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| - | ===== Magnet ===== | + | ====== Magnet |
| - | ==== What is it? ==== | + | The magnet pattern involves having some content // |
| - | The magnet pattern involves having some content // | ||
| Putting this content on the wiki and removing it from any other place (for example on an intranet or internal bulletin board) gets users used to looking at information on the wiki. | Putting this content on the wiki and removing it from any other place (for example on an intranet or internal bulletin board) gets users used to looking at information on the wiki. | ||
| The more useful this content is (for example the Staff Contact List) the more people will visit the wiki. The more they visit the wiki, the less afraid they are of editing or using it. It ceases to be a " | The more useful this content is (for example the Staff Contact List) the more people will visit the wiki. The more they visit the wiki, the less afraid they are of editing or using it. It ceases to be a " | ||
| - | ==== Usage ==== | + | ===== Usage ===== |
| You want to be cautious that " | You want to be cautious that " | ||
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| If on the other hand the content is on your intranet, moving it to the wiki and linking to it from your intranet will get users (who are already at their web browser) more used to seeing and surfing the wiki. | If on the other hand the content is on your intranet, moving it to the wiki and linking to it from your intranet will get users (who are already at their web browser) more used to seeing and surfing the wiki. | ||
| - | ==== Example ==== | + | ===== Example |
| Put your next meeting agenda on the wiki instead of emailing it to everyone as an attachment. Encourage people to modify it as they see fit, i.e. rearranging the order of items, adding notes, URLs, etc. During the meeting, record the meeting minutes directly on the wiki, and encourage everyone to add their own notes as well. This way the wiki becomes //the// place to track activity in the group. Using the wiki to collaborate on projects discussed in the meeting then becomes a natural outgrowth from notes about them in meeting minutes. | Put your next meeting agenda on the wiki instead of emailing it to everyone as an attachment. Encourage people to modify it as they see fit, i.e. rearranging the order of items, adding notes, URLs, etc. During the meeting, record the meeting minutes directly on the wiki, and encourage everyone to add their own notes as well. This way the wiki becomes //the// place to track activity in the group. Using the wiki to collaborate on projects discussed in the meeting then becomes a natural outgrowth from notes about them in meeting minutes. | ||
| - | ==== Related Patterns ==== | + | ===== Related Patterns |
| * [[Corporate+Directory|Corporate Directory]] - let staff manage their own listings | * [[Corporate+Directory|Corporate Directory]] - let staff manage their own listings | ||
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| * [[Leech|Leech]] - an anti-pattern in which a user takes content off the wiki and emails it, for example. | * [[Leech|Leech]] - an anti-pattern in which a user takes content off the wiki and emails it, for example. | ||
| - | ==== Further Reading ==== | + | ===== Further Reading |
| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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magnet.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/28 14:01 by splitbrain