Harriet Fagerholm became frustrated in her previous job as a teacher who was expected to have all the answers. This led her to explore more collaborative learning methods and action research, which introduced her to the concept of co-creation. Her personal growth journey towards becoming a co-creative process practitioner included overcoming challenges through skills learned from collaborative teaching experiences. These skills helped her manage a major life crisis and gain trust in people's innate capacity for learning. She now shares insights about co-creation through workshops aiming to create a more sustainable, conscious lifestyle.

1. My personal growth to a
Co-Creative Process Practitioner
Harriet Fagerholm
CoCreate Life
Everything is co-creation – the question is whether
you are conscious or not!
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2. Prologue
My story towards co-creation started in my previous job as a senior lecturer. I got frustrated in
being the teacher who should have all the answers. I felt insufficient. Already in my thesis writing
about cultural differences in business relations back in the 80´s I saw the whole picture of how
beliefs form the cultural system and what we keep as the truth. One core belief in the teacher´s
work is that you have to have the answers. It took me quite a while to learn away from that
belief. I started with my colleagues to develop the teaching methods. We found collaborative
learning methods like problem-based-learning. I led the work of engaged teachers who wanted to
find a new way of learning together. We learnt so much, we had so much fun and people came to
learn from us. Our students still thank us for the tools they received. Tools for life. Trust in your
own ability to learn and solve problems together. A will to take responsibility. A skill to
communicate and give and receive feedback. Those were my most valuable tools when I met a
big life crisis. I managed because of these skills. I had the trust in the capacity of the human
being. I asked for help and I used existing knowledge. I questioned knowledge and I started to
trust my inner knowledge and wisdom. Before the crisis I went out to organisations with the
collaborative learning methods. In my synthesis of the action research process I found the
concept of co-creation. I felt the power of the word. I got inspired by the word. I knew I would
explore it further. Finding Co-Creative Process was one step on the journey. Starting to co-create
with the InTune-group was another. Now my learning journey continues in communities and
networks aiming at creating a new sustainable, conscious and prosperous lifestyle. Here I share
my insights about co-creation and what it asks from us – now. Welcome to join! The pictures are
taken in a Co-Creative Process with my co-creator colleague Katja Vilponiemi, who has an
amazing skill to capture Co-Creative Process purely in pictures.
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3. Know who you are
Your roots and value base are
the foundation for your work –
what are the strengths and
weaknesses?
What do you need to heal and
re-create in your life in order
to be able to work as a free
individual? What keeps you
stuck?
Co-Creation asks for
individuals who reclaim their
inner freedom and
wholeness.
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4. Use your free will
You need a strong will and force
to break free from your past and
to find your inner vision and your
own path.
You need other people´s help
to see.
Are you willing to do the work?
Are you willing to become
humble and learn from the past?
Co-Creation asks for awareness
and honesty.
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5. Becoming aware
Stop and listen.
What does the big picture
look like? What story are
you re-creating again and
again? What kind of play are
you creating? What is the
root of the story?
Co-Creation asks for
presence and acceptance.
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6. Joy is in the truth
Do you see and hear the
message from others as the
mirrors reflecting your reality?
Are you willing to learn about
your thought models and
beliefs?
Are you willing to feel all the
feelings there is and become
the master of your emotions?
Co-Creation asks for joy and
real feelings.
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7. Walking your own path
Are you walking your path
with trust and a clear
direction or is the hidden
story walking you?
Do you know where to go
and what to follow?
Do you know your true
needs?
Co-Creation asks for taking
responsibility for your own
path.
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8. Letting go
By letting go of the old
story you can start
creating consciously.
Your body contains the
wisdom you need to
understand your story.
Co-Creation asks for
body consciousness.
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9. Attuning
Your heart contains the
wisdom and quality from
the Higher Self.
Attuning to the stillness
and listening to your heart
will open the door to your
true self.
Co-Creation asks for
becoming still.
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10. Finding the inner vision
The quality of your being
is determining the quality
of your doing.
Your inner vision can be
recognised through the
feeling of the quality.
How does your vision feel
like?
Co-Creation asks for
feeling the quality.
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11. Practising
When you have the feeling
of your quality – then start
practising the vision through
conscious actions. Walk the
talk –be authentic and
genuine and share your gifts
with the world.
Co-Creation asks for sharing
and growing together.
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