4. Collective

How is creativity promoted in cooperation?

Welcome to the fourth chapter of this course, ‘Collective’. In this chapter, we explore collective creativity and the competencies it calls for, alongside essential cultural elements that enable creativity.

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A collaborative mindset and effective multidisciplinary communication are vital for the co-creation that’s needed to achieve radical creativity and drive positive change in our lives, communities, and society. In this chapter, you’ll participate in role-playing scenarios and embrace the risk of experimenting with radical ideas.

After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to analyze the dynamics between an individual, their team, and their community in the context of multidisciplinary collaboration. Here are the detailed learning outcomes for this chapter:

• Recognize that collective creativity calls for specific soft skill competencies, including building social networks alongside radical ideas, practicing empathetic communication and fostering open-mindedness.
• Differentiate between collaborative creativity and creative collaboration, understanding their distinct roles in various creative processes and partnerships.
• Apply systems thinking principles, identifying the necessary skills and leveraging them to gather broader support for radical creative ideas beyond individual teams and communities.
• Understand the key characteristics of a culture for radically creative thinking and action.
• Analyze the role of the leader in establishing a culture for creativity.

This fourth chapter, Collective, contains this chapter introduction, as well as five sub-chapters. The course requirements are to complete the introduction and at least three sub-chapters.

We’ll start the chapter with a short teaser video, Collective Creativity, which will familiarize you with the general topic and help you set a personal learning goal.