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The goal of this study is to analyze the characteristics of leadership in collaborative design learning and interactions emerging from the leadership actions, and the meaning of leadership for the team performance. The Co4Lab project organized by Helsinki University aims to develop multi-material and craft-based collaborative design teaching with schools and teachers. This thesis is a part of the project. The focus of the study is the multidisciplinary co-design study based on the model of co-invention (Riikonen, Sormunen, Kangas, Seitamaa-Hakkarainen ja Hakkarainen, 2018). In design learning, students solve authentic complex open-ended problems, which differ remarkably from the problems in natural sciences and mathematics. Collaborative learning and leadership in children has not been study in these kinds of complex problem-based learning challenges. The research data is recorded on video in a natural classroom setting, and covers two teaching sessions of three groups of 11-year-olds. Total length of the material is approximately 6 hours. The data was analyzed in a theory-based manner with a three-level videoanalysis model introduced by Ash (2007). 226 interaction episodes, which were started by a leadership move defined by Sun, Anderson, Perry and Lin (2017). The research analyzed the initiators, meaning and the success of leadership moves, as well as the length and quality of interaction. Based on the results, the development of joint leadership in groups was preceded by a shared idea. The ideation of groups was supported by leadership moves, which included problem-solving suggestions and the rationale for these. This was the case especially when the leadership moves were followed by forward development of initial ideas. Shared leadership of the group was associated with versatile ideation and improved interaction. Based on the results, in design learning it is important for the teachers to facilitate the constructive and mindful interaction between students.