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The Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium is a knowledge-sharing event organized by the Midwest KM Community for Knowledge Management professionals located in the Midwestern United States.
From 2009-2011 the symposium was organized together with the KM Chicago community, since 2017 together with the SIKM Leaders community.
Conference History:
9th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, June 16, 2023, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Symposium Theme: TBD
(Host: Kent State University, School of Information)
- Program TBD
TRACK: People and Process
Knowledge, Networks and Innovation
You’ve Implemented Knowledge, Now What? (interactive workshop)
The Five Cs of Knowledge Management
Embracing Personal Knowledge Management (KM) after a 23-Year Career in the U.S. Navy
Applying Knowleaqge Transfer: Real Life Tools in Real Life Examples
How to Make Knowledge Management (KM) Sticky: Steps to Achieving a Knowledge Sharing Culture
Organizational Culture and AI
TRACK: Digital Transformation
AI Ethics Impact on Knowledge Management
Using Text Analysis and Social Network Analysis (SNA) to Transform Communities
NEOhio.us: A Knowledge Sharing Portal for a Sustainable Smart City Future
Know the Unknown Faster with Rapid Learning Cycles
The Perils of Taxonomy/Ontology Management
TRACK: Organizational Development and Knowledge Management as a Profession
Right-Sizing Your Knowledge Management (KM) Function: Defining an Achievable Vision that Fits Your Organizational Purpose, Needs and Structure
Knowledge Management (KM) Made Simpler, But Not Easy – Lessons in Practice
Knowledge Management and Innovation: Partnering to Create Impact (was: Knowledge, Networks and Innovation: A Perfect Marriage)
Lessons from the Plumber – Sustainable Knowledge Management (KM)
To ISO or not to ISO
Keynotes:
Making Knowledge Management Clickable
Facing the Customer: Knowledge Management and Customer Experience
Pre-conference Events:
Midwest KM Symposium Welcome Dinner, Jun 15
9th Midwest KM Symposium (“Because You Need To Know” Podcast Series) Mar 16
(CANCELLED)
9th SIKM Virtual Symposium, Oct 18-28, Virtual venue
Symposium Theme: TBD
- Day Topics:
New to Knowledge Management
Being a Knowledge Management Advocate
Recruiting Knowledge Management Champions
Social Hour
Knowledge Management Strategy
How Knowledge Management Can Work with Other Functions
Community Management
Tools & Technology
8th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, May 18-28, 2020, Cincinnati, OH, USA Virtual venue
Symposium Theme: Growing and Building Your Knowledge Management Practice
(Host: Guilford School (Western & Southern Life Insurance))
Note: The conference was scheduled for April 16-17, 2020
(CANCELLED) Pre-conference Events (Apr 16):
Workshop: The Work of Networks: Counterweight to Today’s Existential Threats
Dinner
Sessions:
Building Muscles to Improve Innovation Networks
Give the People What They Want: An Approach to Thoughtful Knowledge Management Technology
Applying Agile Principles to Ensure the Success of Your Knowledge Management Strategy
Community Organizing: Empowering Knowledge Managers
See Think Solve: Using the Innovation Dynamics Framework to Diagnose Knowledge Management Problems
Operationalize your Knowledge Management Program
Stump the Knowledge Management Expert
Social Hour (May 29)
7th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, August 8-9, 2019, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Symposium Theme: (Positively) Disrupting your business with Knowledge Management
(Host: Guilford School (Western & Southern Life Insurance))
- Pre-conference Events (Aug 8):
Organization Workshop
Dinner
Presentations:
New Frontiers in Conversational Artificial Intelligence
The Future Fit: The “Knowledge Experience”
Discussion Forums to Enhance Sharing
Successful Communities
Organizational Network Analysis (ONA): Converging Organizational Development + Knowledge Management
Top 40 Pitfalls for Knowledge Management Practitioners
Knowledge Management as a Pillar of Democracy
Taxonomy Usability and Effective Implementation
Lessons Learned Lifecyle
Creating Systems that Know
Workshops:
Gamification Introduction
ISO 30401 Knowledge Café & Breakout: The Knowledge Management Systems – Requirements Standard
Three Action Learning Sets
Knowledge Management Clinic Peer Assist
6th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, August 10, 2018, Cleveland, OH, USA
Symposium Theme: Pollinating Knowledge Management Ideas
(Host: Ernst & Young)
- Pre-conference Events (Aug 9):
Dinner
TED Talks:
Cash for Collaboration: Integrating Knowledge Management Activities into Compensation Systems
What a Knowledge Transfer Guru Taught Me
Knowledge Management in a Combined/Joint Environment
Ensuring Success Through Governance
Artificial Intelligence in a Knowledge Management World
Regular Sessions:
Human Side of Knowledge Management
Conversational Leadership
Keynotes:
How to Build Your Personal Digital Brand
Changing the Organization One Conversation At a Time
Leveraging Knowledge Technologies to Transform our Working World
Content optimization and the use of advanced technologies (e.g. auto-classification)
Networking/Interactive Sessions:
World Cafe (from the 6 TED talks and more)
Knowledge Sharing ‘Quiz’
Knowledge Science
Changing to a Knowledge Management Culture
5th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, May 19, 2017, Cleveland, OH, USA
Symposium Theme: Innovation
(Host: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
- Presentations:
90-9-1 Rule of Thumb: Fact or Fiction?
