So what do you do? Experimenting with space for social creativity
co-authored with Victor Friedman.
Forthcoming in Volume 9, Series Knowledge and Space, Knowledge and Action (working title), Peter Meusburger, Benno Werlen & NN (Eds.), Dordrecht. Springer Verlag.
This chapter investigates the relationship between physical space and processes of creative thinking and action. We... more
This chapter investigates the relationship between physical space and processes of creative thinking and action. We build on organizational and sociological literature about social space
and aesthetics, then illustrate how they influenced each other in five action experiments. Small mixed groups explored how they would use a studio to facilitate social innovation and to
strengthen the link between the college and the surrounding communities. Our analysis of the videotapes identified seven configurations of social space which changed over time as the
participants engaged in the task. We suggest that the undifferentiated and unencrusted nature of the space was both a source of uncertainty and potential for the participants. Some groups generated more innovative processes and products than others. Finally, the study offers insights into the importance of embodied action and verbal discourse in innovative processes.
Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, P. & Hakkarainen, K. (2006). Facilitating Social Creativity through Collaborative Designing. A poster accepted to be presented at the 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, June 27 - July 1 2006, Indiana University, Bloomington IN, USA.
by Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen
Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, P. & Hakkarainen, K. (2006). Facilitating Social Creativity through Collaborative Designing. A poster accepted to be presented at the 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, June 27 - July 1 2006, Indiana University, Bloomington IN, USA.
The present study introduces the “Facilitating Social Creativity through Collaborative Designing” project, an... more
The present study introduces the “Facilitating Social Creativity through Collaborative Designing” project, an undertaking aimed at developing and testing Virtual Design Studios (VDS) in education and professional communities. VDS is a pedagogical approach supported by collaborative technologies, focused on engaging learners in the co-design of various artefacts. The present poster provides a synthesis of results concerning multiple design experiments regarding VDS at the elementary,
higher educational and professional levels. The reviewed data generally support the usefulness and benefits of VDS, and indicate the areas where improvements are desirable.
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