Working with wikis in Development Organisations 13-02-2009 Maarten Boers Utrecht, NL How ICCO uses wikis in ComPart

Presentations ComPart in a flash Use of wikis Some facts and figures Meaning for ICCO Challenges Two practical examples

ComPart in a flash

Use of wikis

Some facts and figures

Meaning for ICCO

Challenges

Two practical examples

ComPart Flowers

Main features Enable communication and information (essential for change processes) Personal ‘desktop’ for individuals and teams Plan, report on, and support events Document and communicate change processes and activities Now: Network of experts enabling partners in the South For further explanation see: compart.pbwiki.com/main_en

Enable communication and information (essential for change processes)

Personal ‘desktop’ for individuals and teams

Plan, report on, and support events

Document and communicate change processes and activities

Now: Network of experts enabling partners in the South

Wikis = heart of the flowers 58 wikis > 8000 views a month (average 2008) 40 people editing

58 wikis

> 8000 views a month (average 2008)

40 people editing

Contents of ComPart wikis

Awareness - Trainings +/- 180 ICCO-Alliance staff attended awareness sessions +/- 80 partner staff Team trainings ComPart sessions/surgeries

+/- 180 ICCO-Alliance staff attended awareness sessions

+/- 80 partner staff

Team trainings

ComPart sessions/surgeries

Meaning for ICCO Conceptual reference points Physical reference point Sharing matters Consciousness about learning Structured information (moving from hard disk to shared space including partners) Changed thinking about communication Has implications for (future) ways of working

Conceptual reference points

Physical reference point

Sharing matters

Consciousness about learning

Structured information (moving from hard disk to shared space including partners)

Changed thinking about communication

Has implications for (future) ways of working

Challenges Embedding in every day work Making wikis easily “digestable” Managing scale Demonstrating value Being more informed Working more efficient Ownership of content

Embedding in every day work

Making wikis easily “digestable”

Managing scale

Demonstrating value

Being more informed

Working more efficient

Ownership of content

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