K-Community Event for the month, hosted by Unisys, Bangalore, April 21st, 2010, 18:00-20:00 hrs

Description:

6:00pm – 6:30pm:Networking/Introductions
6:30 pm – 7:15 pm:Session: World Cafés for Collective Intelligence
7:15 pm – 8:00 pm:Panel: Cafés, Barcamps, Unconferences and Beyond: Facilitation Methods for Knowledge Sharing Sessions

Session and Speaker Details:

I. Session: World Cafés for collective intelligence

This session covers the usage of the world café process for developing and sharing knowledge in a conversational process to eventually develop collective intelligence. This is a simple process of hosting conversations about questions that matter. These conversations link and build on as people discuss at the table, move between tables, cross-pollinate ideas and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are important for them. The process can evoke and make collective intelligence of the group, thus increasing people’s capacity for effective action in pursuit of common aims.

Speaker: Ravi Shankar Ivaturi

Ravi is the Operations Manager of the Unisys Global Technology Centre (India, Australia, China). His operations portfolio includes Knowledge Management. GTC KM is based on the foundational principles of knowledge acquisition, retention and propagation. Ravi has filed for a patent application (jointly with his Unisys colleague) recently in India and the US. Ravi’s interest includes tracking emerging global cricketing talent, and likes to explore India by road

II. Panel: Cafés, Barcamps, Unconferences and Beyond: Facilitation Methods for Knowledge Sharing Sessions

This interactive panel will feature speakers from three companies who will share their experiences with format and design of knowledge-sharing sessions. Strengths and shortcomings of each different format will be discussed, followed by Q&A by the moderator and audience.

Panelists:

Sumeet Moghe, Director Of Training & Development, ThoughtWorks

C.S. Shobha, Sr. Director of Quality & Operational Excellence, Dell Services

Padma Bhamidipati, Principal - Knowledge Management Group, Infosys Technologies

Moderator: Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Editor, The KM Chronicles

Sumeet Moghe has several years of experience in training and development and
has a passion for devising and talking about new training methods. His interests include the synergy between Agile and Learner Centered Training methods, built around the values of Respect, Communication, Feedback, Courage and Simplicity. Sumeet is deeply passionate in bringing Agile principles to non-computer science arenas as well. He blogs at http://www.learninggeneralist.com

Shobha C.S. is Sr. Director for quality & operational excellence at Dell Services. She is a enior Management professional with 21 years of experience in information technology, focusing on software delivery (10 years) and internal operations (11 years), in areas ranging from quality and knowledge management to talent management and risk management.

Padma Bhamidipati is Principal at the Knowledge Management Group, Infosys Technologies Limited. She is responsible for brand management for the overall KM initiative at Infosys, a multiple global MAKE award winner. She graduated from the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development.