Here are ten really good reasons you need a wiki for your business.
1. Cut down on emails without missing out on a thing
A wiki drastically reduces the number of in-house emails. There is no need for them and there is no need to download attachments as the file is already on the wiki.
2. Collaborate on documents and always know which is the latest draft
Collaboration on articles, policies, etc is easy. The latest draft is always available together with a full record of who did what.
3. Easily access up-to-date data
Relevant, up-to-date data on a central knowledge base is easily updated and retrieved.
4. Reduce the number of meetings and turbocharge the ones you still have
Meetings become less necessary as it is easy to discuss things on the wiki. If you still need a meeting, it can be well planned and the meeting itself only used for issues that are best dealt with face to face.
5. Know what’s happening and when
There is no need to be caught by surprise. The wiki keeps everyone in touch with what is going on.
6. Share ideas and get a balanced opinion
Have a good idea, float it on the wiki and get a wide range of opinions.
7. Give everyone a voice
You don’t know who is having a great idea unless you give them a place to voice it. A wiki is such a place.
8. Make training a normal part of everyday work
A wiki integrated into the day-to-day work of organisations allows in-service training that combines seamlessly with normal work practices.
9. Get early input for planning
Use a wiki to involve relevant people in the early stages of planning to reduce unpleasant surprises down the track.
10. Share motivation
Keep the team motivated and in touch through the wiki.
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Thanks Mark for a great summary of the benefits that wiki enthusiasts (like me) can use to promote wiki uptake. I’d like to suggest one more that I think gives wikis a big advantage over most other information management tools: it’s the power of the hyperlink in organising your information.
The information a business needs is inter-related in a lot of ways, and traditional hierarchical structures are just not flexible enough to let people connect the information in the ways they want. No single structure can match all the ways you might want to look at your documents and data. And particularly now that everyone is familiar with the web, organising your information as a series of linked web pages is a very natural model for most people.
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