Stefan Lafloer is an organizational intelligence and knowledge management senior project manager and management consultant. As the CKO of InsightKnowledge Inc., he is focusing on strategic business consulting and project management in the knowledge management (KM) and organizational intelligence (OI) area. He also is guest speaker for KM at DePaul University in Chicago, and VP of KMChicago, as well as moderator for multiple large scale KM focused discussion groups with thousands of participants on Orkut and Yahoo.
In 14 years of business experience he has build a successful track record of managing the creation of e-business solutions, identifying and delivering complex process improvements and optimizing information flows in global companies. He has strong expertise in managing projects, designing information systems and using content- , document- and knowledge management technologies, as well as organizational intelligence concepts to create a competitive advantage.
To drive the development of KM and OI, Stefan spends a lot of time and effort on research around topics of OI and KM. Tonight Stefan is presenting his findings on - Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)-.
His presentation will include an overview of what PKM is, a research and market analysis on PKM, and a demo of several open source systems that can be used for personal knowledge management. The focus of this session will be to provide the participants with hands-on, practical knowledge (information, links, tools) on how to apply PKM to their own specific knowledge needs.
For further information about the speaker, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanlafloer and http://www.insightknowledge.com
Monday, April 03, 2006
Sunday, March 05, 2006
HP Services Consulting & Integration KM Program (Mar 14th)
The March 14th KM Chicago meeting will play host to Stan Garfield of Hewlett-Packard's Worldwide Consulting & Integration Knowledge Management organization. He will talk about the KM program in the consulting organization.
The meeting will be held from 5-7 pm at both Factiva in the Loop and at Allstate in Northbrook. Stan will be joining us via webinar from Detroit. See location and connection details in the right navigation bar.
Bio: Stan Garfield is responsible for Worldwide Consulting & Integration Knowledge Management for Hewlett-Packard. He joined Digital Equipment Corporation in 1983 and launched Digital's first knowledge management program in 1996. Stan helped develop the corporate KM strategy for Compaq. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.
The HP Services Consulting & Integration KM Program: The mission of the HP Services Consulting & Integration KM Program is to increase the reuse of intellectual capital to:
- Increase win rate
- Drive down sales and delivery costs
- Increase engagement quality
This presentation will explain the details of the HP Knowledge Management Program, including people, process, and technology components. Detailed examples of the following tools will provided
- Knowledge Advisors
- Project Team Collaboration
- Project Profile Repository
- Communities of Practice
- Knowledge Briefs
- Specialized Repositories
HP and Digital Equipment Corp. each started a KM program for their consulting businesses in 1996. Through the subsequent years, the organizations changed frequently, culminating in the merger of Compaq and HP in 2002.
The newly-merged consulting & integration business had to deal with different cultures, KM systems, and personnel. The KM program has continued to experience significant change, including system migrations, team membership, and leadership.
Our challenge has been to move from an emphasis on technology to an approach that balances people, process, and technology. We are also managing a demanding list of projects with a very small team.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
KM in the Asia-Pacific region (Feb 14th)
The February 14th meeting of KM Chicago will focus on knowledge management as seen from the Asia-Pacific region of the world. The presenters will join us via telephone for an interesting discussion. As always, we will listen-in from both Factiva and Allstate. See directions in the sidebar of http://kmchicago.blogspot.com.
KM in the Asia-Pacific region
Scarcely a days goes by when we do not hear about the current and future economic impact of China and various other countries from the Asia Pacific region. Accenture has had a knowledge management presence in Asia since the mid 1990s. Two key people from their respective operating groups will discuss the evolving role of knowledge management at Accenture and their roles in developing and delivering knowledge services in Asia and around the world. Both of these women have been associated with knowledge management at Accenture for more than a decade. They have served their operating groups very ably during that time and have made many contributions to the global knowledge management efforts at Accenture. They and their respective teams have contributed to millions of dollars in consulting revenues over the past few years. Living and working in Asia they have a unique perspective on the cultural, language and technology barriers encountered by consultants in the region. Come get an Asia Pacific view of the successes, challenges, and evolving approaches that are faced by a global organization trying to deliver knowledge management services.
Tanya Brincat
Financial Services Knowledge Management, Accenture
Tanya Brincat has been involved in Knowledge Management since its inception at Accenture in 1992. She was seconded to Accenture's WHQ in Chicago in October 1992 where she spent 4 years working on the design, development and rollout of the core suite of databases to be made available on Accenture’s knowledge management system, the Knowledge XchangeTM.
Since 1996 Tanya has served as a Knowledge Manager for the Financial Services Operating Group (Financial Services is one of the largest industry groups in Accenture with 12,000+ practice personnel globally; $3.4bn revenues in FY2005). After spending one year with the Financial Services Knowledge Management team in New York, Tanya returned to her native Australia where she currently serves as the Financial Services Knowledge Management lead for Asia Pacific (responsible for the provision of knowledge equipping and knowledge harvesting services to the FS practice in Asia Pacific) and the Global Head of Banking Knowledge Management (responsible for managing all Banking related knowledge capital on Accenture’s Knowledge XchangeTM and for developing all internal Banking communications).
