Previous Meetings

Date: May 2020
Location:Members-Only Virtual Community Site
Agenda Topics:
- The KLC Game Show
- Virtual Knowledge Cafe on Pandemic Impact and Opportunities
- Rapid-Fire Roundtable
- The Virtual Happy Hour

Date: January 2020
Host: ExxonMobil
Location: Houston, TX
Agenda Topics:
- Anticipatory Knowledge Delivery
- Integration of Learning / KM and Innovation
- An Innovative Approach to Knowledge Transfer

Date: September 2019
Host: Goodyear
Location: Akron, OH
Agenda Topics:
- Knowledge Flow Challenge within Technology Development
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool applied to Expertise Location and Crowdsourcing
- Agile Integrated KM

Date: May 2019
Host: TechnipFMC
Location: Houston, TX
Agenda Topics:
- Stories from the KM Frontlines
- TechnipFMC KM Program Overview
- Metrics, measures and ROI panel

Date: February 2019
Host: NASA JPL
Location: Pasadena, CA
Agenda Topics:
- Delivering Learning/Training to a Global Workforce
- Leadership Training and Talent Management
- Trends in Change Management
- Measuring and Metrics for Learning/Training

Date: October 2018
Host: US Department of State Foreign Service Institute
Location: Arlington, VA
Agenda Topics:
- Delivering Learning/Training to a Global Workforce
- Leadership Training and Talent Management
- Trends in Change Management
- Measuring and Metrics for Learning/Training

Date: February 2018
Host: Amgen
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Agenda Topics:
- Global Networks & Communities of Practice
- Operations and use of Knowledge Management
- The intersection of KM and User Experience
- Data Analytics and Cognitive Computing
- Visualization platforms

Date: September 2017
Host: MITRE
Location: McLean, VA
Agenda Topics:
- Anticipatory Knowledge Delivery
- Neighborhood Collaborative Work Spaces
- Innovation and Knowledge Management

Date: May 31-June 2, 2017
Host: The Hershey Company
Location: Hershey, PA
Agenda Topics:
- Hershey Technical Intelligence Team
- Supply Chain Learning
- Insights Driven Supply Chain / Big Data

Date: January 31-February 2, 2017
Host: NASA
Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Agenda Topics:
- NASA's KM Journey
- Expertise Location System Projects
- Metrics & Value Reports for Executive Management

Date: September 2016
Host: Deere & Company
Location: Moline, IL
Agenda Topics:
- Auto-classification processes to maximize business outputs
- Knowledge Competencies used in the Manufacturing Supply Chain
- Knowledge Strategies for Demonstrating Value

Date: June 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Agenda Topics:
- Applied Data and Predictive Analytics
- A New Knowledge Management Innovation Methodology
- State of the Integration of KM and Learning
- Measurement / Metrics Round Table

Date: February 2016
Location: Coronado, CA
Agenda Topics:
- Using KM as a verb
- Embracing Adversity
- Cultures and Traditions of Knowledge-sharing

Date: October 2015
Host: CIA
Location: Arlington and Langley, VA
Agenda Topics:
- Leaders Challenge to Nurture a Collaborative Ecosystem
- KM at the The Center for the Study of Intelligence
- Lessons Learned Programs

Date: May 2015
Host: MITRE
Location: Bedford, MA
Agenda Topics:
- Knowledge-driven Enterprises
- Practical Wisdom and its relation to knowledge
- Visualization & Reporting tools
- Insights into tackling Wicked Problems

Date: February 2015
Host: IDEO Design Center; The Institute of the Future
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Agenda Topics:
- Innovation and KM
- Organizational Culture Change
- Real-life Business Value Assessments

Date: September 8-10, 2014
Host: Goodyear
Location: Goodyear Innovation Center and Kent State
Agenda Topics:
- Integrating KM into the Work of the Business
- Creating Sustainable Business Value
- Real-life Business Value Assessments

Date: June 2014
Host: US Department of State
Location: George C. Marshall Center, Washington, DC
Agenda Topics:
- Supporting K-transfer at The State Department
- K-sharing Across Global Cultures
- Design Thinking Applied to KM Challenges

