Blake Melnick, Chief Knowledge Officer of The KM Group (TKMG)? and Graham Westwood, CEO of Procarta,? and Douglas Weidner, Chairman of The International Knowledge Management Institute? announce the launch of The Knowledge Management Institute of Canada. KMIC will be headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
Herew’s the press release :
KMIC will conduct industry level research and provide KM training, learning and professional certification programs, which address sector and Industry challenges related to:
The aging of the Canadian workforce.
The pending loss of critical knowledge through attrition.
Managing knowledge necessary to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency and promote operational excellence.
Improving organization performance and profitability.
Creating competitive advantage through continuous improvement and the creation of new knowledge.
According to Blake Melnick, KMIC?s Chief Knowledge Officer:
?The world has changed. Canada is experiencing a tipping point, where age old structures which previously shaped how we thought about work and learning are being transformed by information, communication technologies and the democratization of knowledge.
For Canadian companies to continue to prosper, and attract and retain key talent and expertise, they must embrace new ways of thinking, working and learning, which align with the realities of a global knowledge-based economy ? this is where we believe the Knowledge Management Institute of Canada will have an exciting and challenging role to play.?
KMIC programs will assist organizations manage change by training knowledge managers how to leverage critical knowledge assets, improve the transfer of explicit and tacit knowledge across the their organizations; capture and transfer critical knowledge and know how from retiring experts to new employees to effectively bridge the knowledge gap which exists between formal classroom training and learning and field experience.
KMIC will work with industry, government, business, education and the not for profit sectors to develop certification, accreditation and professional development programs tailored to meet their evolving operational needs and the training and learning needs of their workforce.
KMIC will serve as an incubator for emergent knowledge and information technologies and cultural practices designed to improve sector, industry and organization best practices.
KMIC will focus on key industry sectors where pending knowledge loss is most acute and where the acquisition of new knowledge is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
According to Douglas Weidner, Chairman and Founder of the KM Institute:
?More and more advanced economies are recognizing the need to focus on their knowledge assets in the emerging Knowledge Age. Fortunately, the knowledge management discipline has matured to the point where expert practitioners can now have a substantial positive influence on the performance of their organizations. We are pleased to collaborate with the proven leadership team of KMIC, to jointly promote knowledge management learning and innovation in Canada.?
The Knowledge Management Institute of Canada www.kminstitute.ca will operate as an independently owned, licensed affiliate of the International Knowledge Management Institute of Washington D.C. www.kminstitute.org.
The International Knowledge Management Institute grants to the Knowledge Management Institute of Canada, exclusive rights to the their intellectual property including courseware, training curricula and their KM global body of knowledge.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Blake Melnick – Chief Knowledge Officer
Graham Westwood ? Business Development Officer
Caroline Godbout ? Managing Director