Prior to her Knowledge Management assignment at Accenture Tanya spent 4 years as a Management Consultant in Accenture's Change Management practice, where she specialised in instructional design. Tanya holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science from La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia).
Myrna A. Binamira
Director, Government Knowledge Network, Accenture
Myrna A. Binamira joined Accenture in 1995. Prior to that she was working for the Philippine Government and served for almost 18 years, the last 7 of which was as the CIO for the Department of Agriculture. As the CIO, she was in charge of the Department's IT and IS Program nationwide, and headed the Department's Computer Center. After that Government stint, she joined a private systems integrator company where she found herself selling Microsoft and Lotus Notes software. Sales turned out to be not her cup of tea so after a year of doing that, she went back to job searching and found this ad for Andersen Consulting.
They were looking for a Director for their Government Knowledge Center. Needless to say, she got the job and had to start the organization from scratch. That was the most challenging job yet ever she had to face, but definitely also the most rewarding. Not very many people can actually single-handedly choose the people who will work for them. She has since then managed the KM Program of the Government Operating Group of Accenture and continues to do it with the same passion as when she started.
KM in the Asia-Pacific region
Scarcely a days goes by when we do not hear about the current and future economic impact of China and various other countries from the Asia Pacific region. Accenture has had a knowledge management presence in Asia since the mid 1990s. Two key people from their respective operating groups will discuss the evolving role of knowledge management at Accenture and their roles in developing and delivering knowledge services in Asia and around the world. Both of these women have been associated with knowledge management at Accenture for more than a decade. They have served their operating groups very ably during that time and have made many contributions to the global knowledge management efforts at Accenture. They and their respective teams have contributed to millions of dollars in consulting revenues over the past few years. Living and working in Asia they have a unique perspective on the cultural, language and technology barriers encountered by consultants in the region. Come get an Asia Pacific view of the successes, challenges, and evolving approaches that are faced by a global organization trying to deliver knowledge management services.
Tanya Brincat
Financial Services Knowledge Management, Accenture
Tanya Brincat has been involved in Knowledge Management since its inception at Accenture in 1992. She was seconded to Accenture's WHQ in Chicago in October 1992 where she spent 4 years working on the design, development and rollout of the core suite of databases to be made available on Accenture’s knowledge management system, the Knowledge XchangeTM.
Since 1996 Tanya has served as a Knowledge Manager for the Financial Services Operating Group (Financial Services is one of the largest industry groups in Accenture with 12,000+ practice personnel globally; $3.4bn revenues in FY2005). After spending one year with the Financial Services Knowledge Management team in New York, Tanya returned to her native Australia where she currently serves as the Financial Services Knowledge Management lead for Asia Pacific (responsible for the provision of knowledge equipping and knowledge harvesting services to the FS practice in Asia Pacific) and the Global Head of Banking Knowledge Management (responsible for managing all Banking related knowledge capital on Accenture’s Knowledge XchangeTM and for developing all internal Banking communications).
Prior to her Knowledge Management assignment at Accenture Tanya spent 4 years as a Management Consultant in Accenture's Change Management practice, where she specialised in instructional design. Tanya holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science from La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia).
Myrna A. Binamira
Director, Government Knowledge Network, Accenture
Myrna A. Binamira joined Accenture in 1995. Prior to that she was working for the Philippine Government and served for almost 18 years, the last 7 of which was as the CIO for the Department of Agriculture. As the CIO, she was in charge of the Department's IT and IS Program nationwide, and headed the Department's Computer Center. After that Government stint, she joined a private systems integrator company where she found herself selling Microsoft and Lotus Notes software. Sales turned out to be not her cup of tea so after a year of doing that, she went back to job searching and found this ad for Andersen Consulting.
They were looking for a Director for their Government Knowledge Center. Needless to say, she got the job and had to start the organization from scratch. That was the most challenging job yet ever she had to face, but definitely also the most rewarding. Not very many people can actually single-handedly choose the people who will work for them. She has since then managed the KM Program of the Government Operating Group of Accenture and continues to do it with the same passion as when she started.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Dr Michael McDonald on KM in Disaster Management (Jan 10)
The January 10th, 2006 meeting of KM Chicago will have Dr. Michael McDonald, speaking on "KM in Disaster Management."
As always, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5-7 pm at Factiva in the Loop or at Allstate in Northbrook. Dr. McDonald will join us via webinar. Also note that people frequently go out for food & drink after the meetings.
