LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
- Understand the drivers of creative teamwork to act as constructive team members of creative teamwork;
- Support creativity in teamwork;
- Acknowledge the role of creative approaches in addressing sustainability challenges.
Credits: 1
Schedule: 13.09.2024 - 20.09.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mikko Jalas, Tuuli Mattelmäki
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Tuuli Mattelmäki responsible teacher tuuli.mattelmaki@aalto.fi
Teaching assistant Meri-Tuuli Moilanen meri-tuuli.moilanen@aalto.fi
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course introduces creative co-operation practices. During the course, students work in multidisciplinary teams on an assignment relating to creative teamwork.
applies in this implementation
Creative teamwork is built on perception, empathy, dialogue, attention, humor and, naturally, creativity. Living at times of socio-environmental crises, teamwork is as crucial as never before. In the course Creative Teamwork, we practice changing our perception from ”one” to ”other”, focusing on our surrounding, the changes the surrounding is going through and our embeddedness in this process. To practice this change of perspective, the course location - Lapinlahden Lähde - is a generous environment, allowing mapping exercises of a great variety of agents, times, and positions. Therefore, we start the course with a tour through Lapinlahden Lähde to set the grounds for a active engagement with the place and the agents part of it.
On day 1 (Friday September, 13, starting at 9.15) you will in groups conduct interviews with humans and more-than-humans (rocks, water, noise, trash, flying squirrels etc) and build connections between the botanical, built and material systems of the location.
Between day 1 and day 2 you will create as a group stories that give voice to these mapped agents. Tutoring meetings will be available.
On day 2 (Friday September, 20, starting at 9.15) you will narrate these stories while guiding the other groups through your visioned Lapinlahde Lähde.
Both days 1 and 2 include introduction lectures, and personal and peer reflections on teamwork
Pre-reading literature will be available in MyCourses a week before the course starts, pre-reading needs to be done before the first course day 13 September.
'You are asked to read 2 texts from the provided course reader. Find a good balance, please don't pick based on length. Prepare the texts to discuss them on the first course day. The texts will also be the base for your teamwork project to be delivered by the end of the course. Enjoy the readings!'
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Successful completion of the course requires:
Participation in all sessions
Delivery of individual assignments
Participation in groupwork and the delivery of group assignment
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Course includes pre-reading, groupwork, performance / interactive explorations outdoors.
1 ECTS = 27 hours.
- Participation in lectures and workshops, 12 hours
- Groupwork, 6 hours
- Literature, 3 hours
- Personal tasks, 3 hours
- Personal reflection, 3 hours
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
According to course syllabus; provided in MyCourses.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
5 Gender Equality
10 Reduced Inequality
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
2025-2026 Autumn IRegistration:
Registration for courses Sisu. This course is available only for Master's degree students of Creative Sustainability. (And students in the BA programmes in Department of Design who have been selected to enter the Creative Sustainability studies.)
applies in this implementation
NOTE: During the course days we will be in Lapinlahden lähde and park.
Address: Lapinlahden Lähde, Lapinlahdenpolku 8, 00180 Helsinki (Lapinlahden Lähde - Taiteiden, Kulttuurin ja Mielen Hyvinvoinnin Keskus Helsingissä. (lapinlahdenlahde.fi)
Lunch can be bought (own expense) at Lapinlahden Lähde café. There is vegetarian soup lunch available. And different salty pies. Or bring your own lunch.
Dressing code: Be prepared to be outdoors.
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
1st day
9.15-9.30 Meeting at the auditorium, course intro
9.30-10.00 Tour through the Lapinlahden Lähde area (convene at the courtyard at 10)
10.00-11.00 Constructing the teams
11.00-12.00 Lecture Gloria Lauterbach and discussion of course assignment
12.00-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-14.00 Lecture Tuuli Mattelmäki on creative practices and teamwork
14.00-15.00 Groupwork (first 60 min on community tasks Lapinlahden Lähde in teams and then on the team task)
Working on the teamwork project until the end of the course day.
2nd day
9.15-16.00
Morning: Presentation of the teamwork project to all other teams
Ending the course in the auditorium with shared reflection on the teamwork and the content of the presentations