Wiki in the Workplace

Yesterday I read a blog post on Lifehack regarding 5 Uses for a Wiki at Work. Without even reading much into it, I set one up for my projects at work and have started to use it today. Considering I’m collaborating with more than one person on a regular basis regarding different projects, a wiki seems like an ideal solution. Having random papers in handwriting thrown on my desk throughout the day causes me to get behind eventually. It is nice having one central, electronic medium for me to collaborate with my co-workers.

For instance, just the other day I received a note on my desk to make a change on the website regarding, what I had interpreted to be “the flowers of haly.” It turns out that the note actually said “the flavours of Italy.” Clearly something had to be done, fast. I’ve used MediaWiki in the past for doing similar things. It seems to be the best wiki solution out there right now.

As far as keeping hard copies of important work documents handy, I quite enjoy the current setup I have. It will have to do since I don’t have a filing cabinet.