Co-Creation
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
A concept associated with Donna Haraway, developed in contrast to autopoiesis, the idea that a system produces itself from within. The core proposition is that value and structure emerge through interaction between systems, so the boundary between producer and consumer is a design choice rather than a fact. The key qualification is genuine participation, since consultation and symbolic involvement are not co-creation when the outcome is already fixed.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Boundary opening: create interfaces through which outside parties can influence the system. - Participant shift: treat users as contributors rather than as recipients of a finished product. - Shared return: make sure contributors share in what the collaboration produces.
Anchor fast decisions
A closed system can only recombine what it already contains, which limits how far it can adapt. Allowing other systems to contribute inputs expands the space of what can be produced, and their feedback also corrects errors the internal view cannot see. The result is a jointly generated artifact whose properties depend on the interaction rather than on either party alone.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
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