Competence and Collaboration Culture - Into the Future
Half-Geek Half-Human
August 03, 2022
Deborah Collier strategic, foresight and futurist leader in business, education, media and technology delivers her equation for future organisational culture.
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Tags: Leadership, Culture, Business Strategy
Strategy in a Challenging World
Half Geek Half Human
August 02, 2022
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Tags: Sustainability, Leadership, Business Strategy
Are Political Parties Right for the Future?
Half-Geek Half-Human
May 11, 2022
An impartial article in which Deborah poses some philosophical questions and potential solutions for the future of governance and political parties.
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Tags: Leadership, Legal and IP
Leadership and Governance Articles
Half-Geek Half-Human
May 11, 2022
A selection of leadership and governance articles from Deborah Collier
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Tags: Leadership, Legal and IP
Economy, Business and Commerce Articles
Half-Geek Half-Human
May 02, 2022
Deborah's business and economic insights
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Marketing
Three-Pillared Model for Sustainability - Economic, Social and Environment
Digital Skills Authority
March 02, 2022
Deborah's foremost leadership success is in developing a three pillared model for sustainability, economic, social and environment, which has also delivered business, governmental and fiscal impact around the globe. Read Digital Skills Authority blog article to find out more.
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Tags: Social, Sustainability, Leadership
Half-Geek Half-Human Blog
Deborah M. Collier
February 01, 2022
Thought-leadership blog of articles in the following categories of expertise:
Future & Humanity
Education & Information Strategy
Digital & Technology
Economy, Business & Commerce
Leadership & Governance
Strategy, Innovation & Creativity
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Leadership
Colliding Worlds – Experiential on Steroids
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January 04, 2022
In 2021 Meta and Microsoft announced their plans for the Metaverse or Metaverses which are likely to take several years to fully develop and will invite global collaboration and contribution. Anyone with the means, know-how and desire can participate in the Metaverse, either as a developer, brand or
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Emerging Technology, Metaverse
Digital Governance Fast Forward
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January 04, 2022
This decade has ignited a number of evolving digital services and products. Digital and e-business history is already testament to the need for effective governance alongside innovation. However, it often takes years for governments to respond with legislation, while organisations set their ow
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Risk Management
Human-Centric Strategy – 2022 and Beyond
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January 03, 2022
Positive communications are vital, but audience is everything. In 2022, enhanced human-centric strategies will be engrained throughout marketing, communications, product and services development and delivery whether these be commercial or governmental. As we navigate the virtual world more confident
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Leadership
E-Commerce Businesses Move Home
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January 01, 2022
During the pandemic, E-Commerce has been a lifeline for many businesses and indeed new ventures have launched. However, key challenges with distribution, taxation and import and exports are still prevalent, if not crippling in many parts of the world, with a heavy impact on sales in some count
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy
How will Banks Embrace Digital Currency?
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December 03, 2021
The acceptance and use of cryptocurrency has accelerated during the pandemic, and with that the banks motivation to innovate and embrace digital currency rather than fight against the tide. Cryptocurrency is designed to be decentralized and anonymous, which is attractive to those fearing too much po
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Tags: Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technology, Fintech
Positive Influence in Leadership – The Power of Trust versus Incentives
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August 09, 2021
Influence is a vital ingredient in all forms of leadership, whether this is to influence progress, or decision-making. Influence through trust is necessary to steer other leaders, employees, partners, clients or the general public through a difficult change, as a result of either positive opportunit
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Tags: Leadership, Public Relations, Risk Management
Diversity-of-Things (DoT)
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July 01, 2021
The ‘Digital Renaissance’ or the ‘4th Industrial Revolution’ catapulted by the Pandemic, has broadened individual skills needs, but it’s not just about digital and technology. Social networks have brought social responsibility to the forefront, as our awareness and inte
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Tags: Change Management, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work
Audacious or Audacity? – Building the world’s Digital Skills Authority
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June 23, 2021
The journey to Digital Skills Authority is a motivational one, fuelled with some joyful and funny moments, tremendous sacrifice, hurdles overcome and still to be overcome. Some of these entrepreneurial escapades may not be revealed until I am old and grey. Here’s hoping. Digital Skills Authori
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy
What is a Futurist?
