The impact of status anonymity on team dynamics in co-creation workshops

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

J. Alleblas Ethics & Philosophy of Technology - TPM
Research Group
Ethics & Philosophy of Technology (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 J. Alleblas, Alejandro Lecuna
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.305
Collaborative design Design thinking Innovation management Team dynamics Design teams
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Values Technology and Innovation

Research Group

Ethics & Philosophy of Technology

Abstract

This paper looks at the positive effects of partial status anonymity in face-to-face co-creation workshops. Results suggest that especially during the early phases of co-creation, i.e. idea generation, participants experience more freedom to express themselves without self-imposed barriers. We observed positive effects in terms of (1) lowering or even suspending the perceived status among team members, (2) increased motivation, (3) freedom to speak and positive disposition to listen, (4) willingness to consider perspectives from other team members.