David Griffiths

Organisational Knowledge and Learning Navigator, Speaker, Author and Developer

Managing Director:  K3Cubed Limited

Lecturer:  University of Edinburgh (Post Grad – Managing Learning and Knowledge)

Email:  d.a.griffiths@ed.ac.uk or david@theknowledgecore.com

Twitter:  David ALKaME

Tel:  0044 (0) 7500 966998

LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-griffiths/12/35b/937

“A bright young mind in the Knowledge Management world”

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K-Net Lead – University of Edinburgh (Consulting/development/exchange principal researcher in collaboration with Scottish Government and international business partners; focusing on societal KM/KM policy, strategy and operational planning)

University of Edinburgh – KM Professional Development Certificates – Design and delivery http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/knowledgemanagement/

Special KM Advisors to a Middle East Government (Societal KM policy, strategy and operational planning)

Highlights

Literati Network Awards for Excellence – 2012 Award Winner
“Scaling the fractal plain: towards a general model for Knowledge Management” Journal of European Industrial Training

Consulting: Knowledge and Learning (HR and KM) consulting projects (Amsterdam – Hydrocarbon benchmarking – continuous engagement over a three-year period 2008/2011), Quintiles Pharmaceuticals – KM systems and processes (UK, India, Japan, Singapore and China operations – engagement over a nine-month period 2009/2010), Ministry of Education (Bahrain) (Knowledge and learning capacity building – Ongoing engagement 2010/2011), Scottish Water (Development work with Frontier Teams, project knowledge and learning processes – ongoing engagement 2011/12), Fife Police (Knowledge Management processes and knowledge retention/succession planning – ongoing engagement), 2011; Bahrain Natural Gas (Knowledge retention, succession planning, Strategic HR mentoring/coaching, competency mapping, 2010/2011); National Society for Skills Education and Training (Middle East) (Societal knowledge capacity building feasibility study, 2010/11); UK Organisation – Feasibility study for a new commercial Knowledge Management research project in the Middle East (six month engagement 2010/2011); UK HEI – Commercial consulting, Knowledge Management/HR L&D (Ongoing 2010/2011); Knowledge Management Asia Pacific  “High performance knowledge strategies” (Malaysia Navy, workshop 2010); Knowledge and learning Strategy government workshops (Bahrain – 2010); Governmental KM Advisor (societal knowledge capacity building) (Middle East – 2012 ongoing); Indiana CPA – KM systems strategy and operational development (2012 – Ongoing); University of Edinburgh KM Professional Development Certificates (2012 – Ongoing)

“Passionate and powerful sharing – [David is] enjoyable“

Research and analysis projects:  Knowledge Management Observatory – global analysis of knowledge and learning practice – cross-industry international research and analysis [April – December 2011]; Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (10th Innovation conference) (presentation and publication) “Taking the lead, the role of Higher Education Institutions in the Bahrain economy”, publication and presentation [January 2011]; Lead on the University of Edinburgh K-Net project (10 companies with 10 challenges – research and consulting)

International Conference for Knowledge Management – International committee member [2009 - Present]
International Journal for Knowledge Systems Science – International editorial committee [2010 - Present]

“I’ve been to quite a few workshops which always focus on theory and best practice. David’s is different. This covered briefly on theories, but more importantly how what could be learned from other sources can be customised for each organisation. He taught me how to be a chef instead of a recipe book user”

Keynotes/Plenary Sessions

• Griffiths, D.A. (2010) Critical factors in managing knowledge, presented at KM Russia, Moscow
• Griffiths, D.A. (2010) How to manage knowledge, presented at KM Asia, Singapore
• Griffiths, D.A. (2011) Critical factors in managing knowledge, presented at the University of Dublin LINK Seminar Series, Dublin
• Griffiths, D.A. (2011) A strategy for Knowledge Management, presented at KM
• Asia, Singapore
• Griffiths, D.A. (2011) The future of Knowledge Management, presented at Vision 2030, Bahrain
• Griffiths, D.A. (2011) What drives Knowledge Management, presented at K-Net 2011, Edinburgh
• Griffiths, D.A. (2011) Strategy and tactics for Knowledge Management, presented at the European Training Foundation Living Knowledge Seminar, Turin
• Griffiths, D.A. (2012) The cost of relearning what you already know, presented at KM Kuwait, Kuwait
• Griffiths, D.A. (2012) The future is dynamic, the future is knowledge, presented at Niveus Performance Improvement seminar, Finland
• Griffiths, D.A. (2012) Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning, presented at the Henley KM Conference, Henley University (UK)
• Griffiths, D.A. (2012) The cost of relearning what you already know, presented at Fortunetwork, Edinburgh
• Griffiths, D.A. (2012) Foresight 2030:  Yoda, tea-leaves and the Gordian Knot, presented at CPA Educator Conference, Indianapolis

Publications

• Indiana CPA magazine: Aligning Knowledge Management in an age of model dependency [December 2011]
• KM World Magazine:  The state of Knowledge Management [November 2011]
• Managing Partner Magazine:  The Human Side of Knowledge Management [November 2011]
• Journal of Advances in Human Resource Development:  Taking the lead:  Societal Human Resource Development in Bahrain [expected November 2011]
• Journal of European Industrial Training:  Scaling the fractal plain:  The case for a general model for Knowledge Management [expected November 2011]
• Policing Today: “The cost of losing what we know” [expected September, 2011]
• Inside Knowledge Magazine, thought leader: “KM is dead, long live knowledge” [June/July 2011]
• Managing Partner, lead article: “KM Fairy Tales [June/July 2011]
• Inside Knowledge Magazine: “I say tomato” [April 2011]
• Ark Group – Commercial report: “Redefining KM:  New principles for better practice” [Worldwide release April 2011]
• Journal of Knowledge Management Practice: “Knowledge at the new
  frontier: Knowledge Management in emerging markets” [March 2011]
• Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD): international Knowledge Management case study [February 2011]
• (OECD) (10th Innovation conference): “Taking the lead, the role of Higher Education Institutions in the Bahrain economy”, publication and presentation [January 2011]
• Journal of Knowledge Systems science: “Introducing the Knowledge Core, a model to challenge the Knowledge Management field? [June 2010]
• Journal of Knowledge Systems Science: “Are we stuck with KM?” [November 2010]
• Conference papers – UFHRD:  Pecs [2010]
• Conference paper – UFHRD:  Newcastle [2009]
• Conference paper – ICKIM:  Paris [2009]
• Conference paper – ICKM:  Hong Kong  [2009]