collaboration

One of Research magazine's ‘50 to Watch’ in 2007, Nick Coates oversees Promise's research activities and has a particular interest in the creative industries, education and the arts, language and semiotics and cross-cultural research. He is currently leading Promise's work with LSE Enterprise to produce a report on the history, application and benefits of co-creation.

At Lift11, Nick will tell us more about co-creation, how this idea has been around for many years but was put in the spotlight by communication technologies, and what to expect for the future of this young discipline.

Nick Coates

Consultant (UK)
Promise Communities
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Laurent Haug: Can you please define co-creation?

Nick Coates: Co-creation is defined by three key principles. First of all it’s about creativity and outcomes. Co-creation’s purpose is to create and embed ideas that did not exist previously. It’s not a debate, it’s about moving things on. In my experience it’s this progressive and practical aspect of co-creation that is most valued by clients.

Co-creation is also usually initiated by an entity with a goal in mind. Someone has to set the agenda and someone has to keep the show on the road. It’s not a free-for-all or completely democratic thing, rather it’s a process that is driven and clearly owned. Tight facilitation is a pre-requisite of successful co-creation.

Florence Devouard, who was the Chair of the Wikimedia Board till July 2008, gives a quick update of the situation at Wikipedia. She shows the recent evolution and initiative of the collaborative on-line encyclopedia.

Florence Devouard, who was the Chair of the Wikimedia Board till July 2008, gives a quick update of the situation at Wikipedia. She shows the recent evolution and initiative of the collaborative on-line encyclopedia.

Recently I interviewed Nicolas Nova, editorial manager of LIFT, at the Mobile City Conference in Rotterdam, NL. The topics covered in this interview are: The future of education and learning, blended-learning, remote-accessed field trips, communication, collaboration, the changing roles of teachers & professors, surveillance, privacy and The Lift Conference. I was very impressed with Nicolas's reflections on the topics mentioned above and I make this interview available to the lift community in order to inspire thought and discussion on the topics Nicolas addresses.

An enhanced podcast can be obtained here: http://www.mamk.net/?p=727