Euan Semple

Current

Director at euansemple.com

Past

Director KM Solutions at BBC
Manager DigiLab at BBC
Edit Organiser at BBC Post Production

Studio Manager at BBC World Service

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Education

University of St. Andrews
Strathaven Academy

Recommended

15 people have recommended Euan

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

Euan Semple’s Summary

I help organisations, and more importantly the people in them, get their heads around the web and how to make the most effective use of it both inside and outside the firewall. I have unique experience in doing this from my time as Director of Knowledge Management at the BBC where we deployed forums, blogs and wikis on a significant scale.

Since leaving the BBC three years ago I have worked with major organisations such as Nokia, the World Bank, and NATO and have unique insights into how to make the latest technologies work for you and your organisation.

Euan Semple’s Specialties:

Knowledge Management, Social Computing, Informal Learning, Weblogs, Wikis, Forums, Social Networking Applications, Folksonomies

Euan Semple’s Experience

Director

euansemple.com

(Management Consulting industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

I help organisations, and more importantly the people in them, work with social computing to become more effective. I do this through consulting, coaching and workshops. I also write and speak on the effect of social computing on society and organisational life.

My clients include the following organisations:

Keynotes

Business Innovation Forum in Providence Rhode Island
The World Health Organisation in Cairo
The World Bank in Washington
NATO in Geneva
Volvo in Gothenberg
AIG Insurance in New York
Le web in Paris
Reboot in Copenhagen
Lift in Geneva

Consulting

The BBC
Bell Pottinger Public Relations
Nokia
NYK Shipping
Mars Foods
The Open University

Media coverage

BBC Breakfast News
The Telegraph
The Economist
Information World Review
Inside Knowledge
Melcrum Reports
Computing Magazine
Personnel Today
Director KM Solutions

BBC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

August 1999 — February 2006 (6 years 7 months)

Putting in place networking and collaboration tools then evangelising about their use and the culture changes that go with it.
Manager DigiLab

BBC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

May 1996 — February 2006 (9 years 10 months)

I started up DigiLab to keep track of new broadcast technologies and to network those involved in them in the BBC. We grew a huge network of customers and supporters and gained a reputation for our honesty, integrity and sense of fun.
Edit Organiser

BBC Post Production

(Media Production industry)

May 1994 — May 1996 (2 years 1 month)

I managed a group of 50 film and video editors during a period of great change and difficult challenges.
Studio Manager

BBC World Service

(Media Production industry)

1986 — 1994 (8 years )

I was a studio manager (sound engineer) making everything from drama to sport to news and having a great time doing so!

Euan Semple’s Education

University of St. Andrews

MA Hons , English , 1978 — 1982
Strathaven Academy

Additional Information

Euan Semple’s Websites:

Euan Semple’s Interests:

social media, enterprise 2.0, web 2.0, social computing,

Euan Semple’s Groups:

Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
Knowledge Management Experts
University of St Andrews Alumni
Ashridge Alumni Association
Social Media Mafia
KM Edge
linked HR emea | 2100+ - 60+ countries - 15 local chapters - 4 partner communities
Information, Knowledge and Content Management Specialists
Online Information & IMS Exhibition and Conference
stalbans networking co-operative
Future Social Media
BBC alumni
Why World Wide
London Communicators and Engagement Group
London Information & Knowledge Exchange
Faculty of 1000
United Wikis
Enterprise 2.0 SUMMIT
Horsesmouth Online Mentoring