London Knowledge Cafe at Westminster Business School, 19 March 2013 - Comments
To: Gurteen London Knowledge Cafe Members
I am pleased to invite you to my next London Knowledge Cafe at Westminster Business School on 19 March 2013.
You will find more details and the registration form here.
The topic/question for the kcafe will be "What could we do individually to encourage greater collaboration and sharing in our organisations?"
Keith Patrick will be our speaker for the evening. Many of you know him as he was one of the first people to come along to my Knowledge Cafes in London over 10 years ago now and has been a regular participant ever since.
I look forward to seeing you again ad remember you can bring a friend - just remember to ask for them to register on my site.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
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Knowledge Cafe Workshop: Dubai, 19 November 2012 - Comments
To: Gurteen Community Members in the Middle East
I have ran many Knowledge Cafe workshops around the world these past few years and they have proved very popular. On Monday 19th November 2012 I will be running the next one in Dubai at the World Trade Centre Club.
I started running public Knowledge Cafes 10 years ago out of sheer frustration with death-by-powerpoint lectures.
Very soon I found myself facilitating them privately for clients and discovering they had far greater power than I could ever have imagined.
They can be applied in a wide variety of ways, including:
+ transform traditional management training courses where younger managers learn from more experienced ones
+ as a powerful sales tool to engage with customers and thus better understand their needs and for them to better understand your product or service
+ surface hidden problems and opportunities that exist in the organisation or in a department or project - especially ones caused by lack of communication
+ help break down organizational silos and build internal relationships
+ give people a voice so that they feel heard and are thus less cynical and more engaged in their work
+ bring managers and technologists together after a merger to build relationships, surface new opportunities and address cultural issues
+ solicit input and obtain buy-in for a new project or initiative
In the workshop you will learn the fundamental principals and benefits of the Knowledge Café process and how to apply them to different business purposes.
You will also participate in a Knowledge Cafe on the role of conversation in business; experience the benefits first hand and get to reflect on and discuss the experience.
You will find more information and can register here: (watch the first little video and you get an idea of the energy and passion KCafe conversations can generate).
I also run customised, private half-day introductions to the knowledge cafe.
If you would like to know more or have any questions drop me an email or give me a call.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occasional e-mail updates then please see here
Do come along - especially if you have not been to one before - the kcafes are always fun! And bring a friend or two but please remember to register so I can track the numbers.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occassional news updates then please see here
Gurteen Knowledge Cafe on 24 Oct at Harwell (near Oxford) - Comments
To: Gurteen Knowledge Community Members near Oxford
I would like to invite you to a free Gurteen Knowledge Cafe in Harwell (near Oxford) on the evening of 24th October.
I have been running Knowledge Cafes all over the world for the last ten
years. They grew out of my frustration with death-by-powerpoint,
chalk-and-talk type presentations. A Knowledge Cafe is different.
In a Knowledge Cafe, the speaker normally only speaks for 5 - 10 minutes
without slides and poses a questions to the participants (not the
audience!) that is then discussed for the remainder of the Cafe.
This conversational approach a far more interesting and engaging way to
learn than "sitting listening". It also is a wonderful format for informal
networking.
I have run open Knowledge Cafes regularly in London since September 2002. An open Cafe is hosted by
an organization who sees the value in the Cafes and the Cafe is open to anyone who
cares to come along. My open Knowledge Cafes are totally free.
You never know what you might learn, who you might meet and what might
come of the evening. And if you are more of a listener than a talker then
that's OK too ... in a Cafe you are not compelled to do anything you don't
want to do. Just turn up and enjoy the evening.
So come along on 24th October. It is totally free.
You will find more details by following the link below and you will need register.
Right now I am Johannesburg where over the next 10 days I will be running four in-house introductory knowledge cafes for South African organisations including the South African Broadcasting Corporation and a local law firm. I will also be running a one day knowledge cafe workshop as part the ICKM conference organised this year by the University of Johannesburg.
It seems to me, slowly but surely, people are starting to understand the central role of conversation in business and a new concept of "organizational conversation". is emerging.
