Creative endeavors require a team but there is a difference between a committee-driven  process versus a collaborative process. Recently, I posted a list and some of you added your insights as well to this idea.

Here are some examples in the church today of the results with art by committee: Read the rest of this entry »

Art by committee comes out rather ugly, but art by collaboration shines.

One of the biggest frustrations in any creative endeavor is dealing with committee-driven process. This is not the same as collaboration. Its one thing to sit in a group that nit picks rather than team together to create. Let me contrast the two.

Committee vs. Collaboration

• policy / results
• opinions / ownership
• tinkering / crafting
• power / process
• beige / colorful
• safe / risky
• boring / fun
• defused /  potent
• status quo / fluid

Let me know what you think about the differences here. Are these true to your experience?

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Can you guess what is on my mind for me as usual?

For eight years I have been a part of an amazing think tank and creative leader conference called cre:ate (recreate) in Franklin, TN. Randy Elrod and his wife Chris have founded not just an environment that challenges, encourages and catapults a group of leaders but they have created a real community of influencers who are shaping the local church in America and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »