SIKM Leaders Community

SIKM Leaders Community

The SIKM Leaders Community, originally named the Systems Integration Knowledge Management Leaders Community, is a community of Knowledge Management leaders from firms around the world. It was created in 2005 by Stan Garfield for Systems Integration and Consulting firms, but soon expanded to include all Knowledge Management leaders. The goal is to share experiences and insights on implementing Knowledge Management programs.

Stan, who is still leading the community, was Community Evangelist at Deloitte Global Knowledge Services and Worldwide Knowledge Management Lead at Hewlett Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. He is now retired, acting as author, speaker and community leader in the field of Knowledge Management.

The Systems Integration KM Leaders Community offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:

Chapters

  • SIKM Global Group (start: Aug 2005)
    • SIKM Community Champions
  • SIKM Boston Chapter (start: Jan 2009)
  • SIKM NYC Group (Dec 2015 – Dec 2016)
  • SIKM San Francisco Bay Area Group (start: Sep 2018)
  • Detroit KM Community

Training

  • Would you like to have a KM MENTOR? Peer Mentoring Programme for KM practitioners (start: 2023; w. KM4Dev)
      Feb 2024: KM Peer Mentoring Pilot Debrief

Conferences

  • Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium*
    (Organizer: Midwest KM Community; Pioneer Knowledge Services)

Meetings

  • Monthly SIKM Leaders Community Calls
    List of Community Calls
    Usually on the third Tuesday of the month; Meeting platform; Member access to schedule w. links to past calls’ follow-ups (incl. slides, recordings, etc.; Registration required!); Since 2017 supported by Susan Ostreicher

  • Chapter meetings
    List of Meetings
  • SIKM Peer Assists, Knowledge Cafes, Fishbowls, etc.
  • Get-togethers @ KM events (mainly at KMWorld conference)
    • 14th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 19 or 20, 2024 (Orga: Stan Garfield)
    • 13th SIKM Leaders Community Get-together at KMWorld, Nov 9, 2022
    • 12th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner/Meetup at KMWorld, Nov 16, 2020 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 11th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2019 (Orga: Susan Hanley, Arno Boersma, Neesham Spitzberg)
    • 10th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 7, 2018 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 9th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 7, 2017 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 8th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 16, 2016 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 7th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 3, 2015 (Orga: Arno Boersma and Neesham Spitzberg)
    • 6th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2014 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 5th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 6, 2013 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • (informal) APQC KM Conference SIKM Leaders Community Dinner, May 2, 2013
    • 4th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Oct 18, 2012 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • APQC KM Conference SIKM Leaders Community Dinner, Apr 26, 2012 (Orga.: Linda Hummel)
    • 3th SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 2, 2011 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
      (joint event with the Knowledge Management Education Forum)
    • 2nd SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 17, 2010 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
    • 1st SIKM Leaders Community Dinner at KMWorld, Nov 17, 2009 (Orga: Susan Hanley)
  • Group Conversations
    Latest conversations

    • November 25, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Esther, thanks for the suggested dates. Let's do this next Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4 pm EST, which is next Friday at 8 am your time. December 5, 2024, 4 pm EST (December 6, 8 am AEDT) – SIK …
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Happy Thanksgiving to all!   And you are right Rebecka, it is 10pm Sweden.   Timing is 4pm US EST  Sweden CET 10pm Sydney AEDT 8am (following day)   Suggested dates – and I've put US date so for …
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      I’d be interested too having pioneered a new category of CoPs in a WW Services organization back in the day – however, timing may be an issue being in Sweden, especially if it is on a Friday 😊   …
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Definitely interested. Thank you
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: Setup project document library in an office
      Greetings Socheat, I assume you are part of an USAID funded project. As a KM Advisor (USAID funded institutional strengthening project) on secondment to the project site, I have supported the site/ IT …
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Hi All!!Very interesting conversation and just at the right time – we recently completed one cycle of a CoP (output driven) and seeding a few others. Will love to join the session, with few insights t …
    • November 25, 2024
      Re: Assessing Level of Maturity
      I have to agree with the below arguments. I don't see where a maturity model really matters. If your KM initiative is performing as desired does it matter how mature you are? What is gained by us …
    • November 24, 2024
      Re: Assessing Level of Maturity
      I agree with that, Dave and have many examples (hard learnings & experience) of why and how 100% of a target (business process or maturity level) will never be achievable – and why we are measurin …
    • November 24, 2024
      Re: Assessing Level of Maturity
      To make a more general point, maturity models, assume some desirable end state that can known, mapped and universalised for the purpose of making comparisons.  They are yet another example of taking a …
    • November 24, 2024
      Re: Assessing Level of Maturity
      2 Points on Maturity Models – one in this post and i'll follow with a second..The points:(1) Are you evaluating maturity or scoring? (2) Ok, you've modeled, now what? Lets address point 2 he …

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