Comments on: Wiki Woes http://millennialsatwork.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/wiki-woes/ Coming of Age for the Millennial Workforce Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Five Ways to Be an Ambassador of Digital Culture : Brazen Careerist http://millennialsatwork.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/wiki-woes/#comment-198 Five Ways to Be an Ambassador of Digital Culture : Brazen Careerist Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:01:06 +0000 http://millennialsatwork.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/wiki-woes/#comment-198 [...] Let’s say you’ve come up with a great way to use wikis to share knowledge among your team, but the term “wiki” draws blank looks or nervous laughter. Show, don’t just click through features; actually show people how and why the particular [...] [...] Let’s say you’ve come up with a great way to use wikis to share knowledge among your team, but the term “wiki” draws blank looks or nervous laughter. Show, don’t just click through features; actually show people how and why the particular [...]

]]> By: Paul http://millennialsatwork.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/wiki-woes/#comment-172 Paul Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:27:42 +0000 http://millennialsatwork.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/wiki-woes/#comment-172 Softballs are hit by bats or caught with gloves. The failure of the wiki mentioned in this case is directly related to it's contribution on the field... very little. In addition, the wiki was never presented as a serious component of the team or an integral part of the softball team experience. The ridicule is more aligned with it's creator and little to do with the concept or technology. No technology will ever trump human interaction. Finally, your conclusions about why seasoned personnel didn't engage is off base. This shouldn't come as a surprise, as you don't have a spouse or children which chip away at your time. Furthermore, when faced with choosing which online arenas to expend energy and thought, many of us do so where an exchange of human and esoteric ideas are engaged, improved and honed. Try not to be so harsh concerning something that was offered up with no more value than whether or not one should don eye black at a game. Planning and communication of your intentions in advance could provide a vastly different outcome next time out. Softballs are hit by bats or caught with gloves. The failure of the wiki mentioned in this case is directly related to it’s contribution on the field… very little. In addition, the wiki was never presented as a serious component of the team or an integral part of the softball team experience.

The ridicule is more aligned with it’s creator and little to do with the concept or technology. No technology will ever trump human interaction.

Finally, your conclusions about why seasoned personnel didn’t engage is off base. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as you don’t have a spouse or children which chip away at your time. Furthermore, when faced with choosing which online arenas to expend energy and thought, many of us do so where an exchange of human and esoteric ideas are engaged, improved and honed.

Try not to be so harsh concerning something that was offered up with no more value than whether or not one should don eye black at a game. Planning and communication of your intentions in advance could provide a vastly different outcome next time out.

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