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

    • May 11, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Asset Structure and Format for GenAI
      Thanks for sharing, Robert. If I can ask, when will this paper be published? I am eager to read.I agree, RAG as a concept is simple but when you try to implement it , you see the challenges. For us,  …
    • May 11, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Asset Structure and Format for GenAI
      The whitepaper (still in draft ) that I wrote with others for AIIM is at https://info.aiim.org/2024-genai-org-readiness-assessment-draft  It outlines some basic principles.   As for RAG – it’s really …
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: Knowledge Asset Structure and Format for GenAI
      Hi David,Good morning. I have been exploring this area for sometime now and trying to learn more about Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). I am involved in a few Gen AI projects in my organization a …
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: New podcast: Knowledge Fika
      Hello Noushin,So did you listen to it? And what were your thoughts on the show in that case? :) Regarding platforms we are both new to creating podcasts, even though we've been on a lot of them, …
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: How to Contribute to This Community
      Stan's list is quite complete.  My favorite is "ask questions" – even if you think you might know the answer and especially if you believe it's deserving of conversation and has no …
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: How to Contribute to This Community
      Hi Stan, Is there a directory of local chapters available?Thanks,Linda
    • May 10, 2024
      Knowledge Asset Structure and Format for GenAI
      Hello Everyone,My question is around the best practices for knowledge asset format/structure in the GenAI era.I've read some material stating assests should be long and include all relevant infor …
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: How to Contribute to This Community
      Thank you, Stan, for working out loud and posting these responses. That and the many other ways you nurture this community is why it is a “North Star”
    • May 10, 2024
      Re: How to Contribute to This Community
      Thank you Stan!Now that I am working on my own, I have been thinking about ways to get more involved/engaged in the communities I have been connected to for a while but never had time to dig into. Thi …
    • May 10, 2024
      How to Contribute to This Community
      I received the following query: "I want to understand how I can contribute more to the SIKM Leaders Community. I have many years of experience in KM and I am very passionate about it. I know this …

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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