how we use technology to make it work for us, not against us.
The Rise of the Humans shines a light on a cultural phenomenon threatening to overwhelm us. It covers the deluge of digital information which surrounds us in work and in life. Dave argues that the sheer volume of information that we’re presented with often prevents us from ever going deep into subjects. It constrains us from getting the much needed headspace to think. He claims this deluge consequently often leads us to snack on data in a way that’s unhealthy for our minds, working styles and, most importantly, our lives.
Dave Coplin’s work as a published thought leader, has also allowed him to start a new conversation with audiences that resonates broadly at all levels within organisations and individuals, about the changing nature of work, which requires even greater levels of flexibility, collaboration, creativity and innovation. Dave has a loyal following on social media (almost 9,000 Twitter followers). He is also a prominent and regular voice at leading industry events and platforms including the RSA, WorkTech, and Cloud World Forum.
His RSA Animate video on the need to re-imagine work has generated over a million YouTube hits to date.
Dave’s point of view resonates widely. Feedback from a regional Financial Service Commission also highlights this, “It is not often you get to listen to someone without a sales pitch thrown in.”
Through addressing the intersection of modern society and technology through his public speaking and also his published works, Dave is spearheading the development of the UK’s IT and digital industries. He does this by helping people to understand and aspire to greater outcomes from our use of technology.
Dave Coplin is an authority in the industry, on a broad range of topic. He’s also a regular contributor in UK and Pan-EMEA media including the BBC, The Telegraph and The Guardian. Topics cover the future of education, privacy and on-line safety. Also, right through to the Big Data rock stars and the impact of Machine Learning.
