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

    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      Great stuff, thank you, Phil  Jonathan Norman, FRSA, FAPMConsultantStrategy, Knowledge and Project Management,Communities of Practice Mobile +44 (0)7490 351305 Email jsnfarnborough@…      
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      YES, AS A VERB   Both how (downloads PDF) and what.   Yours truly,   Phil  
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      I recall thinking of “KM as a verb” which aligns well with the below.   Bill  
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      Richard,Right on! In the KMI Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM) and Master CKM (MCKM), we have researched the most essential KM leadership abilities, which we focus on as the 13 KM PRACTICUM ™.One is o …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      HI Pavel.As always, when all is said and done, you need to complement the local environment/culture, which you have always done.If KNO works there (nice acronym) great.However, outside your organizati …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      In my old days, I have chosen the title «Knowledge Networking Officer» at Roche Diagnostics. I have found it better than Chief Knowledge Officer or anything like it. Cheers, Pavel Kraus   — ——— …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      Hi, An additional inquiry that may enrich our discussion is: "How do individuals outside the realm of knowledge management perceive the field?"Within the community of knowledge management (K …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      Interesting conversation…it does seem to come up every now and again… I’ve long felt that the term “knowledge management” (KM) has had a bad rap for many years mainly because of the sticker price many …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      Much consideration was given to the KM term way back in the old days, late 1990s. early 2000s. The US government in particular spent much time/energy on it – same hangups about the word management.For …
    • April 29, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      How about “Knowledge Resourcing”.Fred NickolsSolution Engineer & Chief ToolmakerDistance Consulting LLC

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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