Date: February 2014
Host: Assurant
Location: Miami, FL
Agenda Topics:
- Aligning KM to Business Strategies
- Executive Management Perspectives
- Organizational Structures for KM Teams

Date: September 2013
Host: Institute for Defense Analyses
Location: Washington, DC area
Agenda Topics:
- Job Rotation and Knowledge Transfer
- Lessons Learned
- Status of Enterprise Collaboration Initiatives

Date: May 8-10, 2013
Location: West Point Military Academy
Agenda Topics:
- The New Competencies for KM Leaders
- The CompanyCommand.com Journey

Date: February 2013
Host: FMC Technologies
Location: Houston, TX
Meeting Theme: The value of KM to BIG DATA and Analytics

Date: September 2012
Host: MITRE
Location: McLean, VA
Meeting Theme: Lessons UNLEARNED

Date: May 2012
Host: 3M
Location: St. Paul, MN
Meeting Theme: Increasing Global Sales through KM

Date: February 2012
Host: Shell
Location: Houston, TX
Meeting Theme: Social Media and its Impact on Learning in Large Orgs

Date: September 2011
Host: Center for Naval Analyses
Location: Alexandria, VA
Meeting Theme: Knowledge Meets Action: High Impact Teams that Accelerate Innovation and Results

Date: May 2011
Host: Schwab
Location: San Francisco, CA
Meeting Theme: Open Leadership and Culture Shifts

Date: February 2011
Location: Austin, TX
Meeting Theme: Storytelling for Business

Date: September 2010
Host: The World Bank
Location: Washington, DC
Meeting Theme: The Realities of Successful and Sustainable Implementations

Date: May 2010
Host: Microsoft
Location: Redmond, WA
Meeting Theme: KM Journey Experiences

Date: February 2010
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Meeting Theme: Linking Knowledge to Business Strategy

Date: September 2009
Location: Chicago
Meeting Theme: Knowledge and Risk Management

Date: May 2009
Host: MIT
Location: Boston, MA
Meeting Theme: Technology and KM

Date: February 2009
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Meeting Theme: KM and Enterprise 2.0

Date: September 2008
Host: US Naval Academy
Location: Annapolis, MD
Meeting Theme: Generational Knowledge Transfer

Date: May 2008
Host: Pepperdine University
Location: Malibu, CA
Meeting Theme: Brains and Decisions

Date: February 2008
Location: Amelia Island. FLA
Meeting Theme: How the Brain Works

Date: October 2007
Location: Boston
Meeting Theme: Future of Collaboration

Date: May 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Meeting Theme: The New World of Work: Implications for Knowledge Management

Date: February 2007
Location: Keystone, CO
Meeting Theme: Virtual Collaboration

Date: September 2006
Host: Apex Performance
Location: Charlotte, NC
Meeting Theme: Peak Performance and KM

Date: May 2006
Host: Harvard
OUR 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
Meeting Theme: The State of Knowledge Management

Date: February 2006
Host: Qualcomm
Location: San Diego, CA
Meeting Theme: The Flat World and KM

Date: September 2005
Host: West Point Military Academy
Location: West Point, NY
Meeting Theme: KM and Leadership Development

Date: May 2005
Host: General Motors
Location: Detroit, MI
Meeting Theme: Can HR and KM really be connected?

Date: February 2005
Host: Boeing
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Meeting Theme: Delivering on Strategic Intent of the Organization

Date: October 2004
Location: Harvard
Agenda Topics:
- Making the Connection between Networks and Innovation
- Findings from a Best-Practice Study on Innovation
- The Market for Real Time Collaboration

Date: June 2010
Host: Hewitt
Location: Chicago
Agenda Topics:
- Practical Implementations of Connecting Online Communities to Strategic Issues
- OK can you really get online discussions to work?

Date: Feb 2004
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Meeting Theme: Delivering Biz Value Through Communities of Practice

Date: October 2003
Host: SAIC
Location: McLean, VA
Meeting Theme: What it takes to be an effective KM practitioner

Date: May 1996
Host: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Meeting Theme: The Intersection of Learning and Knowledge Management
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