Organizational conversation is about creating an environment where conversation replaces the pervasive traditional form of one way corporate communication - typified by death by PowerPoint presentations and "sage on the stage" lectures. It is about nurturing a culture where people talk with each other rather than at each other.
I am not the only one to write about this. Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind talk about the concept from a leadership perspective in their recent book Talk Inc.
In my workshop, I introduce the Knowledge Cafe as a powerful conversational tool
and how it can be adapted to address a wide range of organizational problems, challenges and opportunities but more broadly throughout the day we discuss the concept of "organisational conversation".
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
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Rotterdam, 17 juli 2012 – Op 26 september leidt David Gurteen een workshop Kennis Café; op 27 september is hij keynote spreker op het congres Kennis in Praktijk.
David Gurteen is de oprichter van de Gurteen Knowledge Community – een Global Learning netwerk van meer dan 20.000 mensen in 160 landen. David is een veelgevraagd spreker over verschillende aspecten van kennismanagement en leren. Hij is vooral bekend om zijn Knowledge Cafés die hij regelmatig in Londen – en in andere steden over de hele wereld – organiseert.
Een Kennis Café is een kennismanagementinstrument dat wordt gebruikt om impliciete kennis te delen. Het kan gebruikt worden binnen teams, Communities of Practice, of dwars door afdelingen heen om diepgewortelde aannames te analyseren, om van anderen te leren en een beter collectief begrip te krijgen van een onderwerp – en dat alles door middel van gesprek.
Het gaat overigens niet alleen over praten en netwerken – hoewel dit secundaire positieve bijeffecten zijn. Het gaat vooral om mensen de dialoog aan te laten gaan met de bedoeling van elkaar te leren in plaats van te verzanden in niet-productieve discussies die geen ander doel hebben dan te proberen elkaar standpunten op te dringen. Pogingen die steevast uitdraaien op mislukking en frustratie.
My Knowledge Cafe process is slowly gaining traction as people come to better realise the central role that conversation plays in KM and in business and it has been adapted and is being used by many organisations around the world.
In particular, see how the Knowledge Cafe was adapted and applied by the ING Bank Academy.
Come along to my workshop and learn about the thinking behind the Cafe and how you can run Knowledge Cafes for yourselves. I you have any questions give me a call.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occasional news updates then please see here
The Passion Cafe: Discovering your Passion - Comments
To: Gurteen Knowledge Community Members in the London region
After a great Knowledge Cafe earlier this week with Arthur Shelley, I am delighted to tell you that my next London Knowledge Cafe is less than 2 weeks away on Tuesday 17 July.
The theme is on "discovering your passion" and from the full description on my website you will see why I was looking for a room with a wooden floor recently :-)
Feel free to invite a friend or colleague if you wish but please ask them to register so I can track the numbers.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occassional news updates then please see here
I am visiting Johannesburg for ICKM 2012 in late August/early September - Comments
To: Gurteen Knowledge Community Members in South Africa
I will visiting South Africa late August/early September where I will be running a Knowledge Cafe and Knowledge Cafe workshop at the 8th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM 2002), University of Johannesburg, 4 - 6 September.
It would be good to see you at the conference but I am also running a few Cafes during my visit and so will be in Joburg for 10 days or so from about 30 August to 8 September.
If you are interested in my consulting with your organisation, giving a talk, running a knowledge cafe or simply meeting socially then please get in touch quickly before I finalise my schedule.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occasional email updates then please see here
London Knowledge Cafe: The Behavioural Characteristics of Conversations with Arthur Shelley - Comments
To: Gurteen London Knowledge Cafe Members
I am delighted to tell you that my next London Knowledge Cafe is on Monday 2nd July with Arthur Shelley from Australia who is here in London for the KM UK Conference.
If you are familiar with Arthur's Organizational Zoo - then you will realise it will be a fun evening.
