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 28, 2024
      Re: Alt. term for 'KM'?
      On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 05:42 PM, Robert M. Taylor wrote: There are all kinds of objections that KM isn't an accurate term (e.g. the issue of 'managing' an abstract – although there …
    • April 28, 2024
      Re: Quick Win KM use case
      On 29/4/2024 7:28 am, Robert M. Taylor via groups.io wrote: Around a year ago our team implemented an internal ChatGPT running across our published work, which is around 400 reports. Separately we …
    • April 28, 2024
      Alt. term for 'KM'?
      I know this one comes up regularly …Various alt. terms to 'KM' have been proposed over the years, for instance "Knowledge Sharing" (and many others but just that one example for …
    • April 28, 2024
      Re: Quick Win KM use case
      Around a year ago our team implemented an internal ChatGPT running across our published work, which is around 400 reports. Separately we've been testing some LLM tools with different groups and, …
    • April 27, 2024
      Quick Win KM use case
      Dear community,In the last 6 months we have done at my company Valeo a PoCon Gen. AI based intelligent KM systems. Both focusing on KM but alsoon a human centric approach.We want to go now life with a …
    • April 26, 2024
      Re: Reference materials on Strategic Knowledge Management
      Hello Japhet,The mobile number appearing here is going through?I will reach out…Regards.
    • April 26, 2024
      Re: Reference materials on Strategic Knowledge Management
      Dear Reagan, Thank you very much for reaching out and the leads, I will visit the University and find check what they have. I will appreciate linkage to the Professor. Regards,   Japheth Muli Chief Pr …
    • April 26, 2024
      Re: Reference materials on Strategic Knowledge Management
      Dear Ndugu Mr. Muli,I hope this email finds you well.I have to congratulate you for narrowing down this route of PhD in KM that few only dream of, including myself.Secondly,during my years of study at …
    • April 26, 2024
      Re: Reference materials on Strategic Knowledge Management
      Dear Robert, Thanks for reaching out, Here I mean use of KM as a strategic asset to gain competitive advantage or to enhance firm performance. What I am looking for are reference materials on KM appli …
    • April 24, 2024
      Re: Reference materials on Strategic Knowledge Management
      Japheth, could you say a little about what you mean by SKM please and what you’re looking for? For instance I can see it might mean KM supporting various “strategy” endeavours or strategies for KM. Ta …

Web Channels

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