A collective creative work is any endeavor in which the effort of many individuals synergizes or accumulates into a novel result. This paper uses a single community art project, titled You Cubed, to examine what factors motivate people to contribute to collective creative works. Analysis is based on correspondence with project organizers, documents related to the project, and surveys sent to volunteers. Many factors were found to be useful, including careful early planning, leveraging existing frameworks, and a group environment.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Jacobs, Jonathan Andrew

Subject

• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-060710-012032

Keyword

• Community development

Advisor

• Servatius, Brigitte

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-06-07

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright