Collaboration Artworks

Build connection through shared, playful creation.

Through the power of art (no advanced drawing skills required) we’ll work individually to create some collaboration artworks to display around the room for the rest of the session.

Type
Exercise
Time
45 minutes
Group size
4-12 people
Best as
Group exercise
In depth

A little more detail.

What might an artistic collaboration look like if you only see one piece of the puzzle and don’t share your thoughts? In this creative activity you’re going to find out!

Through the power of pen on paper and no drawing skills required, you’ll work together to create a series of works of art.

We’ll guide you through the drawing process where you’ll draw a small something real, imagined or abstract; you choose, before passing it round for someone else to draw the next stage. Don’t forget to sign it before you pass it on!

They’ll decide whether to zoom in or out on your drawing, ensuring to capture what you’d already created and adding further details around or inside of it.

Take another round and a third level of detail will be added.

You’ll receive your image back and be amazed at how other people mind’s have worked with the initial prompt image you gave them. Is it anything like you’d imagined it would be? What surprised, delighted or dismayed you about how your image was transformed? And how did people feel about your contributions to their own images? How connected do you feel to the drawing you started, and the ones you contributed to compared to the ones other people shared?

We’ll share the images on a gallery wall for all to see and enjoy through the course of the day.

Outcomes

What you'll leave with.

BRIEF Facilitation notes

How to run it.

When to use it

Use Collaboration Artworks when you want a group to feel connected through shared creation. People build on each other's drawings without discussion, which sparks conversation about collaboration, contribution and letting go of control. No drawing skill required.

Use it when

  • A team would benefit from a creative, low-pressure bonding activity.
  • You want to explore how it feels to hand your work to others.
  • A session needs a change of pace and energy.

Not the right tool when

  • The group needs a structured problem-solving tool. Use Problem Swap.
  • You want a quick verbal warm-up. Use Nicknames.
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Use it with your team

This tool works best in a well-facilitated room.

Using this tool with a skilled facilitator means that discussions are focused, time is used efficiently, and the group moves toward consensus, making the session productive and impactful.