Great designers don't need the dark arts to succeed. (Great article by Daniel Burka on fastco design)
Designers can be tempted to cut corners to get the job done. Whether you're a designer—or a CEO, a product manager, or an engineer who works with designers—you'll want to watch out for these shortcuts. Great designers don't need the dark arts to succeed.
How OpenIdeo works
source: openideo.com
If you want to strengthen your 'creative muscle' and experience what participating in a collaborative team process feels like, you might try out OpenIDEO. This online community composed of more than 40.000 creative thinkers worldwide engages in collectively solving real-world challenges for social and environmental impact.
OpenIDEO’s crowdsourcing innovation platform is open to anyone to participate in and collaborate on ideas.
Since 2010, OpenIDEO has hosted 16+ design challenges sponsored by companies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and governments. Community members can contribute in a variety of ways, from inspirational observations to snippets of code. Members themselves take the winning ideas forward. Anything added to OpenIDEO is available for remix and reuse.
source: Design Thinking Thoughts byTim Brown, Nurture Your Design Courage, One Challenge At a Time