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March 08, 2021
Inspired by a question posed to me on social media, “How is one a futurist?”, I decided to write about my perspective of what it means to be a ‘Futurist’. Futurists are either there by profession, or as part of their being. Being a futurist and strategist are part of my being
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy
Subscription Innovation
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January 27, 2021
The best e-business models are those that require the least resources, the lowest investment and costs, the least risks and ultimately high demand, revenue and profit potential. As someone who has developed both digital and physical products and services, scoped and implemented the systems to sell a
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Business Strategy
Winning Combination for Healthcare, Retail and Beyond – Internet-of-Things, 5G and Artificial Intelligence
Half-Geek Half Human
January 19, 2021
Deborah predicts that ‘Internet-of-Things’ (IoT), 5G and artificial intelligence will unite to revolutionize automation in 2022 and beyond and discusses how this winning combination can impact healthcare, retail and more.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Healthtech, Retail
How to Influence Ethical Change
Half-Geek Half-Human
January 18, 2021
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Tags: Change Management, Legal and IP, Risk Management
E-Business Going Green
Digital Skills Authority
January 16, 2021
Adapted from earlier article written as a guest columnist in 2010 for Start Your Business Magazine.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
Race for the Quantum Internet - The Future Internet
Half-Geek Half-Human
January 06, 2021
Deborah discusses the journey toward the Future of the Internet.
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Tags: Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology, Quantum Computing
Coronavirus Challenges and Opportunities in Education
Half-Geek Half-Human
December 06, 2020
Deborah Collier discusses her thoughts on the challenges, impacts and opportunities on education from a pandemic such as Coronavirus.
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Tags: Business Strategy, COVID19, Edtech
Why are National Change Management Strategies Vital Right Now?
Half-Geek Half-Human
October 14, 2020
"As a result of Coronavirus, humanity has been forced into a seismic shift in the way we do things and how we interact with eachother. " Deborah delivers insight into the risks and impacts of significant change without a national and government strategy.
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Tags: Change Management, Social, Sustainability
Digital Ethics – How Can We Balance Humanity with Innovation?
Half-Geek Half-Human
July 03, 2020
How will digital impact humanity, our environment, culture and future of work? Deborah explores how digital is transforming humanity and the risks and opportunities.
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Tags: Culture, Innovation, Sustainability
Rise of the Digital Human
Half-Geek Half-Human
June 12, 2020
Digital brings both amazing opportunities and risk to humanity, which need to be carefully managed. Humanity is evolving as we become more and more ‘digitally human’. What will the attributes of a typical human being be in 2030? Read article for Deborah's insights.
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Tags: Culture, Emerging Technology, Social
How has Digital Integrated Business with Humanity?
Half-Geek Half-Human
June 12, 2020
Through social media conversation, humanity has become an integrated extension of business. What does this mean for enterprises, workers and society? Deborah delivers her digital philosophy insights and discusses what digital and social media will mean for humanity and ethical business.
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Tags: Business Strategy, CSR, Sustainability
Inspiring Toward Utopia
Half-Geek Half-Human
June 12, 2020
Deborah discusses her motivation and objectives for Toward Utopia.
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Tags: Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Sustainability
Could Digital Save the Global Economy?
Half-Geek Half Human
June 12, 2020
Business & Educational Leader Deborah Collier discusses why Digital Could Save the Global Economy.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Innovation, Sustainability
Technologists Should be at Heart of Conscious Business
Linkedin
February 16, 2020
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership
Streaming Entertainment Takes Centre-Stage
Linkedin
February 11, 2020
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Tags: Business Strategy, Innovation
How Will Online Decision-Making Enable Democracy?
Linkedin
January 14, 2020
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Tags: Govtech, Leadership
The Age of Conscious Business 2020 and Beyond
Linkedin
September 18, 2019
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Tags: Business Strategy, CSR, Sustainability
What's the Importance of Female Non-Executive Directors?
Linkedin
December 21, 2018
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Tags: Business Strategy, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership
Why is E-Business a Green Issue?
