William Cockayne

William Cockayne Technology Consultant

Bill is currently research manager for Create Switzerland and a principal at Change Research. He brings over a decade of industry leadership at forward-looking companies such as Apple Computer, DaimlerBenz, Eastman Kodak, and Scout Electromedia, a company that he co-founded. Bill's work blends cutting edge research, industrial leadership and learning practice in the development of innovations. He is the author of Mobile Agents (Prentice Hall, 1998), and is currently writing a book on the emergence of innovation ideas in high technology organizations.

Bill holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and design innovation from Stanford University.