A WIKI FOR YOUR THOUGHTSA Grassroots Effort to Destroy Silos

IMAGINE…

IMAGINE…

IMAGINE…

IMAGINE…

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WLE

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Lessons Learned Database

A SOLUTION?

FAILED

FAQ Intranet Portal

A SOLUTION?

FAILED

Corporate BLOG

A SOLUTION?

FAILED

WHY?

…time to give up?

UNTIL…

Not a Technology Problem

UNTIL…

A Grassroots Initiative

Supported by Accessible Technology

UNTIL…

For the People, by the People

UNTIL…

Create a dynamic knowledge network that supports a culture of knowledge sharing through

interactivity

ORGANIZING THE EFFORT…

Challenges/Myths

ManagementBuy-In

wiki PlatformFirst Content

SELECTING A PLATFORM…

Corendal

MediaWiki

xWiki

Sharepoint

GOING PUBLIC…

Competition and Metrics

Training

Seeding the Content

RESULTS…

RESULTS…

WHY IS IT WORKING…

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SILOS DESTROYED?

…perhaps, but still a ways to go