This presentation describes the case study of writing the book BITE: Recipes for Remarkable Research, a co-created international academic book on research affect. It presents the conceptual metaphor as a significant enabler in flattening the 'normal' power hierarchies that exist within any group of experts, ultimately allowing a far wider group of contributors.
1. The spatiality of co-creation
BITE: A case study
Alison Williams
Derek Jones
Judy Robertson
SPIRES: Supporting People who Investigate
Research Environments Spaces
(EPSRC)
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4. 3 major research networks (SPIRES, SerenA and PATINA: EPSRC funded); Case studies from Berlin,
Portugal, Tokyo, Kyoto, San Mateo, San Diego, Atlanta, New Jersey, London, Vancouver, Seattle, Sydney,
Scotland; PG students to senior lecturers to Emeritus Professor; Practitioners and researchers from over
30 different disciplines; 37 international authors; 3 editors
10. Design a WHAT (noun) that allows WHO to
WHAT (verb) in effective places for research
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12. Design a Recipe book that allows
researchers and decision makers to
design, co-create, hack and survive in
effective places for research.
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18. 1277 downloads in 2 months
Only 1 day in 5 months
without any downloads
65 countries
Invitations to do other BITES
@thebitebook
www.thebitebook.org
19. Large (scalable!), diverse co-creation
groups work with different power
hierarchies
Engaging in the “messy space between
people and things”(Koskinen et al, 2011) is not only
possible, it becomes the default starting
point
20. The conceptual metaphor enables
(or is) a shared space
of creative action &
collaboration
PROCESS
SPACE
AFFECTIVE SPACE
SOCIAL
SPACE
PHYSICAL
SPACE
VIRTUAL
SPACE
