%0 Journal Article
%T BeWeD身ˋ: A dynamic approach to leadership development for co
%A Mark Bradford
%A Sarah Leberman
%J Leadership
%@ 1742-7169
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1742715017721090
%X One of the main challenges in the contemporary era is shifting beyond collaborative thinking to more relational ways of engaging co-operatively with each other. This interdisciplinary research focused on investigating how the movement practices of the Japanese martial art Aikid身 facilitate leadership development and a relational perspective for co-creation. It synthesizes diverse literatures focussed on leadership development, aikidoka, and co-creative modes of practice as processes ＆in action＊. These are explored in relation to collective creativity and the context of co-creation to contribute to leadership studies. The Aikid身 principle of aiki was used as a theoretical framework where experiential knowing 每 anchored in relational processes learnt in a d身j身 每 focused on engaging the body and its experiences as a participatory way of knowing. This ethnography combined autoethnography, visual ethnography and 14 semi-structured interviews to identify four concepts which were synthesized into the BeWeD身ˋ conceptual framework 每 a unique co-creation experience beyond the d身j身. BeWeD身ˋ offers valuable insights into the relational dynamics of leadership as a process for structuring leadership development for co-creation
%K Leadership development
%K relational leadership
%K leadership
%K Aikid身
%K co-creation
%K BeWeD身ˋ
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1742715017721090