Linkedin
March 07, 2018
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Tags: Business Strategy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
How to Drive Change when Companies won't Respond to the Ethics Argument
Linkedin
February 18, 2018
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Tags: Change Management, Leadership
Where is Artificial Intelligence for Marketing and the Web Heading?
Linkedin
January 25, 2018
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Tags: AI, Emerging Technology, Marketing
Why is the EU's new 'General Data Protection Regulation' a Global Challenge?
Linkedin
January 24, 2018
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Tags: Analytics, Legal and IP, Privacy
Why is Brexit E-Commerce Strategy So Critical?
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January 11, 2018
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Retail
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2018
Digital Skills Authority
January 10, 2018
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Tags: Business Strategy, Legal and IP
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2017
Digital Skills Authority
January 05, 2017
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Tags: Business Strategy, Emerging Technology, Legal and IP
What is a Non-Executive Director?
Linkedin
September 21, 2016
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Legal and IP
Why is Social Design So Critical?
Linkedin
August 02, 2016
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Tags: Design Thinking, Emerging Technology, Social
How to Plan a Green Product Supply Chain
Linkedin
July 20, 2016
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Tags: Renewable Energy, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Getting Hired Standing Out in the Online Crowd
Linkedin
July 13, 2016
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Tags: Marketing, Social
Why Should E-Commerce Leaders Invest in Agility?
Linkedin
July 02, 2016
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Tags: Business Continuity, Business Strategy, Leadership
Why is Multi-Cultural Talent Critical for E-Commerce?
Linkedin
January 30, 2016
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Tags: Business Strategy, HR, Leadership
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2015
Digital Skills Authority
January 13, 2016
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Tags: Business Strategy, Emerging Technology, Marketing
Why is Individualism Good For Teams?
Linkedin
November 30, 2015
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Tags: HR, Innovation, Leadership
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2016
Digital Skills Authority
January 02, 2015
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Tags: Business Strategy, Emerging Technology, Marketing
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2014
Digital Skills Authority
January 14, 2014
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Tags: Business Strategy, Marketing
E-Business in Emerging Markets
Digital Skills Authority (previously by Learnebusiness.com)
March 14, 2013
Deborah explores the risks, opportunities, legal and other implications of digital business in emerging markets.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Legal and IP, Risk Management
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2013
Digital Skills Authority
January 17, 2013
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Legal and IP
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2012
Digital Skills Authority
December 14, 2011
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Tags: Business Strategy, Govtech, Leadership
How to Reshape the Publishing Industry
Digital Skills Authority (previously by Learnebusiness.com)
April 14, 2011
Extract: "The publishing industry is in a position of both challenge and opportunity. The key challenges concerning publishers, include copyright and reproduction of digital products such as books and other media, how to monetise and productise their content, what revenue models to employ and dealing with a shortage of in-house digital expertise."
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Legal and IP
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2011
Digital Skills Authority
January 01, 2011
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Tags: Business Strategy, Future of Work, Marketing
Globablise through E-Business
Start Your Business Magazine
April 06, 2010
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology
Press Archive 2007 - 2012
Various Industry Publications
February 25, 2010
While her work since 2016 has broadened and transformed across several strategic areas, future strategy for media, business, technology, governance, education and digital philosophy linking to humanity. One ingredient in Deborah's portfolio of experience is digital business including the future of digital. In her earlier career 2007 - 2012 running a consultancy firm, she delivered insights about digital business strategy and marketing.
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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Marketing
Online Tactics in a Recession
Start Your Business Magazine
February 10, 2010
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Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2010
Digital Skills Authority
December 22, 2009
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Tags: Business Strategy, Leadership, Marketing
Online Lessons from the Big Boys
Start Your Business Magazine
June 01, 2009
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Tags: Marketing
Top 5 E-Business Predictions 2009
Digital Skills Authority
February 04, 2009
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E-Business Predictions 2009
Telegraph Business Club
January 01, 2009
Excerpt from E-Business Evolution 2009 White Paper featuring leaders at John Lewis, J.P. Morgan, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Cancer Research UK and Linden Labs, Deborah's annual e-business predictions were published in Telegraph Business Club.
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Tags: Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship