# Co-creation

## Direct answer
Co-creation means that work is shaped by more than the individual producing it. Other people, relationships, constraints, timing, responses, and the surrounding field become part of the creative process.

Almost nothing important is created alone.

## Distinction
Coordination can mean dividing work efficiently. Co-creation goes further: the relationship itself changes the work and what becomes possible next.

## Known Character connection
A protective character also enters relationships. Other people respond to it, which changes the field. A different move can give the field something different to respond to.

## Related ideas
- [Known Character](./known-character.md)
- [Micromovements](./micromovements.md)
- [The New Studio](./new-studio.md)