Collaboration: From groan zone to growth zone
The Mess and the Magic of Co-Creation
In many participatory projects, there comes a point where the room fills with a mix of ideas, expectations, and differing perspectives. You’ve brought the right people together and created a clear intention, but now the conversation feels a bit messy, and the next steps aren’t immediately clear.
In many participatory projects, there comes a point where the room fills with a mix of ideas, expectations, and differing perspectives. You’ve brought the right people together and created a clear intention, but now the conversation feels a bit messy, and the next steps aren’t immediately clear.
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Structured play esa saardinaan
Andrew Hinton is emphasizing collaborative sense-making as a process that involves breaking people out of rigid, habitual thought patterns (what he refers to as the “monkey mind”). By using playful, low-stakes activities—like writing
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Like, instead of handing over a neatly wrapped insight with clear instructions and expected results, you offer a directional spark. A vibe. A creative tension. Something that invites someone else to step in, walk with it, shape it — and maybe, in doing that, find the value for themselves. — Emma Nogueira