Group improvisation can be seeded by collective possibility statements

Evidence

When a group is together, each person (after a focus is established, or not) finishes a sentence beginning with “WE COULD…” in as many ways as possible. Time could be limited, or open-ended. The sentences could be recorded or not. The group could vote on subsequent action according to the sentences, or just enjoy imagining what they could be doing. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 326 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: A group imagining actions shifts from spectator to potential doer — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 326; Coordination requires a common source of suggestion — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 334

Broader Connections