Build Your PKM System with Notion
Your notes are spread across apps. Useful links disappear into bookmarks. Ideas get captured—but rarely revisited when you need them.
A personal knowledge management—or PKM—system can help you capture, organise and use what you learn. The challenge is building one that supports your life rather than becoming another workspace you have to maintain.
In this session, we’ll explore how to design a practical PKM system in Notion around your own needs. You’ll learn the core building blocks, see how they work together and understand how to start without overcomplicating your setup.
What we’ll cover
What personal knowledge management is—and what it is not
How to move from collecting information to using it
A simple workflow for capturing, organising and retrieving knowledge
How pages, databases, relations and views can support your system
Ways to connect notes, ideas, projects and areas of interest
Common mistakes that make PKM systems difficult to maintain
How to evolve your setup as your needs change
Who should attend
This session is for:
People whose notes and resources are scattered across different tools
Notion users who want a clearer system for managing knowledge
Students, designers, creators, researchers and knowledge workers
Anyone curious about building a useful “second brain” without unnecessary complexity
You do not need to be a Notion expert. Familiarity with basic pages and databases will help, but beginners are welcome.
What you’ll leave with
By the end of the session, you’ll have:
A clearer understanding of PKM
A practical framework for designing your own system
Examples of how a PKM workflow can work in Notion
A starting point you can adapt instead of blindly copying a complex template
Please bring:
A laptop with sufficient charge
A free or paid Notion account
A few examples of notes, bookmarks or resources you currently struggle to organise
Your questions about PKM and Notion
No advanced Notion knowledge is required.