co-create
Make something jointly
Co-create means to create something jointly with others.
The term emphasizes collaboration and shared authorship: We co-created the curriculum with input from students.
It appears frequently in business and design contexts, where stakeholders participate in developing products or ideas together rather than receiving finished work.
The hyphen distinguishes it from cocreate, which some style guides prefer.
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
coordination · dialogue · exchange · input · feedback · contribution · iteration · prototyping
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- noveltyQuality of being original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
imagination · originality · experimentation · iteration · prototyping · ideation · disruption · transformation
Formal union of parties
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
association · network · stakeholder · co-founder · collective · cooperative · commons · open-source
Joining into unity
- meldingCombining into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interplayReciprocal action between things
harmony · complementarity · symbiosis · resonance · gestalt · chemistry · dynamics · reciprocity
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- ideationForming mental concepts
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
cooperation · coordination · dialogue · exchange · input · feedback · contribution · iteration · prototyping · development
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- noveltyQuality of being original
ingenuity · imagination · originality · experimentation · iteration · prototyping · ideation · disruption · transformation · evolution
alliance
Formal union of parties
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
affiliation · association · network · stakeholder · co-founder · collective · cooperative · commons · open-source · crowdsourcing
fusion
Joining into unity
- meldingCombining into unity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
interplay · harmony · complementarity · symbiosis · resonance · gestalt · chemistry · dynamics · reciprocity · cross-pollination
- Co- wordscoauthor, coexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker
- Collabsduet, remix, feat, crossover, guest spot
- inventinvent, devise, conceive, come up with, think up
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- transfer verbsgive, pass, send, share, hand
- involvementparticipate, participation, join in, involvement, take part