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 Dublin (start: 10/2025)
  • 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)
    • 15th SIKM Leaders Community Meet-up at KMWorld, Nov 2025 (Orga: Stan Garfield)
    • 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

    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Hi Claire,   This is basically what I do for a living! I'd be happy to share a variety of examples. Please reach out to me privately and I am happy to set up some time to show you how different o …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Hi Patrick,   Yes, all divisions have SharePoint and are using it for their knowledge bases, but with varying degrees of effectiveness and little consistency. I’ve delivered a KM strategy across my ow …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Hi Clare – I've implemented Modern SharePoint for a large function in our company using SharePoint hub collections. I have senior leadership buy in / support and an ever-improving governance proc …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Keeping KM visible
      Hi Robert and now Jonathan as well v-v Brittany's Q.  Here's a hi-level view. There are at least two approaches. The obvious and traditional one is to gather numerous case studies and learn …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Claire,   I would add to Patrick’s comments below to take stock in the level of consistency across the KM that exists in the various business vertical’s “private” content locations.  Part of your appr …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Hi Claire – do they already have SharePoint? Is it already well governed centrally or is there a tradition and culture of wild west? Or islands of good governance in a sea of competing redundant and d …
    • October 28, 2025
      Enterprise-wide SharePoint Strategy for KM
      Hi all,   I know that there have been previous discussions on this topic, but I wonder if anyone would be happy to show me how they have delivered a KM strategy/framework across their entire enterpris …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Keeping KM visible
      Good question, Brittany We (at Team Animation) use a process of Human-Centric Data with the organizations with which we work across the major projects sector. This involves capturing small amounts of …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Keeping KM visible
      Let me broaden this a bit.   Brittany, your point that we shouldn’t wait for a fire to find out that fire extinguishers matter.   He’s the question for all of us… how many of us have a fire extinguish …
    • October 28, 2025
      Re: Keeping KM visible
      Brittany, Excellent and unique challenge. It will be interesting to see the response. Douglas Weidner Founder, Chief Instructional Designer KM Institute

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