“Simon has provided useful insight on the issues around process and innovation in a way that is particularly relevant to the role of an innovative company. The quality of his research is unquestionable and he is exceptionally thorough. He has a cogent well reasoned basis for everything he says. I would heartily recommend his work to anyone looking at how to ensure that their company is positioned to create equity out of innovation.”
Rufus Evison, Strategy Director, dunnhumby
"Simon’s presentation style is an astonishing mix of insight punctuated with humour, with slides reinforcing words and statements in rapid fire – it’s a rollercoaster ride and came top in our audience feedback rating. Butler Group is very pleased to have had Simon speak at our events."
Michael Azoff, Senior Research Analyst, Butler Group
"Simon has been a great asset on the advisory committee for the Web 2.0 Strategies event - always enthusiastic and with a never ending supply of great contacts! His incredibly engaging presentation style on the day added tremendous value to proceedings and I look forward to working with Simon on future events."
Lorna Candy, Senior Conference Manager, Incisive Media
“Simon is a fantastic moderator with a catching way to get the audience cooking and get the most out of the speakers on stage. He is very organized and a great presenter himself. He has gotten a tremendously positive feedback from our audience at Enterprise 2.0 Summit for his speech and his moderation. Personally Simon is great to work with. He has been very helpful also in the preparation stage of the conference and due to good contacts and knowledge he has in the Enterprise 2.0 topic this has been very valuable for the conference success. Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity”
Thomas Koch, Managing Director, KongressMedia (organisers of Enterprise 2.0 Summit at CeBIT)
My expertise enables my clients to understand what is really happening in times of change.
What I mainly do
Speaker: I undertake a number of engagements, normally covering the underlying processes behind Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0. However as an alternative why not come along to one of my public talks? Examples of my most recent talks can be found here.
Private engagements : £5,500 + all expenses for a 40 minute talk followed by 40 minutes of questions and answers.
Public engagements : Negotiable.
Earliest date : 2-3 months notice.
Innovation Intermediary: I have a strong network within the emerging technology field. I do provide early warning services for my clients and act as a trusted go-between to determine how non-core innovations can be maximised.
Retainer : £5,000 p.a.
Advisory Board: I work on a number of advisory boards for various conferences including FOWA & Web 2.0 Berlin.
Earliest date : Fully booked.
Consultancy: Primarily on Business & IT strategy, Web 2.0 Trends, Adoption of Enterprise 2.0 and Organisational Design. Recent engagements have included Business / IT alignment and Tactical Use of Open Source.
Charge : £500 per hour + all expenses (minimum £4,000).
Earliest date : For a single day, usually 4 weeks notice.
What I occasionally do
Research reports: Recent reports have covered Future Trends in Utility Computing, The Use of Open Source, Organisation and Enterprise 2.0, Managing Innovation and Future Trends in Fabrication Technologies. All of my reports are bespoke & confidential and are related only to my areas of research.
Charge: Min. £30,000 for a three week assignment.
Earliest date : May 2009.
Mentoring: I act as a part-time mentor in the fields of technology and management for a limited number of people.
Earliest date : Fully booked.
Ghost writing: I do act as a specialist Ghost writer for those wishing to create thought leadership in my fields of research.
Charge: Fully booked.
If you would like to discuss any of the above, then please contact me. You can find my thoughts on all things IT at my blog, or why not come along to one of my talks.