Mr. David Wood is a principal of Delta Wisdom, an independent consultancy that provides “intelligence for profound change”, focussing on the dramatic impact of rapidly changing technology on human individuals and communities.
He had previously spent more than 20 years envisioning, architecting, implementing, supporting, and avidly using smart mobile devices (devices that can also be called "personal electronic brains"); ten years with PDA manufacturer Psion PLC, and then ten more with smartphone operating system specialist Symbian Ltd.
His background includes many years of building and integrating UI system software and application frameworks in 16-bit and 32-bit versions of “EPOC” software (later named “Symbian OS”); growing and directing the technical consulting teams that worked with leading phone manufacturers to create the world’s first successful smartphones; and defining and running development programs to stimulate and nurture the fast-growing Symbian partner ecosystem.
From the first half of 2008, he was involved in preparations and planning for the independent open source Symbian Foundation. He served on the Leadership Team of the Symbian Foundation as “Catalyst and Futurist” until October 2009. He continued playing these roles from within Delta Wisdom:
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As 'Catalyst', his task is to enable communities to discover and explore innovative solutions for the many challenges and opportunities posed by disruptive changes in technology and society. |
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As 'Futurist', his task is to distil compelling visions of the future of technology, business, and society – visions that provide the energy and inspiration for deeply productive open collaboration. |
He is MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Westminster.
His first book was published in July 2005: "Symbian for software leaders - principles of successful smartphone development projects".
In September 2009 he was included in T3's list of "100 most influential people in technology": http://tech100.t3.com/list/80-61/
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