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 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  
    • September 17, 2025
      Re: Optimizing Teams for knowledge sharing culture
      On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM, Sam Zhai wrote: Platforms such as Mighty Networks and Circle allow topic-based discussions along with chats, and they allow people to set up and participate in initia …
    • September 17, 2025
      KM Consultant Needed in the UK
      (from a post in KM4Dev)   Energy Saving Trust in the UK is  looking for a consultant to do an assessment of their information/knowledge management and make some clear recommendations on how to address …
    • September 17, 2025
      Re: September 2025 SIKM Call: Stephanie Barnes – The Future of KM
      On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM, Eli Miron wrote: I tried to watch the recording of Stephanie Barnes’ talk, but I get only the audio. Is this a general problem? Eli, this is not a problem. There is o …
    • September 17, 2025
      Re: Community of Practice via MS Teams
      Thank you Robert.   This is very helpful. I met with our IT Head yesterday and we thought of ways to expand our existing Teams and SharePoint use to support a CoP.   Best regards. — Cleonel A. Bottex …
    • September 17, 2025
      Re: September 2025 SIKM Call: Stephanie Barnes – The Future of KM
      I tried to watch the recording of Stephanie Barnes’ talk, but I get only the audio. Is this a general problem? 
    • September 16, 2025
      Re: September 2025 SIKM Call: Stephanie Barnes – The Future of KM
      Today we held our 241st monthly call. Thanks to Stephanie for presenting (for the fourth time!), to those who spoke up, those who posted in the chat (the most posts ever!), and to all those who attend …
    • September 16, 2025
      Re: Community of Practice via MS Teams
      Hi Cleonel and all,   The contributions from Hamish and others are already great! All I would emphasise in addition / in further amplification would be:   [1] Keep it as simple as you can, but of cour …
    • September 16, 2025
      Re: Learning from Experience
      Hi Iain and all,   LfE is my favourite part of KM! There is a role for tech – plus I want to emphasise the human and process elements too – there's no conflict if they work together.   I was Head …
    • September 16, 2025
      Re: Learning from Experience
      Hi Iain –  This sounds so relevant! Actually, we have developed an app that helps us look into learning behaviours across hierarchies, disciplines, and cultures. We combine this with the CoP-based 2CG …

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