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:

Communities

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

Subgroups

  • Knowledge Management Peer Mentoring Program Community

Training

  • Would you like to have a KM MENTOR? Peer Mentoring Programme for KM practitioners (start: 2023; w. KM4Dev)
      Info/Review Sessions:
      Feb 2025: KM Peer Mentoring Program Update
      Feb 2024: KM Peer Mentoring Pilot Debrief

      KMGN Global Week Sessions
      2025: Stories of our 30 Years in KM: The Unvarnished Truths (with Liam Fahey, Stan Garfield and Dave Snowden); To Transfer Knowledge and Expertise: MENTORING works!

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

    • September 19, 2025
      Re: Optimizing Teams for knowledge sharing culture
      Megan,   I'd say that amongst the key questions are:   [1] What governance do I need?   [2] How can I best use the options available in Teams to support the outcomes we want?   On [2] I mean cons …
    • September 19, 2025
      Re: Optimizing Teams for knowledge sharing culture
      On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 11:28 AM, Megan Heinrichs wrote: Does anyone have any tips specifically for starting, “must have” channels/tabs/apps, or increasing engagement in a MS Team dedicated specificall …
    • September 19, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Amy,   Thank you for that really nice share!   Just two contributions I would make in return:   [1] I still flip-flop on whether the community is a designed and built thing vs a nurtured and organic t …
    • September 19, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Hi Amy,   This is awesome, really great work and so generous of you to share with the community! The CoP agent sounds really interesting and I would love to hear more about that. Does the agent includ …
    • September 19, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Dear Amy,   This is well received and much appreciated. This playbook will really be helpful to support ongoing initiatives on CoPs. I will explore to improve on the work we are doing in this area and …
    • September 18, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Thank you for dropping gold, Amy and for inspiring us as well!Stay awesome,Al FabonLeadership Development Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Facilitator    On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM Maritina Dimopoulo …
    • September 18, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Dear Amy,   Can't thank you enough for your  generosity sharing this! I am going to dive in tomorrow with a nice cup of coffee :)   I hope to be able someday to return the favor!    Thank you,  M …
    • September 18, 2025
      Re: KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Well done Amy – what a thorough piece of work. Thank you so much for sharing…. Chris Sent from Outlook for iOS
    • September 18, 2025
      KM CoP Playbook – Practical Example :-)
      Hi all,    I wanted to share a copy of our recently created Novartis KM CoP Playbook.    *Disclaimer*: the playbook is packed with content so quite heavy to digest – we decided to use it to 'feed …
    • September 17, 2025
      Re: Community of Practice via MS Teams
      For related advice, see: https://sikm.groups.io/g/main/message/12306 https://sikm.groups.io/g/main/message/13391 https://sikm.groups.io/g/main/topic/95116527  

Web Channels

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