Comments on: What about the collaborators? http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/ Sense Worldwide's Thoughts on Co-creation Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:35:42 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Xulia http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Xulia Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:42:33 +0000 http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/#comment-31 My experience of co-creation within the loft, has been wholly positive. By gathering a group of excitable minds in one room, and giving them what feels like a blank piece of paper with a few inspiring squiggles on it, there is both a sense of bouncing off one another, as well as a certain sense of ownership as you become part of this collaboration. Although the 'squiggles' give an element of direction (very important for co-creation to be of use), as a collaborator I felt very much able to generate ideas freely, and that my mind was valued even if many ideas had to fall by the way-side. Co-creation for me is about building in to the unknown with the fun of sharing the journey with other people. The one thing I would love to know more of however, is where we ended up building to!! My experience of co-creation within the loft, has been wholly positive. By gathering a group of excitable minds in one room, and giving them what feels like a blank piece of paper with a few inspiring squiggles on it, there is both a sense of bouncing off one another, as well as a certain sense of ownership as you become part of this collaboration. Although the ’squiggles’ give an element of direction (very important for co-creation to be of use), as a collaborator I felt very much able to generate ideas freely, and that my mind was valued even if many ideas had to fall by the way-side. Co-creation for me is about building in to the unknown with the fun of sharing the journey with other people. The one thing I would love to know more of however, is where we ended up building to!!

]]> By: kim shankar http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/comment-page-1/#comment-17 kim shankar Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:14:52 +0000 http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/#comment-17 Having participated in a couple of projects for Sense, I was simply awed by the ultra-modern way in which the marketing people come out from behind the curtain and get involved with the Sensers in creating daring ideas and concepts for products. It's much more involved, more innovative and more direct. I think however, that Sense needs a way of making those endless Post-It Notes we scribbled on more legible, maybe by using fridge magnets! I liked working in the light and cosy atmosphere of the Sense Loft too. Having participated in a couple of projects for Sense, I was simply awed by the ultra-modern way in which the marketing people come out from behind the curtain and get involved with the Sensers in creating daring ideas and concepts for products. It’s much more involved, more innovative and more direct. I think however, that Sense needs a way of making those endless Post-It Notes we scribbled on more legible, maybe by using fridge magnets! I liked working in the light and cosy atmosphere of the Sense Loft too.

]]> By: Guy http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Guy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:41:17 +0000 http://www.thespiritofcocreation.com/what-about-the-collaborators/#comment-16 I've taken part in two co-creation sessions with Sense and they were both pretty interesting. I definitely leave refreshed and inspired - first of all there's the satisfaction of taking part and (hopefully!) coming up with a cool idea or two. There's also a renewed hunger to apply the same kind of creative thinking to my own work - when you've come up with 20 possible ideas around a central concept in the space of an evening, it's a reminder that really "oh I can't think of any good ideas" is a cop-out in one's own practice. For kind of obvious reasons the session that was more about "what *could* be done in [x-space]" felt more productive and inspiring than the session about "what *should* be done in x-space" - there was a looser feel to the first one, people's ideas weren't in conflict with each other but instead there was more "yes-and" improvisational thought.... closer to the spirit of co-creation as opposed to a focus group that is merely more creative than usual. Anyway, yes, one definitely gets something out of taking part, it's excellent mental exercise at any rate! I’ve taken part in two co-creation sessions with Sense and they were both pretty interesting. I definitely leave refreshed and inspired – first of all there’s the satisfaction of taking part and (hopefully!) coming up with a cool idea or two. There’s also a renewed hunger to apply the same kind of creative thinking to my own work – when you’ve come up with 20 possible ideas around a central concept in the space of an evening, it’s a reminder that really “oh I can’t think of any good ideas” is a cop-out in one’s own practice.

For kind of obvious reasons the session that was more about “what *could* be done in [x-space]” felt more productive and inspiring than the session about “what *should* be done in x-space” – there was a looser feel to the first one, people’s ideas weren’t in conflict with each other but instead there was more “yes-and” improvisational thought…. closer to the spirit of co-creation as opposed to a focus group that is merely more creative than usual.

Anyway, yes, one definitely gets something out of taking part, it’s excellent mental exercise at any rate!

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