Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George
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Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George

This is one of the paradoxes of creative collaboration. Great Groups are made up of people with rare gifts working together as equals. Yet, in virtually every one there is one person who acts as maestro, organizing the genius of the others. He or she is a pragmatic dreamer, a person with an original but attainable vision. Ironically, the leader is
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There is a simple model that is useful for describing and facilitating collaborative creative processes. It posits that a group of participants can create something new—new understandings, relationships, commitments, or initiatives—by working through three stages. The first stage is diverging: each person contributing their experiences, ideas, or
... See moreIt’s a collaboration with the art that’s come before you and the art that will come after. It’s also a collaboration with the world you’re living in. With the experiences you’ve had. With the tools you use. With the audience. And with who you are today.
Nothing begins with us. The more we pay attention, the more we begin to realize that all the work we ever do is a collaboration. It’s a collaboration with the art that’s come before you and the art that will come after. It’s also a collaboration with the world you’re living in. With the experiences you’ve had. With the tools you use. With the
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