Some people get it, some don’t, but wikis are the simplest and the most efficient way to share knowledge within—and outside of—an organization. However, introducing a “new technology” into a corporate environment can be (and is) a hurdle. So, how can one go about introducing wikis into an office environment?
One way to do it, is to ask for a permission, make a presentation, do a study, allocate funds and resources, assign champions and a project manager, train everyone, etc. If it ever gets done—it will take months and a pile of money. The other way is to start small: spend $25 for required hardware (1GB USB stick), prepare the prototype in an hour, another five minutes for the installation. Your choice.
Here is the faster way:
- Prepare an USB stick (drive) as described in this article;
- Plug-in the USB stick into your office PC;
- Start the setup program;
- Start the control console;
- Start the Apache and the MySql from the console;
- Tell everyone in your work group (office) to point their browsers to:
//Your_IP_Address/wiki - Done, have fun.