Knowledge Acquisition in Big Data: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management for Big Data in Cancer Research
Knowledge Management for the Greater Good: The Role of Knowledge Management in the Non-profit Sector
Innovation Expertise Location
Explore. Discover. Focus. Enterprise Search at Deloitte
What’s Wrong with Working out Loud (WoL)? The Importance of Peer-to-peer Collaboration
Knowledge Sharing in and Between Organizations: What a Knowledge Sharing and Learning Organization Looks Like
Activity:
Storytelling Exercise
Knowledge Management Learning Lab
Panels:
Professional Services Panel: Innovation
(CANCELLED)
Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) VIRTUAL Symposium, November 14, 2014, online
- Tracks:
Social media, collaboration and the integration of knowledge into innovation
Implications of big data on knowledge creation;
Knowledge Management in Education
4 prerecorded interviews related to the future trends in innovation management
General discussion session at the end
4th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, September 13, 2011, Cleveland, OH, USA
(Host: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
- Insights’ Presentations:
Best Practices for Communities
Trends in Social Network Analysis
Engaging Mangaement in Collaboration Efforts
Orienting New Hires to Knowledge Sharing Practices
How to Use Social Customer Relationship Management for Two Way Knowledge Sharing
Sharing Hidden Know-How Takes Intention, Openness, and Stewardship
Twitter Tutorial
Excuse Me. When did the Mongold Rule China? Search Enginges, Social Media, and the Madness of Crowds
Open Discussions:
How to Facilitate Collaborations
Technology Trends in Knowledge management
3rd Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, June 7, 2010, Chicago, IL, USA
(Host: US General Services Administration)
- Insights’ Presentations:
Detractors from Open Collaboration – Open collaboration is the foundation of productive Knowledge Management efforts.
Practical ideas for innovation – Innovation is easy to talk about, but is harder to actually do.
Social Learning vs. Knowledge Management – An evolutionary step or just a fancy term
Motivate a culture of sharing
Which comes first, learning or knowledge?
Keynotes:
Performance Enhancing
Open Forums:
Informal Peer Assist Lightning Round
2nd Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, September 11, 2009, Chicago, IL, USA
(Host: US General Services Administration)
- Insights’ Presentations:
Lead by example, practice what you preach and model desired behaviors
Knowledge management success correlation to fun
Human Intelligence Prevails
All Organizations are Knowledge-based
Integration of Knowledge from Different Organizations
Should we be “Social” at work?
Applying Knowledge Management at Work
Recognize and Reward for Desired Behaviors
Creating the right culture for knowledge sharing
Are Lessons Really Learned?
Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
Set Goals, Establish Promotion Requirements, and Recognize and Reward
Is “Good” Good enough or do we need “Best”?
Four Key Components of Communities of Practice
Where is the Entrance Ramp to a Successful Knowledge Management Program
Aligning Learning and Knowledge Management
10 Ten Rules for Asking Others to Share Knowledge Online or by e-Mail
Open Forums:
Informal Peer Assist Lightning Round
1st Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium, May 22, 2008, Southfield, MI, USA
(Host: Lawrence Technological University)
- Activity:
Sharing breakthrough projects, creative practices, and wild ideas
Sharing missteps, mistakes, and misperceptions
Deep dive discussion on a topic chosen in advance
Collaborative peer assist on topics submitted in advance by attendees