John
is very proud of his connection with the military, having served as an
officer in the Canadian Forces for more than 24 years. He retired as a
Lieutenant-Colonel whilst serving as the Director of Knowledge Management
for the Department of National Defence. In this capacity John penned the
Departmental KM strategy, which included his Inukshuk model for Defence
Knowledge Management - a model that continues to guide Defence leaders.
Highlights of his career include being the secretary of
Canada-US Permanent Joint Board on Defence, Policy Officer for Canada-US
relations, Training Policy Officer for the British Army, commander of an
Artillery battery, and an Equipment Requirements officer.
Many of John's belief's on Defence KM are articulated in an
article
published in the Canadian Military Journal. The catalyst for the
article was a discussion between John and an Admiral who believed KM was
just a passing fad.
The article introduced the Inukshuk model and described why KM is
important for Defence. The article includes a story designed to spark
change by describing a future that includes an environment of knowledge
sharing.
John remains connected to the military community and often talks on the
subject of Defence Knowledge Management. For the past three years he
has been the Subject Matter Expect for a Knowledge Management seminar at
the Canadian Forces College's National Security Studies Courses, a course
that prepares Colonels and Captains (N) for the promotion to Brigadier
General/Commodore and beyond. John has also spoken on the subject of Knowledge
Management to the Defence Resource Management Course as well as a number
of Defence organizations.
John speaks regularly on the subject of Defence KM including recent
talks in Canada, the US and England. John's
talk at KM World is available
by clicking on the link below:
(click on image above to stream or right click and "save as"
to download)
The
Virtual Home of Dr. John Girard
John
is very proud of his connection with the military, having served as an
officer in the Canadian Forces for more than 24 years. He retired as a
Lieutenant-Colonel whilst serving as the Director of Knowledge Management
for the Department of National Defence. In this capacity John penned the
Departmental KM strategy, which included his Inukshuk model for Defence
Knowledge Management - a model that continues to guide Defence leaders.
Many of John's belief's on Defence KM are articulated in an
John remains connected to the military community and often talks on the
subject of Defence Knowledge Management. For the past three years he
has been the Subject Matter Expect for a Knowledge Management seminar at
the Canadian Forces College's National Security Studies Courses, a course
that prepares Colonels and Captains (N) for the promotion to Brigadier
General/Commodore and beyond. John has also spoken on the subject of Knowledge
Management to the Defence Resource Management Course as well as a number
of Defence organizations. 