Feel free to invite a friend or colleague if you wish but please ask them to register so I can track the numbers.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive e-mails about the London Knowledge Cafe then please see here
I thought you would like to know that I will be running a Knowledge Cafe workshop in Kuwait on 4 June.
I have run these workshops all over the world and I am excited that this will be the first time in Kuwait.
The Knowledge Cafe is a powerful learning and knowledge sharing tool.
I am sure you will enjoy the day and where you will learn about the Knowledge Cafe process and the transformative role of conversation in business.
Gurteen Knowledge Cafe in Barcelona on Tuesday 22 May 2012 - Comments
To: Gurteen Community Members in Barcelona
As most of you know I will be in Barcelona next week where I will be speaking at the EDO International Congress 23 - 25 May.
I hope to meet one or two of you there.
Also on the evening of the 22 May, I will be running a Knowledge Cafe for GILD International - a networking club in Barcelona.
As a member of my community you are welcome to come along to this fre e event but please regist er.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly Knowledge Letter but would rather not receive these occasional updates then see here.
Announcement of New Book: Leading Issues in Social Knowledge Management - Comments
To: All members of the Gurteen Knowledge Community
It's not very often that I do a global mail shot other than my monthly knowledge letter but I have something a little special to announce that I thought might interest to you.
I am delighted to tell you that I'm the editor of a new book "Leading Issues in Social Knowledge Management" that has just been published by Academic Publishing International.
The book is a collection of ten academic papers that I have carefully selected to create the volume and I have also written a short editorial comment on each paper.
So I did the relatively easy bit, all the hard work was done by the contributors in this important emerging field. There are 19 contributors so a few too many to mention.
I have agreed with the publishers that members of my community may obtain GBP5.00 off the price of the book by entering "Gurteen5" in the discount code field when you place your order.
best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
London Knowledge Cafe: Can you host a Knowledge Cafe in central London? - Comments
To: London Knowledge Cafe Members
I am planning a few Knowledge Cafes oveer the coming months and am looking for hosts in central London.
Some of you will know Arthur Shelley from Australia of "Organizational Zoo" fame. Arthur will be speaking at KM UK in June and while he's here I would like to run a Knowledge Cafe with him on 2 July.
I also plan to run a Knowledge Cafe on the subject of "Passion". This KCafe will be a little different from the norm and ideally I need a wooden floor. I'll leave you guessing as to why :-)
To host a KCafe means providing a free room and tea/coffee for an evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. If you feel you might be able to do this - then please get in touch and I can send you full details.
I know that several of you have offered to host in the past. My apologies if I have not followed through with you - just remind me and I will be in touch.
Thanks David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly Gurteen Knowledge Letter but would rather not receive e-mails about the London Knowledge Cafe then please see here.
Both events are free and if by any chance you are in Singapore or Jakarta on those dates please register and come along.
Once again, I am sorry I will not be visiting Malaysia this visit but if you would like to invite me during a future trip to the region then please get in touch. I would love a good reason to return as I have not been to Malaysia for a few years now.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly Knowledge Letter but would rather not receive these occasional e-mail updates then please see here.
I will be at the KM Middle East Conference in Abu Dhabi and also in Dubai in March 2012 - Comments
To: Gurteen Community Members in the Middle East
A very Happy New Year to you all. I thought you would like to know that
I will be taking part in KM Middle East in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi on 13 - 14 March 2012 this year.
Last year, I gave the keynote talk provocatively titled "Don't do KM" and I ran a Knowledge Cafe workshop. You can watch the video of my talk here.
This year's conference looks like being another excellent event and I am in the good company of other well known speakers in the KM world including John Girard, HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chris Collison, Arthur Shelley, Geoff Turner, Noha Abed and Nolwazi Mbananga.
This year I will giving a talk titled "Conversation for Empowerment" and delivering a seminar "Conversation: Your most powerful KM Tool".
Prior to the conference, I will be in Dubai from 7 - 11 March.
If you would to meet with me informally for coffee, lunch or dinner or more formally to consult with me, to give a talk or run a workshop within your organisation then please get in touch.
