Collaborateur is a wonderful word and I wish I'd thought of it. Until a few years ago you couldn't use the word 'collaboration' (etc.) without the risk of reminding people of World War 2 and collaborating with the enemy. This was a great shame, because what word do you use instead?
Fortunately, the US was never occupied (neither was the UK, but we are very geographically close to countries such as France which were) and collaboration never acquired this negative meaning. Now, thanks to our American friends, we've reclaimed the word. It's in widespread use in the UK these days. Co-creation, on the other hand, may take a little longer! Come on you Yanks ... what are you waiting for? (Just kidding.) Martin www.theinnovationagency.com for second generation innovation www.martinleith.com Martin's personal website www.botai.org (pre-prototype) A centre for new innovation practice * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
