From Creative Friction to Living Ecosystems

Geneva | Date: Friday 17.10.2025 | 17h30 - 20h00
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KM Storytelling Canvas for Executive Buy-in

SKMF Online | Date: Tuesday 21.10.2025 | 16:00h (UTC+2) - 18:00h (UTC+2)
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"Thoughts on Knowledge Management" Discussion

Bern | Date: Wednesday 26.11.2025 | 18:15 - 20:00h
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Past Events

Partner Events | 19.09.2025

Partner Event with SAQ Zentralschweiz: The Power of Knowledge Management

SKMF is partnering with the Swiss Association of Quality (SAQ) Zentralschweiz to co-host the event "The Power of Knowledge Management":

Many organisations face the challenge of providing employees with the knowledge they need in a timely manner. Here, a distinction must be made between tacit and explicit knowledge. Knowledge management not only encompasses strategies and practices for capturing, storing, sharing and utilising knowledge, but also aims to create the necessary framework conditions.

We will discuss the following questions in the lecture:

• What is knowledge? What is the difference between tacit and explicit knowledge?
• What is knowledge management and in what forms can we practise it?
• What added value can we all achieve if we share our knowledge within our organisation?
• What can each of us contribute?
• Which success factors are decisive?
• Which IT solutions does Siemens use to support company-wide knowledge management?

Agenda
14:15: Welcome by the Board
14:20: Presentation, Part 1: Data, information, knowledge, knowledge management
15:15: Coffee break
15:30: Presentation, Part 2: Tool-supported knowledge management at Siemens
16:30: Networking and exchange with apero

Participation in this hybrid event is possible both face-to-face and online (please specify when registering). Presentations and discussions will be held in German.

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SKMF Online | 04.06.2025

Engaging AI to Leverage Your Tacit Knowledge

Every time you prompt your Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tool online, it is updating its profile about you. 

What does it mean to be profiled by AI as an individual or as an organization? Imagine the social, economic, and political profiling differences among people. For example, a pharma scientist versus an environmental activist. As a society, we are just beginning to understand the implications of these biases.

At this roundtable, we will discuss how GenAI captures and structures tacit knowledge from individuals and organizations during prompting.

The speaker, Manfred Bornemann, is the former president of German Society for Knowledge Management (GfWM) and an expert on AI promoting. Manfred will begin with a brief overview of leading GenAI platforms and how they mine user prompting data. He will then explore the impact of GenAI on leadership and tacit knowledge. 

Key takeaways:

• Impact of prompting on our GenAI outcomes and knowledge work
• Leveraging bias in the use of AI
• Improving the value of our GenAI outcomes

A use case will invite you to challenge these ideas and share your experiences. The roundtable will be held in English.

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Lausanne | 03.06.2025

Revealing the Invisible: Knowledge Culture in Action

This SKMF roundtable, hosted by University of Lausanne, offers a dynamic and participatory setting to explore how knowledge actually flows (or stalls) in real-world project contexts.

Drawing on reflections from students who attended the recent SMP Congrès convened at University of Lausanne (24 April 2025), this SKMF roundtable on June 3^rd invites you to engage in World Café-style discussions, build models using LEGO, and share stories to reveal the often-overlooked practices shaping project outcomes.

Come ready to think differently about what your organisation knows—and what it needs to know next.

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