Random the Book

Questions for you:

• When did I last create something through a process where I couldn’t see the full picture?
• What would happen if I deliberately limited my view of a problem to force unexpected combinations?
• Do I allow grammar and structure to guide me whilst embracing content I didn’t plan?

Questions for your organisation:

• Could we use constrained collaboration techniques to generate options we wouldn’t consciously choose?
• Are we designing collaborative processes that preserve enough structure whilst introducing productive randomness?
• How might we harness collective creativity through techniques that limit individual control?

Further reading

An explainer of the technique from the Tate Galleries: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/cadavre-exquis-exquisite-corpse 

And a video from the MOMA:https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/exquisite-corpse