A “Science Fair” is a great way for people using wikis to get together – regardless of what they work on – and share how they work:

How can you use incenties and recognition to grow wiki use? Here are 3 ways – gifts, recognition from leadership, & employee evaluations:

More worldwide praise for 21 Days of Wiki Adoption –
this time from Romania, the Netherlands, and the US:

Sara Bocaneanu, who blogs about knowledge management in Romania, writes:

My favorite point so far?

Don’t have a pilot wiki with just early adopters… People remain skeptical even if the early adopters are gushing. If, instead, you use a mixed group with some regular users and some skeptics, people will pay attention to what they’re saying! [Read more]

Once you get wiki use started, be firm and make sure people don’t drift back to earlier means of collaboration:

Who should see it? Who shouldn’t? Who should be able to edit it? Who shouldn’t? These are legitimate questions people ask when first thinking about how to use a wiki. Here’s the answer you should use the first time-and every time-you add information to your wiki:

This video is excellent. Betsy, a student of my friend Vicki Davis in Georgia, asked students and teachers to describe wikis, blogs, and Web 2.0. Guess who know what the tools were, and gave the best explanations of their uses?

(via Milt Haynes)

Is someone in your organization afraid to share knowledge on the wiki? Here’s how to help:

Establishing a request procedure for wiki spaces helps you manage demand and growth. It also helps new wiki users identify their needs for a wiki space, and it’s the foundation for a retention policy that keeps wiki content fresh and active:

Is your sensitive information safe in a wiki? Here are several reasons why keeping information on a wiki is more secure than storing it all in files on your computer:

Can a wiki coexist with other tools? Here’s an example of how a wiki can work together with a Web Content Management System to make updating your public website more efficient: