1. Assembling Ad-Hoc Teams
For Fun, Profit and National Security
Daniel Green
Chief Technology Officer, Wikistrat

2. T-10min: What We’ll Cover
• What is Wikistrat?
• Assembling Ad-Hoc Teams
• Act I: Give Them A Mission
• Act II: Keep It Interesting (Recognise and Reward)
• Act III: Structure and Support The Mission
• Act IV: Don’t Forget An Ending

3. Research, Consult, Edit,
Deliver ...

4. ... Shred

7. Logistics Hell

8. Not To Mention The Cost

9. What do you mean, use a wiki? Can’t
we just have a typewriter, my last one
came with a free secretary!
Senior Intel Manager
Unnamed Government

10. Speed, Cost, Transparency
and Diversity of Opinion

11. Platform
Data Store
Ecosystem

13. Having people want to use your wiki is much better
than having them need to use your wiki.
#summit12

14. 48 Hours
50 Analysts
200+ Pages
3 Weeks

15. How To Assemble
Ad-Hoc Teams

16. Build wiki spaces with a story: have a beginning,
middle and end.
#summit12

17. ACT I
In The Beginning....

18. The Mission Briefing

22. ACT II
Recognize and Reward

23. Make It Fun
• Reward Early
• Reward Often
• Try Not To Go Negative
Gabe Zichermann, GSummit Chair
http://gamification.co

24. Objects of Motivation
• Status
• Access
• Power
• Stuff

27. ACT III
Structure and Support
The Mission

28. Wiki On, Wiki Off

32. ACT IV:
Stories Must End
(Until the Sequel)

34. Bonus Section:
Keeping Them In The Wiki

35. A World of Integrations

36. A Wiki Network

37. Debriefing

38. Key Takeaways
• Structure Your Wiki Spaces as Stories
• It’s Okay to Have An Ending For Your Space
• Find Ways to Reward and Recognize Your Contributors

39. Thank you!