{"id":187,"date":"2008-05-19T06:15:48","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/?p=187"},"modified":"2008-05-19T06:27:51","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T14:27:51","slug":"sprig-or-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/2008\/05\/19\/sprig-or-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRIG or SPRING"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"spring\" by <\/em><\/span>miyukiutada<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nA Moment of Clarity<\/a>:
\n[Via Transparent Office<\/a>]<\/p>\n

I do my best thinking when I’m talking. That may sound funny, but it’s true. When I write, I tend to overthink the issues and get ahead of myself. But when I’m talking to another person, or better yet a group of people, I slow down and spit out what’s really essential. (I’m a solid E on the Myers-Briggs<\/a> test.)<\/p>\n

So it’s not surprising that I had a moment of clarity the other day while talking to a customer. The customer had asked me how you launch a collaborative, wiki-based community. We didn’t have a lot of time–I was late to pick up my kids from school–and I had promised him a 60-second answer. What I said was, “Look, it’s really very simple: Structure, populate, review, invite, and garden.” As soon as the words had passed my lips I thought to myself, hey, that’s pretty clear. Maybe I should write it down. And now I have.<\/p>\n

It’s a good, and simple, way to remember how to do it. So I propose “SPRIG” as the acronym for remembering how to launch a collaborative community:
\nS<\/strong>tructure the wiki up-front with stubs and links
\nP<\/strong>opulate it with real content
\nR<\/strong>eview what you’ve done within your core group and refine the structure as needed
\nI<\/strong>nvite a few people who have relevant knowledge and relationships and will be into the idea
\nG<\/strong>arden the wiki content as things get going.<\/p>\n

In my next few blog posts, I’ll elaborate on each of these activities. So stay tuned. And if my tone seems conversational, now you know why.<\/p>\n

BTW, “SPRIG” may not be the world’s catchiest acronym. Maybe we could do “SPRING” playing off the first two letters of “Invite”. Any reactions or counter-suggestions?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Acronyms can be very useful. SPRIG is a good one. <\/em>SocialText<\/a><\/em> uses SPRING, with the N coming from ‘Ncourage.’<\/em><\/p>\n

Whichever is used, the steps are very important, particularly the last, which is often missed. Not everyone needs to garden but it will not be a useful wiki without a gardener.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong> (6:25 am): No wonder the acronyms from Transprent Office and SocialText are so similar. The author of Transparent Office, Michael Idinopulos, works for SociaText as the VP of Professional Services. I guess I should have clicked the ‘About’ link before I wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n

It makes no difference. The acronym is as useful as ever.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: Knowledge Creation<\/a>, Social media<\/a>, Web 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n

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by miyukiutada A Moment of Clarity: [Via Transparent Office] I do my best thinking when I’m talking. That may sound funny, but it’s true. When I write, I tend to overthink the issues and get ahead of myself. 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