The Gurteen Knowledge Letter is a free monthly newsletter that I create each month from selected items in my blog. Its purpose is to stimulate thought about Conversational Leadership and Knowledge Management.
I have published it every month for over twenty years, and it is distributed to over 20,000 people worldwide.
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Before December 2020, you can find the Knowledge Letter archive here
, but from December 2020 onwards, you can find it below.
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2026 Issue 311 May 5, 2026 8:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 311 - May 2026 John Hovell and I have regular Zoom conversations, and for some time…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2026 Issue 310 March 27, 2026 1:08 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 310 - April 2026 Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work with information. It can retrieve,…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2026 Issue 309 March 2, 2026 9:20 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 309 - March 2026 There’s quite a lot happening on the Conversational Leadership event front at…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2026 Issue 308 February 2, 2026 8:25 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 308 - February 2026 I am planning several events for the year ahead. Here is what…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2026 Issue 307 January 6, 2026 9:45 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 307 - January 2026 Welcome to 2026. Another year begins, shaped as much by what we…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2025 Issue 306 December 1, 2025 1:41 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 306 - December 2025 This year marked a personal milestone. Since the Knowledge Summit in Dubai…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter November 2025 Issue 305 November 3, 2025 9:33 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 305 - November 2025 Earlier this month, while preparing a presentation on 'Innovation Through Conversation' for…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter October 2025 Issue 304 September 30, 2025 9:34 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 304 - October 2025 Every so often, I come across someone in the field of conversation…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter September 2025 Issue 303 September 1, 2025 11:02 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 303 - September 2025 I’ve recently opened a Substack account, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter August 2025 Issue 302 July 30, 2025 7:40 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 302 - August 2025 Have you ever wondered why in American English the full stop goes…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter July 2025 Issue 301 July 3, 2025 11:34 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 301 - July 2025 If you know me or have been receiving this Knowledge Letter for…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter June 2025 Issue 300 June 3, 2025 7:08 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 300 - June 2025 Over the past few months, I've been involved in two podcast projects.…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2025 Issue 299 May 6, 2025 3:00 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 299 - May 2025 I’ve discovered another intriguing way to use ChatGPT: I ask, “Given what…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2025 Issue 298 March 31, 2025 8:16 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 298 - April 2025 Together with Ron Young and Clive Holtham, I've been working on a…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2025 Issue 297 March 4, 2025 12:48 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 297 - March 2025 After more than 25 years, I’m beginning the process of shutting down…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2025 Issue 296 February 4, 2025 9:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 296 - February 2025 I have an online workshop, "How to Design and Host a Gurteen…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2025 Issue 295 January 3, 2025 9:10 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 295 - January 2025 Welcome to 2025—a new year, a fresh chapter, and countless opportunities waiting…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2024 Issue 294 December 1, 2024 6:05 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 294 - December 2024 In a new emerging chapter on innovation in my blook, I have…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter November 2024 Issue 293 November 4, 2024 7:38 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 293 - November 2024 At a recent WorldValues Day Crossroads Café focused on intergenerational dialogue, I…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter October 2024 Issue 292 October 1, 2024 2:04 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 292 - October 2024 I've been developing my blook for almost ten years, and while much…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter September 2024 Issue 291 August 21, 2024 2:13 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 291 - September 2024 Imagine effortlessly engaging with people, connecting meaningfully, and collaborating toward shared goals.…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter August 2024 Issue 290 July 30, 2024 9:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 290 - August 2024 I have just been watching a fascinating conversation on YouTube between Nate…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter July 2024 Issue 289 July 3, 2024 9:26 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 289 - July 2024 I ran my last London Knowledge Café on June 19, 2024. A…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter June 2024 Issue 288 June 3, 2024 10:50 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 288 - June 2024 For over 20 years, I have helped numerous individuals initiate Knowledge Cafés…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2024 Issue 287 May 1, 2024 9:46 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 287 - May 2024 The best advice is often the simplest.
