Charlene Jennet (UCL) presenting findings about creativity in citizen science projects, within and beyond Citizen Cyberlab, at the Citizen Cyberlab Summit, 17-18 September 2015, University of Geneva (UNIGE).

1. Creativity in Citizen Cyberlab
@CharleneJennett

2. http://www.awakencreativity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/5908265_l-300x219.jpg

3. https://leadinglearnerdotme.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/eureka-moment.jpg

4. http://fold.it/portal/files/FolditWallpaper1680x1050_0.jpg

5. http://www.kidskubby.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cute-breakfast-food-ideas.jpg

6. http://www.internetworld.de/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/nachrichten/medien/medien-portale/take-action-google-kaempft-fuer-ein-freies-internet/2413850-1-ger-DE/Take-Action-Google-
kaempft-fuer-ein-freies-Internet_article.jpg
Citizen
Cyberscience

7. Can you give examples
where volunteers have been
creative?

8. Dockside Gallery
http://daily.zooniverse.org/2013/12/27/old-weather-art/

9. “Give peas a chance!”
http://blog.galaxyzoo.org/2009/07/07/peas-in-the-universe-goodwill-and-a-history-of-zooite-collaboration-on-the-peas-project/

10. Chatbots &
Visualizations
http://blog.eyewire.org/chat-bot-101/

11. Compendiums
http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-ForumMat.htm

12. http://deliveringhappiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bigstock-motivational-concept-got-mot-30228101.jpg

13. Jennett, Kloetzer, Schneider et al. (in press). Motivations, Learning and
Creativity in Online Citizen Science. Journal of Science Communication.

14. Top Tips:
• Feedback on progress
• Regular communication
• Community events
• Role management
http://www.volunteercentres.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/volunteer_38_3602204068.jpg

15. Feedback on Progress
http://www.oldweather.org
http://scistarter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Floracaching-
Login.png

16. Regular Communication
http://www.eelanmedia.com/wp-
content/uploads/2013/07/twitter-chat1.png
http://christofouche.com/wp-
content/uploads/2013/11/write-a-great-blog-post.jpg
http://www.blaenau-
gwent.gov.uk/images/Images_Children/Forum-Marketing.jpg

17. Community Events
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/programme/fet/flagship/images/test-events.jpg

18. Role Management
http://blog.commlabindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/group1.jpg

19. CREATIVITY IN OUR PILOT
PROJECTS?

20. GeoTagX
Synthetic Biology Extreme Citizen Science
Virtual Atom Smasher

21. GeoTagX – Expert participants
Designing apps

22. GeoTagX - Analysts
Volunteer describing how he
geo-tagged photos. Researcher
thanks him and asks can she re-
use some of his explanation in
the GeoTagX help text

23. Virtual Atom Smasher
Social creative learning (one participant putting a link
online for other participants on a difficult concept)

24. Synthetic Biology
Smell game
Youtube videos

25. Extreme Citizen Science
DIY
Blog posts

26. Leaflets
Maps
T-shirts

27. Break-out questions
• Can you think of any examples where volunteers
have been creative in your project?
• What factors are important in encouraging
creativity?

28. charlene.jennett@ucl.ac.uk