creative collaboration: the power of partnership in design

CREATIVE COLLABORATIONthe power of partnership in design

megan hunt

Great things aren't just achieved by great leaders, but by great leaders who exist in relationship to an amazing group.

Artists who collaborated

Michelangelo, inc. (+ 13)Monet, manet, renoir, degas

Braque + picasso = cubism

Identify your strengths+

Assemble your team=

Make magic!

Wait!before you collaborate...

“What will I gain through this partnership?”

the goal of collaboration is not collaboration, but better results.

BARRIERS

Unwillingness to reach out to others

Unwillingness to share your talents with others

Inability to find the help you need

Anxiety about working with people you don't know

Make three columns on a sheet of paper

1 2 3

1. strengthsWhat skills do you bring to the table?

What are people always asking you to do?What would your mother say about you?

2. big ideaWhat project or goal are you working toward?

Write down 3-4 steps you need to take to accomplish itWhat has to happen for you to feel like you've succeeded?

3. what's left?List skills and talents needed to accomplish your big idea

Cover your basesWhat strengths do you need on your team?

Now discuss!Share your strengths and goals

Remember the barriers to collaborationIs there someone you can help?

Is there someone you need on your team?

finally...

Going forward with a Big Idea

Treat professional collaborators like clients

Respect their timeExplain the project's value

Be transparent

Volunteer to help with industry events

Ask your professorsama/aiga/chamber of commerce

Silicon prairie news.com

Write thank-you notes(thank you!)

Megan huntPrincess lasertron/camp coworking

meganhunt@gmail.com@lasertron

@campomaha