Spring Reading List: All Things Collaboration
May 15th, 2024 | By Alexandra Meda & Maya Malan-Gonzalez
Whatever your relationship to reading, there are some foundational texts with concepts, tools, and frameworks that might serve you in almost every area of your life. And friends, each one of these books falls aggressively into this category.
Whether you are just starting your journey into artistic collaboration— or further down the rabbit hole of collective creation— or simply trying to create better meetings, teams, or gatherings, these are some of our most weathered and favorite books that we pull out almost embarrassingly often. Some have even seeped into our bones.
As adrienne maree brown says, “We are in an imagination battle,” and from Luna’s perspective, that battle is won in part by developing an acutely powerful skillset that is best honed through collective practice and the journey of becoming a rockstar collaborator. So dig into the deliciousness of some of our best friends below.
Happy Learning, Nerds!
If you check out only two things from this list, might we point you in the direction of IDEAS ARRANGEMENTS EFFECTS by Design Studio For Social Intervention (free pdf link included— we gotchu boo) and The Art Of Gathering by Priya Parker of Together Apart Podcast.
Ideas Arrangements Effects
By Design Studio For Social Intervention
The uniqueness and originality of the book stem from the apparent simplicity of its central formula—that “Ideas are embedded within arrangements, which in turn produce effects”
— Arturo Escobar
FREE PDF HERE!
The Creative Habit
By Twyla Tharp
“a straightforward volume of uncomplicated exercises that anyone interested in creative work will find valuable”
—Theodore Bale
Emergent Strategy
By adrienne maree brown
“An examination of where our movements have been and an offering of a framework for resistance that is rooted in the miracles of nature, decentralized, collective leadership, and personal, relational, organizational, and movement-wide transformation.”
— Andrea J. Ritchie
The Art Of Gathering
By Priya Parker
“Parker offers a decoder ring for the secret forces at work when we gather for business, crises or celebration.”
—Joshua Cooper Ramo
The Four Agreements
By Don Miguel Ruiz
“Offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives”
Collaborative Intelligence
By Dawna Markova & Angie McArthur
“a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all.”
High Conflict
By Amanda Ripley
“Individuals—even entire communities—can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.”