Collaborations, Collectives, and Community

Undergraduate / Graduate

Why do we work together? What does it mean to collaborate? How can we create digital environments and systems that encourage teamwork and working towards a common goal? This studio course centers on collaboration by asking the class to conceive, plan, and produce a single shared project from start to finish. Students map their individual skills and interests, then study models of teamwork and group decision-making. We compare traditional frameworks (like Agile and Scrum) with practices drawn from improv, community organizing, sustainable ecology, and arts collectives. These tools guide pitching, role assignment, critique, and feedback. Most weeks run as production sessions focused on updates, planning, and peer review. Technical workshops and visits from domain experts support development as needed. This course helps students practice core collaborative skills and functions as a practicum that mirrors real-world making, culminating in a finished, shareable work.