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What is co-creation? The project definition

“Co-creation involves a transdisciplinary team which has to include end users and professionals who have a “formal responsibility” in the process. It is based on shared understanding of a situation, creation of a shared language, dialog, combination and mutualisation of skills and interdependence and involves shared negotiation of goals. The underlying objective of the process is to initiate a process of change leading to a new prosperity”.

Six principles of co-creation

  1. Co-creation is innovative and aims to create new prosperity in a local context.
  2. Co-creation creates new qualities through combinations of different resources and skills.
  3. Co-creation is a dialogue-based process, where the different actors define the challenge and the solution together.
  4. Co-creation propagates initiative and the right for all to participate.
  5. Co-creation creates an understanding of interdependence.
  6. Co-creation requires openness and willingness to take risks.
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