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2024 Issue 286 April 4, 2024 10:42 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 286 - April 2024 Every so often, I come across a talk on YouTube that really…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2024 Issue 285 March 5, 2024 8:40 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 285 - March 2024 My recent in-person Knowledge Café at Regents University was a great success,…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2024 Issue 284 February 4, 2024 3:38 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 284 - February 2024 In the opening of my newsletter last month, I discussed the potential…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2024 Issue 283 January 5, 2024 10:18 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 283 - January 2024 I hope you have had a peaceful and relaxing Christmas with your…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2023 Issue 282 December 1, 2023 2:14 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 282 - December 2023 I have been investigating the potential impact of generative AI like ChatGPT…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter November 2023 Issue 281 October 31, 2023 7:47 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 281 - November 2023 Recently, I hosted two Intergenerational Knowledge Cafés with Hank Kune, Charles Fowler,…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter October 2023 Issue 280 October 4, 2023 7:40 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 280 - October 2023 Many of you, I am sure, will have heard the sad news…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter September 2023 Issue 279 September 6, 2023 9:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 279 - September 2023 I am pleased to announce that my colleagues John Hovell, Donita Volkwijn,…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter August 2023 Issue 278 July 31, 2023 9:15 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 278 - August 2023 This is Issue 278 of my Gurteen Knowledge letter. If you do…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter July 2023 Issue 277 July 1, 2023 12:00 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 277 - July 2023 I regularly update my blook on Conversational Leadership, making changes almost daily.…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter June 2023 Issue 276 June 6, 2023 12:17 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 276 - June 2023 There is currently a significant amount of discussion surrounding ChatGPT on the…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2023 Issue 275 May 10, 2023 10:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 275 - May 2023 This is your final chance to register for my Knowledge Café workshop…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2023 Issue 274 April 11, 2023 11:55 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 274 - April 2023 I organized my first Knowledge Café in London in September 2002 and…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2023 Issue 273 March 16, 2023 11:30 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 273 - March 2023 I haven't conducted a Knowledge Café workshop on 'How to design and…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2023 Issue 272 February 12, 2023 9:28 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 272 - February 2023 I'd like to remind you that the opportunity to join the Certified…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2023 Issue 271 January 9, 2023 10:44 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 271 - January 2023 A very Happy New Year to you. Whether you've been with me…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2022 Issue 270 December 18, 2022 11:33 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 270 - December 2022 As we approach the end of another year, I would like to…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter November 2022 Issue 269 November 14, 2022 12:13 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 269 - November 2022 If you are still not sure what Conversational Leadership is all about…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter October 2022 Issue 268 October 12, 2022 9:25 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 268 - October 2022 I look forward to my two World Values Day Cafés next week,…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter September 2022 Issue 267 September 9, 2022 9:32 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 267 - September 2022 World Values Day is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter August 2022 Issue 266 August 8, 2022 1:42 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 266 - August 2022 I am starting to be asked by various organizations to re-run my…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter July 2022 Issue 265 July 15, 2022 3:08 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 265 - July 2022 I recently ran my fifth Conversational Leadership Café of the year on…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter June 2022 Issue 264 June 9, 2022 6:02 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 264 - June 2022 In a conversation that meandered off-topic (often good conversations do) with my…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2022 Issue 263 May 11, 2022 9:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 263 - May 2022 Each day this week, for six hours on Zoom, John Hovell, Donita…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2022 Issue 262 April 11, 2022 12:08 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 262 - April 2022 My new series of online Conversational Leadership Cafés are off to a…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2022 Issue 261 March 11, 2022 10:33 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 261 - March 2022 You will find information about all my future events concerning Conversational Leadership…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2022 Issue 260 February 17, 2022 12:22 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 260 - February 2022 I love quotations and have compiled over 200 of them on my…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2022 Issue 259 January 12, 2022 9:22 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 259 - January 2022 A very Happy New Year to you. I have some exciting news.…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2021 Issue 258 December 17, 2021 12:30 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 258 - December 2021 In looking back on the year, I came across two quotations that…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter November 2021 Issue 257 November 12, 2021 4:53 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 257 - November 2021 I am often asked which is better - a face-to-face conversation or…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter October 2021 Issue 256 October 8, 2021 2:36 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 256 - October 2021 I have talked about the Consilience Project in the past. I find…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter September 2021 Issue 255 August 8, 2021 7:01 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 255 - September 2021 World Values Day is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter August 2021 Issue 254 August 8, 2021 3:57 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 254 - August 2021 Introduction In the July 2021 issue of my knowledge letter, I announced…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter July 2021 Issue 253 July 11, 2021 11:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 253 - July 2021 Introduction I have almost 14,000 followers on Twitter, and I have been…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter June 2021 Issue 252 June 8, 2021 12:00 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 252 - June 2021 Introduction Last month I included an item in this newsletter titled "Social…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter May 2021 Issue 251 May 9, 2021 2:33 pm - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 251 - May 2021 Introduction My next Knowledge Café workshop is coming up fast in just…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter April 2021 Issue 250 April 8, 2021 9:12 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 250 - April 2021 Introduction The third annual workshop on Conversational Leadership is coming up in…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter March 2021 Issue 249 March 15, 2021 11:06 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 249 - March 2021 Introduction This is the fourth issue of my Knowledge Letter in its…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter February 2021 Issue 248 February 18, 2021 10:12 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 248 - February 2021 Introduction This is the third issue of my Knowledge Letter in its…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter January 2021 Issue 247 January 18, 2021 11:26 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter Issue 247 - January 2021 Introduction A happy New Year to you all. This is the second…
Gurteen Knowledge Letter December 2020 Issue 246 December 29, 2020 9:00 am - Gurteen Knowledge Letter - December 2020 Introduction I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the… Image Credits: Midjourney
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