CO-CREATION

CO-CREATE, European Seminar, Sept 2019 in Copenhagen

CO-CREATE, European Seminar, Sept 2019 in Copenhagen

CO-CREATE, European Seminar, Sept 2019 in Copenhagen

CO-CREATE, European Seminar, Sept 2019 in Copenhagen

CO-CREATION, 2018 - 2020

Interfolk was coordinator of an Erasmus+ strategic partnership for adult education, entitled:

"Co-creative cooperation in the field of culture and heritage" (CO-CREATE), September 2028 - January 2020 (17 months)

Background

The concept of "co-creation" has the last years been on the political agenda of the municipalities, both in Denmark and other Western European and Nordic countries. Although the idea of "co-creation" builds on earlier experiences of collaboration and user Involvement, it goes further by focusing on empowerment and the 'transformative potential' of a co-creative cross-sector collaboration.

Aim and key activities

The aim is to compile good practise and innovative approaches for a co-creative cooperation between volunteers and professionals in culture associations, public culture institutions and culture departments of the municipalities that promote the 'transformative potential' of new public governance and the goal of creative empowerment.

The key activities and outputs were during the three main phases:

Found

- Desk research and feed from reference groups on state of the Arts

- Publish Summery Survey Report, English PDF-ed

Develop

- Develop Curricula Guidelines and exemplary course packages

- Design and test three national pilot curses

- Design and test one transnational pilot course

- Publish Curricula Compendia, English PDF-ed.

Disseminate and valorise

- Launch the project Portal at the start of the project and keep it updated.

- Complete national 1-day seminars in each partner country.

- Provide a sustainable dissemination, incl. new Erasmus+ courses after end of the project.

Outcome

The planned outcome was to promote a co-creative cooperation between public institutions and civil society associations in the local communities, based on equal terms, where citizens and other civil society actors are engaged not only as co-implementers, but also as co-initiators and co-designers of new welfare services, especially in the field of culture and leisure activities.

The partnership circle

included four organisations from three EU countries, incl.:

More information

Task plan: Sept 2018 - Jan 2020

FIRST PHASE - CLARIFY STATE OF ARTS

WP 01: Start-up project planning, Sept 2012

WP 02: First meeting in Vienna, Oct 2018

WP 03: State of Arts survey and publish Compendia, Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

SECOND PHASE - DEVELOP AND TEST

WP 04: Second meeting in Helsinki, March 2019

WP 05: Develop curricula and examplaru course packages, March - April 2019

WP 06: Test curricula with three national pilot courses, April - June 2019