Radical Collaboration
Innovator Studio . DT Mindsets . 20 min Primer
Learn how to leverage the diversity of perspectives on your team by deepening your own creative practice and by leaning on design thinking as a language of creative collaboration.
Often, different perspectives can create tension at work (my idea vs. your idea, then a boss must decide). But, for creative endeavors, the alchemy of diverse perspectives is what reliably leads to more insightful and inspired work.
Also, at the end you’ll find a simple creative collaboration technique that you can try with your team.
Story
In this primer, I share one of my favorite analogies — comparing classical music and jazz — to illustrate how creative collaboration really happens.
Activity
Carefully watch the short jazz video I share (before listening to our debrief & discussion) to see if you can notice how master improvisers perform with creative confidence.
Use the creative collaboration technique (based on the pattern : reflect - pair - share) at your next team working session.
Resources
If you’d like to watch the video directly, here’s Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding jamming at the 53rd GRAMMYs (on youtube).