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)

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 9, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Architecture and Formal Learning Environments
      Thank you very much Dave.   I am familiar with TFA but not from the inside. I will certainly explore this further.   Best regards! — Cleonel A. Bottex www.linkedin.com/in/cleonel-a-bottex-dialectical …
    • November 8, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Architecture and Formal Learning Environments
      Hi Cleonel,   Teach for America has established knowledge management practices with learning development and measurement as central components of these KM efforts. Being able to quickly train new teac …
    • November 7, 2024
      Knowledge Architecture and Formal Learning Environments
      Hello.   I was looking through LinkedIn collaborative articles on KM and I came across one focusing on knowledge creation in classroom settings: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cleonel-a-bottex-dialect …
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: Knowledge retention (Offboarding)
      HelloFor an INGO I've drafted templates for a knowledge retention offboarding HR process. If anyone wants it I can share if you email me directly so you can check it for yourself and if you see a …
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: Knowledge retention (Offboarding)
      A little late to this thread, but yes this has been a key KM topic in most of the organisations I have worked for/with.  This includes quite a bit of work on this topic I’ve done within the nuclear se …
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: KM Trends for 2025
      You are invited to attend Global KM Roundtable: KM Trends 25. Register now. This session unites KM leaders from KMGN (Knowledge Management Global Network), SIKM Leaders Community, APQC, PKS (Pioneer K …
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: Knowledge retention (Offboarding)
      Thank you so much to everyone who has shared so generously! Really appreciate and so glad I am part of this KM ecosystem. Kind regards Deonie 
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: How can AI drive efficiencies in KM
      Hello Zsuzsa,   That’s a shame – perhaps we’ll get another chance to meet at Knowledge Summit Dublin (June 23-24 2025) instead 😊   Although e.g. Copilot does not (yet!!) consider meta data for knowled …
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: Knowledge retention (Offboarding)
      Great thread, and could be a good topic for Knowledge Summit Dublin 2025.   We have a knowledge retention process in Novartis ROCK – Retention Of Critical Knowledge.      
    • November 7, 2024
      Re: Search engines for knowledge base
      C-Sync reacted to your message: From: main@SIKM.groups.io on behalf of Rebecka Isaksson via groups.io Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2024 7:35:32 AM To: main@SIKM.groups.io Subject: Re: [SIKM] Search eng …

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