ATLASSIAN CONFLUENCE AS A PERSONAL WIKI
“While you may not be able to develop a photographic memory,
there are some things you can do to improve your 'memory'.”
[ http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/memory-skills/photographic-memory.html ]

WHY A PERSONAL WIKI ANYWAY?
“Knowledge-based industries come to represent ever-larger portions of the global
economy, the importance of knowledge increases for knowledge-based corporations,
institutions, and organizations as a source of competitive advantage.\"
- Drucker 1992
“But I'm not a company, WTF?!”
Not quite, but:
\"As the lifetime of knowledge decreases, the necessity for lifelong learning increases.
Knowledge is becoming ever more important as an individual good, a social resource,
and an economic agent of production.”
- Drucker 1994, Reinmann-Rothmeier 2000;
Reinmann-Rothmeier & Mandl, 1999
And:
“Knowledge workers need techniques to sort,
analyse and archive relevant information to
handle and use today's flood of information.”
- Hube 2005

THERE ARE SO MANY WIKIS – WHY CONFLUENCE?
Coming to think of it, I'm using
Confluence as a personal Wiki...
For an exhaustive list of Wiki-Software check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software

...because I love it.
Ok, the world doesn't revolve around me, so let's
look at the facts that might make you love your
Confluence personal Wiki as well...

THE POWER OF CONFLUENCE I
Easy to install:
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Creation of different Wiki-Spaces:
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Dynamic Task Lists:
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THE POWER OF CONFLUENCE II
PDF Export:
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Search includes Attachments:
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You can tag Sites in your Wiki-Spaces:
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There's a Blogging Functionality
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THE POWER OF CONFLUENCE III
Easy WYSIWYG Editor:
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Powerful but easy to learn Wiki-Syntax:
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- Similar to HTML, e.g. h1. to h6. for Headlines
- Macros such as {panel} to design a Wiki page
Easy Table of Contents:
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HOW YOU COULD USE IT
Jot down the Gist of Non-Fiction Books, articles, etc.
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This way:
- You don't have to remember everything
- You wont't have to browse your notepad to look for the page where
you actually wrote it down - A notepad is not “searchable”
Organize your life:
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- If you're working on several projects, create a Wiki-Space
for each one and leverage the power of Confluence
- If you're on a call or in a meeting, you can save your minutes
to your Wiki instead of taking “traditional notes”
HOW I'M CURRENTLY USING IT
I'm trying to write Master's thesis with it ;-)
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Sources
Drucker, P.F. (1992). The New Society of the Organizations. Harvard Business Review,
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70(Sep.-Oct.), 95-104
Drucker, P.F. (1994). The 1994 Edwin L. Godkin Lecture: Knowledge Work and Knowledge
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Society – The Social Transformation of this Century.
Hube, G. (2005). Beitrag zur Beschreibung und Analyse von Wissensarbeit. Institut für
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Arbeitswissenschaft und Technologiemanagement, Universität Stuttgart, 2005
Reinmann-Rothmeier, G. (2000). Communities und Wissensmanagement: Wenn hohe Erwar-
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tungen und wenig Wissen zusammen treffen. München, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
Reinmann-Rothmeier, G. & Mandl, H. (1999). Wissensmanagement: Modewordt oder Element
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der lernenden Organisation? Personalführung: 22(12), 18-23
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software
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http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/personal-wiki.jsp
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http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/memory-skills/photographic-memory.htm
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