Dr Arthur Shelley

Dr Shelley commenced his scientific career as an industry practitioner interested in research to understand how and why things work better. Early in his career, he did a Master of Science (by research) in parallel with working on research projects in the food industry. His interests in continuous improvement led to quality management and then knowledge management in the mid-1990s, and ultimately to his role as the Global Knowledge Director for an international company. In 2007, he re-entered an academic career in parallel with his own strategic knowledge consulting business. He received an Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Award in 2014 for his project-based knowledge management course in the executive MBA at RMIT University, Melbourne. His 40 years of experience cover international corporate, government, and tertiary education sectors across 12 countries. He has been an active contributor to RealKM Magazine, AusKM, SIKM Leaders, KMGN, KM4Dev and led the Melbourne KM Leadership Forum for over a decade. Arthur is internationally recognised as a knowledge thought leader, in lists compiled by SIKM Leaders and GO-TKM. He is the sole author of four books (and coauthor/contributor to many more), author of many peer-reviewed research articles, a small business founder, a regular international conference speaker, a Non-Executive Board director, and PhD Supervisor for candidates in three countries.