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So What Do You Do? Experimenting with Space for Social Creativity
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Abstract This chapter investigates the relationship between physical space and processes of creative thinking and action. The authors build on organizational and sociological literature about social space and aesthetics, then illustrate how the latter two aspects influenced each other in five action experime... view more
This chapter investigates the relationship between physical space and processes of creative thinking and action. The authors build on organizational and sociological literature about social space and aesthetics, then illustrate how the latter two aspects 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 Max Stern Jezreel Valley College in Israel and the surrounding communities. Analysis of the video recordings identified seven configurations of social space that changed over time as the participants engaged in the task. The authors 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. The study also offers insights into the importance of embodied action and verbal discourse in innovative processes.... view less
Classification
Organizational Sociology
Free Keywords
Aesthetics; Embodied knowing; Social innovation; Social space; Undifferentiated space; Unencrusted space
Collection Title
Knowledge and Action
Editor
Meusburger, Peter; Werlen, Benno; Suarsana, Laura
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Springer Open
City
Cham
Page/Pages
p. 221-251
Series
Knowledge and Space, 9
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/155282
ISSN
1877-9220
ISBN
978-3-319-44588-5
Status
Published Version; reviewed