Semantix is a consultancy specialising in knowledge and information management in a web 2.0 world.

Stephen Dale, CEO

Stephen is the founder & CEO of Semantix UK Ltd with 25+ years experience in Business Consulting and Corporate Management.

He specialises in the areas of Knowledge Management (tacit and codified KM techniques) and Information Management (capture, organisation, classificaton, retrieval and disposal of information assets).

Stephen is a passionate advocate of the premise that organisations and enterprises can become smarter, faster, more agile and more innovative by recognising the latent creativity and energy locked up in their most precious and valuable resource - their people. This can only be achieved by creating an environment of trust, where conversations can flow and where ideas are encouraged and nurtured without being killed stone dead by process. Stephen’s 25+ years background in information and knowledge management, coupled with an intuitive understanding of people and group dynamics has enabled him to blend the disciplines of policy, process and procedure with the human instincts to collaborate and co-create, delivering organisational change and systems where connections and conversations are the key to self-development and the sustainable health of the organisation.

He is both an evangelist and practitioner in the use of Web 2.0 technologies and Social Media applications to support personal learning and knowledge sharing.

He was the business lead and information architect for the community of practice platform currently deployed across the UK local government sector, the largest network of its type, and continues to play a key role in the support of virtual communities of practice for value creation in public services.

Stephen’s current and previous clients include 3i plc, Reuters Ltd, Papillon Technology, the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP), the Cabinet Office, the Home Office, Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), the Central Office of Information (COI), the Office for National Statistics (ONS), The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), London Deanery, and East Lindsey District Council.

Stephen maintains a well read and highly respected blog at http://steve-dale.net and an occasional blog at http://dissident.typepad.com.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/stephendale

Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/dissident