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Media & Strategy · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Collaborative Projects

Art is often seen as a solitary pursuit, but the modern creative industry relies on teamwork. This interdisciplinary course brings together students from different majors (e.g., Fine Arts, Design, Media, Technology) to solve complex creative problems. Students will learn the soft skills of negotiation, project management, and conflict resolution while co-creating large-scale installations, community events, or multimedia performances that no single individual could execute alone.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Develop effective communication strategies for cross-disciplinary teams
  2. Master project management tools (Trello/Asana) to coordinate complex workflows
  3. Resolve creative conflicts and leverage diverse skill sets
  4. Execute a large-scale public project from ideation to installation
  5. Critique the group dynamic and individual contributions (Peer Review)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01The Psychology of Collaboration: Roles & Dynamics
  2. 02Team Formation: Skill Mapping & Ice Breakers
  3. 03Ideation: Brainstorming & Design Thinking
  4. 04The Pitch: Presenting Group Proposals
  5. 05Project Management: Timelines & Milestones
  6. 06Conflict Resolution: The "Storming" Phase
  7. 07Prototyping & Maquettes
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination (Progress Review)
  9. 09Production Phase I: Fabrication & Coding
  10. 10Production Phase II: Integration of Media
  11. 11Marketing & Outreach Strategy
  12. 12Budget Management & Fundraising
  13. 13Logistics & Safety Planning
  14. 14Installation & Rehearsal
  15. 15Documentation: Photo & Video
  16. 16Final Project: The Public Launch & Exhibition

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Public Launch & Exhibition

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration by Keith Sawyer
  2. Collaborative Art in the Twenty-First Century by Sondra Bacharach
  3. The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs (For team dynamics context)
  4. Organizing for Creative People by Mark McGuinness
  5. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland
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