The Art of Co-Creation

Bryan R. Rill is a creative catalyst, coach, and educator. He is interested in helping people create more conscious and sustainable organizational cultures fit for the challenges of our time. A Fulbright-Hayes scholar, he founded and directed the research efforts of the Co-Creation Initiative in the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and also serves as President of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness and a cofounder for the Eliad Group (http://eliadgrouop.com). Matti M. Hämäläinen is currently associated with Aalto University Design Factory in Espoo, Finland, and a Senior Consultant and Partner for Riihi Consulting, Ltd. He has formerly held a position of Research Manager in the field of Product Design at Aalto University, Finland, and as the Director of Operations of Aalto–Tongji Design Factory, an inter-disciplinary co-creation platform established in collaboration between Aalto University and Tongji University in Shanghai,China.

WHY CO-CREATION?.- UNDERSTANDING CO-CREATION.- PART I: PREPARING THE CONDITIONS.- WORKING WITH PEOPLE.- STAGING THE ENVIRONMENT.- PROCESS DESIGN I: BUILDING CONTAINERS.- PROCESS DESIGN II:  DESIGNING FOR BREAKTHROUGHS.- PART II: PERFORMING CO-CREATION.- PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY.- ACT I: THE CLIMB.- ACT II: THE DIVE.- ACT III: THE RISE.- FOLLOW-UP.- PART III: THE PERFECT PLAY.- STRIVING FOR RESONANCE.- EPILOGUE.