The process of Co-creation
The process of co-creation essentially involves 2 core steps:
Contribution: Submission of contributions by the public to the firm
Selection: Selection of the most promising and appealing contributions/submissions
Types of Co-creation
Depending on the degree of control exercised by the firm/public over the contribution and selection activities, co-creation may be broadly classified into 4 categories:
Tinkering: Public exercises control over the contribution activity while the firm exercises control over the selection activity
Submitting: Firm exercises complete control over both the activities
Co-designing: Firm exercises control over the contribution activity while the public exercises control over the selection activity
Collaborating: Public exercises complete control over both the activities
Co-Creation can be used at any point in your project phases.
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