Innovating through hybridisation: art-based pedagogy in leadership training

Three types of hybrid space intersect in this paper.

1. A pedagogy evolved since 2015 through in-depth collaboration between two university disciplines: art/design and business
2. A focus on interweaving physical materiality of making artful objects, with shaping mental processes relating to personal and organisational change
3. In 2020, adapting a format centred on collaborative physical materiality into a shared experience activated wholly online.

The method combines paper-folding and zines, making it widely accessible. It has been evolved in workshops internationally for a range of participants including chief executives and undergraduate students. The paper draws on substantial research documentation.