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)
      Info/Review Sessions:
      Feb 2025: KM Peer Mentoring Program Update
      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)
    • 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

    • February 14, 2025
      Re: KM in neurodivergent teams
      Hi Helene,   As the replies seem to be including the topic of inclusivity by design – we have tried to address this topic through a recent Lessons Learned development where we used Dyslexi font in a w …
    • February 14, 2025
      Re: See you in Phoenix? KM & AI Conference March 17-19
      Hi Kim,   I'll be there doing a session (after yours) about KM, creativity, and art. Looking forward to reconnecting!
    • February 14, 2025
      Re: KM in neurodivergent teams
      Hello All, I'm similar to the responses already shared. My organisation is larger and global.  I'm in the KM CoE for the organisation and I'm Dyslexic so I naturally advocate for people …
    • February 14, 2025
      Re: KM in neurodivergent teams
      Hi, I have ADHD (relatively new discovery!), which I think helps with my KM practice, but have not done anything about Knowledge Management and ND in my practice… I'd love to hear what you find …
    • February 13, 2025
      Re: KM in neurodivergent teams
      If you haven't yet encountered Loryan Strant, he's a Microsoft MVP who has been a strong advocate for neurodivergent people.  Microsoft had done a video about him, but I can't find it, …
    • February 13, 2025
      See you in Phoenix? KM & AI Conference March 17-19
      Hello SIKMers!   I'm reaching out today to ask if you're going to be in Phoenix next month for the KM & AI conference – if so, let's connect over a coffee during the event. This is …
    • February 12, 2025
      Re: KM in neurodivergent teams
      Hello Helene :)I do, and I'm neurodivergent myself. I work in the video game industry where we have an over-representation of neurodiversity according to the last 3 annual reports produced by Uki …
    • February 12, 2025
      KM in neurodivergent teams
      Hi all, does anyone here work with teams/in sectors where there are more neurodivergent people? If so I'd really like to have a chat with you about how you adapt your KM tools & techniques. C …
    • February 12, 2025
      Knowledge Management Position Paper
      Dear all, Yesterday, I have published in LinkedIn a position paper related to the Knowledge Management :  From an Explicit (Pre)history to a Modern Implicit era The paper have been subjected to a huge …
    • February 10, 2025
      Re: Melbourne KM Leaders Forum looking for speakers.
      Thank you Steph, you are on the roster for April. Can't wait to have you share with the group.   Stu French

Web Channels

SIKM on Groups.io (discussion forum) SIKM on  freeconferencecall (videoconferencing) SIKM on slideshare (documents) SIKM Boston on PBworks (wiki) SIKM Boston on twitter (microblogging)
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