Dr. McDonald is developing crisis management policy and technologies on international, national, state, and local levels. The "Decade of Behavior" speaker, Dr. Michael McDonald, is a noted expert in communication and terrorism and frequently testifies before Congress on various risk communication issues. For KM Chicago, Dr. McDonald will demonstrate the Disaster Knowledge Management System and illuminate the Chicago Resilience Network.
Dr. Michael McDonald is Coordinator of the National Disaster Risk Communication Initiative and President and CEO of Global Health Initiatives, Inc. He is Communications Chairman of the National Capital Region - Emergency Response, CADS Senior Scientist in the School of Engineering at George Washington University, and the Health and Biodefense Coordinator of the Georgetown University Life Sciences and Society Initiative. He is currently leading the Advances in Behavioral, Social, and Natural Sciences for Homeland Security Initiative and is the Director of the Tsunami Disaster Knowledge Management Initiative. Dr. McDonald has been involved in policy development regarding biodefense, homeland security, environmental science, and health information infrastructure on local, state, national, and international levels. During the later part of the 1990s, he was recognized as one of the most influential figures in furthering telehealth and telemedicine. Dr. McDonald has received several honors and most recently he won the Decade of Behavior Distinguished Lecture Award. For this award, he was nominated by the National Communication Association.
Dr. McDonald's primary attention today is directed at building the next generation of health and crisis management systems integrating health care systems, emergency management, information technologies, community resilience, and knowledge science. Dr. McDonald continues to pioneer in the development of health information systems, virtual health management systems, decision support systems, knowledge management, evidence-based practices and cross-media health and community empowerment. Dr. McDonald is presently chairing the Genomics and Bioinformatics working group and is a co-founding member of the Bioterrorism working group of IEEE. Dr. McDonald is performing research in memetics and biosecurity at Georgetown University and is Principle Investigator with the Centers for Disease Control on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Biodefense Initiative. He is a Senior Scientist in the Center for Advanced Defense Studies and a Research Professor working in the area of homeland security in the George Washington School of Engineering.
As always, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5-7 pm at Factiva in the Loop or at Allstate in Northbrook. Dr. McDonald will join us via webinar. Also note that people frequently go out for food & drink after the meetings.
Dr. McDonald is developing crisis management policy and technologies on international, national, state, and local levels. The "Decade of Behavior" speaker, Dr. Michael McDonald, is a noted expert in communication and terrorism and frequently testifies before Congress on various risk communication issues. For KM Chicago, Dr. McDonald will demonstrate the Disaster Knowledge Management System and illuminate the Chicago Resilience Network.
Dr. Michael McDonald is Coordinator of the National Disaster Risk Communication Initiative and President and CEO of Global Health Initiatives, Inc. He is Communications Chairman of the National Capital Region - Emergency Response, CADS Senior Scientist in the School of Engineering at George Washington University, and the Health and Biodefense Coordinator of the Georgetown University Life Sciences and Society Initiative. He is currently leading the Advances in Behavioral, Social, and Natural Sciences for Homeland Security Initiative and is the Director of the Tsunami Disaster Knowledge Management Initiative. Dr. McDonald has been involved in policy development regarding biodefense, homeland security, environmental science, and health information infrastructure on local, state, national, and international levels. During the later part of the 1990s, he was recognized as one of the most influential figures in furthering telehealth and telemedicine. Dr. McDonald has received several honors and most recently he won the Decade of Behavior Distinguished Lecture Award. For this award, he was nominated by the National Communication Association.
Dr. McDonald's primary attention today is directed at building the next generation of health and crisis management systems integrating health care systems, emergency management, information technologies, community resilience, and knowledge science. Dr. McDonald continues to pioneer in the development of health information systems, virtual health management systems, decision support systems, knowledge management, evidence-based practices and cross-media health and community empowerment. Dr. McDonald is presently chairing the Genomics and Bioinformatics working group and is a co-founding member of the Bioterrorism working group of IEEE. Dr. McDonald is performing research in memetics and biosecurity at Georgetown University and is Principle Investigator with the Centers for Disease Control on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Biodefense Initiative. He is a Senior Scientist in the Center for Advanced Defense Studies and a Research Professor working in the area of homeland security in the George Washington School of Engineering.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
KM Chicago officers for 2006
The 2006 slate of officers for KM Chicago has been approved:
President: Jack Vinson
Vice President: Stefan Lafleur
Treasurer: Luc Dodinval
Secretary: Jan Sykes
Directors: Ann Lee, Tom Wiggins, Dirk Tussing, Randolph Russell
Thanks to the board and to the membership! If you need to contact us, please leave a comment or send mail to kmchicago-owner AT yahoogroups.com.
President: Jack Vinson
Vice President: Stefan Lafleur
Treasurer: Luc Dodinval
Secretary: Jan Sykes
Directors: Ann Lee, Tom Wiggins, Dirk Tussing, Randolph Russell
Thanks to the board and to the membership! If you need to contact us, please leave a comment or send mail to kmchicago-owner AT yahoogroups.com.
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