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly knowledge-letter but would rather not receive these occasional news updates then please see here.
Open Gurteen Knowledge Cafe in Singapore on 13 Feb 2012 (Free event) - Comments
To: Gurteen Community Members in Singapore
I will be visiting Jakarta from 28 Jan to 12 Feb and Singapore for a few days from 13 - 15 Feb. If you would like to meet with me either formally or informally please get in touch.
While in Singapore, I will be running a free Knowledge Cafe on the evening of Monday 13th February. You can learn more about the event and register here:
I have been running Knowledge Cafes all over the world for the last ten
years. They grew out of my frustration with death-by-powerpoint,
chalk-and-talk type presentations. A Knowledge Cafe is different.
In a Knowledge Cafe, the speaker normally only speaks for 10 - 20 minutes
without slides and poses a questions to the participants (not the
audience!) that is then discussed for the remainder of the session.
This conversational approach a far more interesting and engaging way to
learn than "sitting listening". It also is a wonderful format for informal
networking and I have often run Kcafes where a number of networks have come
together to discuss a topic of mutual interest.
I run open Knowledge Cafes regularly in London. An open Kcafe is hosted by
an organization who sees the value in the Kcafes and they are open to anyone who
cares to come along. They are totally free.
You never know what you might learn, who you might meet and what might
come of the evening. And if you are more of a listener than a talker then
that's OK too ... in a Kcafe you are not compelled to do anything you don't
want to do. Just turn up and enjoy the evening.
There are four parts to the evening:
I will explain the background to the Kcafe.
I will then describe the principles of the Kcafe and the process.
Karuna Ramanathan, Deputy Head of the Center for Leadership Development in the Singapore Armed Forces, who many of you will know, is our speaker. He will then talk for a short while on the theme of the evening "Storytelling".
Finally, I will facilitate a Kcafe on the question "What is the role of conversation and storytelling in the workplace?”.
So come along on February 13th, meet some interesting people and have some great conversation.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly Knowledge Letter but would rather not receive these occasional e-mail updates then please see here.
An Introduction to the Gurteen Knowledge Cafe in Jakarta on 2 Feb 2012 (Free event) - Comments
To: Gurteen Community Members in Indonesia
I would like to invite you to a FREE Knowledge Cafe that I will be holding in Jakarta on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd February. You can learn more about the event and register here:
I have been running Knowledge Cafes all over the world for the last ten
years. They grew out of my frustration with death-by-powerpoint,
chalk-and-talk type presentations. A Knowledge Cafe is different.
In a Knowledge Cafe, the speaker normally only speaks for 10 - 20 minutes
without slides and poses a questions to the participants (not the
audience!) that is then discussed for the remainder of the Kcafe.
This conversational approach is a far more interesting and engaging way to
learn than "sitting listening". It also is a wonderful format for informal
networking and I have often run Kcafes where a number of networks have come
together to discuss a topic of mutual interest.
I run open Knowledge Cafes regularly in London. An open Kcafe is hosted by
an organization who sees the value in the Kcafes and they are open to anyone who
would like to come along. They are totally free.
You never know what you might learn, who you might meet and what might
come of the event. And if you are more of a listener than a talker then
that's OK too ... in a Kcafe you are not compelled to do anything you don't
want to do. Just turn up and enjoy the event..
So come along on February 2nd, learn what the Knowledge Cafe is all about, meet some people you don't know and have some interesting conversations.
Best wishes David
David GURTEEN
Gurteen Knowledge
Fleet, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1252 812 878
Mobile: +44 7774 178 650
PS. If you would like to continue to receive my monthly Knowledge Letter but would rather not receive these occasional e-mail updates then please see here.
Flickr Slideshow: CROInfo2006 Conference, October 2006, Porec, Croatia
CROINFO2006: 6th Knowledge and Information Management Conference, October 11-13 2006, Hotel Diamant, Porec, Croatia.
Photo slideshow of the conference; the trip to Motovun and the evening dinner.
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The community is for people who are committed to making a difference:
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