David O???Sullivan is a senior academic in applied innovation at the Department of Industrial Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He is also director of research where he and his team study the application of computer technology to the management of innovation in organizations. David works closely with multinational and small to medium sized enterprises on various aspects of learning and research into innovation management. David is married to Bernadette and they have two children Eoin and Kitty. Details of his work can be found at his web site: www.owl.ie.