Human–AI Collaboration: Patterns & Positive Examples

A useful collaboration begins with an intention. This collection explores how a person can define a purpose, choose material, and work with computational assistance while shaping the resulting artifact. One guide introduces four collaboration patterns; another draws lessons from selected constructive experiences.

Try reading a pattern beside a case study. Ask what the person contributed, what the system contributed, and what was actually made or demonstrated. Then translate only the relevant part into your own task. The Collaboration Canvas helps you write an instruction with a clear purpose, context, input, and intended result. You might rehearse an explanation, explore design alternatives, compare interpretations, or organize a set of sources. Keep the first scope small enough that you can review the work and decide what the next turn should be.