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)
    • 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 18, 2024
      Re: Meeting up at KMWorld
      Hello Ninez,I would like to join everyone for the dinner, especially since I missed the last DC KM gathering. Thank you and see you there!Angela
    • November 18, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Management in Municipal organization
      You’re welcome Joan  
    • November 18, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Management in Municipal organization
      Thank you for this Bill.   It is very helpful in other contexts as well.     Dr. Joan Wakasa Murumba Information Literacy Librarian – Faculty Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library Texas A & M Interna …
    • November 18, 2024
      Re: Meeting up at KMWorld
      Hello everyone,In case there might still be some interest for our Ethiopian night on 20 November 6pm in Das Ethiopian Cuisine, there are now 8 of us signed up.So if you happen to be at KMWorld and int …
    • November 18, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Management in Municipal organization
      Hi Ritesh I have some experience-based suggestions for guiding local and municipal governments in establishing a sustainable KM program. While we might all agree the following outline can be common to …
    • November 17, 2024
      Knowledge Management in Municipal organization
      Hi Team,   We are setting up a new (first) knowledge management (KM) team in my municipal organization from scratch. KM is scattered here with no dedicated organizational level team and also the found …
    • November 14, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      That is really interesting Zsuza.   Some similarities with us and I'd be especially interested in how you conduct yearly reviews. This is an area we are working on but probably haven't quite …
    • November 14, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Thank you Stan, that is a great idea.   Timing wise this seems to be the best to cover the world. Could go an hour either side too.   4pm in Michigan EDT 8pm London GMT 7am Sydney AEDT   Dates: Next w …
    • November 14, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Hi Esther,   This is an interesting post and I’m happy to share the overview how we are structured in my organisation. It is quite a formal set up. We have close to 40 Practices, each with a Global le …
    • November 13, 2024
      Re: CoP in your organisations – how do they work?
      Hi Esther,    Thanks for initiating! I could share my experience with the World Bank as well as UNAIDS (and to a lesser extent with other organizations).    The World Bank might have 350+ CoPs, though …

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