Mike Dover

Mike Dover: Profile

Mike Dover is a highly-connected research executive with more than a decade's experience leading New Paradigm, a world-class think tank. He was a member of the senior management team that built the think tank's business and reputation to make it an attractive target (acquired by nGenera in 2007).

In his book, Wikibrands: Reinventing Your Business in a Customer-Driven Marketplace, Dover investigates how companies are using technology to enable meaningful conversations with their customers. Wikibrands was named one of the top 10 business books on Booklist in 2011 and won the Silver award for Marketing Book of the Year for 2011 by ExpertMarketeer.com.

Dover was responsible for operations, content quality, and client management for $10 million, multi-year research studies on the intersections among technology, business strategy and society. He led more than 100 professionals over the course of the programs. The research in these programs formed the basis for the bestselling books Wikinomics: Mass Collaboration Changes Everything and Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. These projects were funded by senior executives at Global 2000 companies such as IBM, Cisco, Procter & Gamble, Federal Express, Disney, and Accenture.

Dover has written dozens of white papers and reports, mostly on the subjects of generational theory, the relationship of technology to business models, and popular culture. He currently contributes to Richard Florida's "Creative Class" blog.

As an experienced public speaker and panelist, Dover has delivered dozens of highly-rated speeches about the role of technology, generations in the workplace, and popular culture.