IDEO is know for its innovative design process. Recently they launched a website called OpenIDEO. OpenIDEO is meant to include everyone in the design process, it doesn't matter if you are all ready in the business or just a high school student like me who likes tackling challenges.
OpenIDEO gets everyone thinking like designers with posted challenges, such as the current one dealing with raising kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh foods. Once a challenge is posted people are allowed to start posting inspiration. Then, as the challenge progresses, concepting and evaluation are opened for contributions.
A huge aspect of OpenIDEO is to promote teamwork. There are features that let you "build on" other user's work. Also you are able to comment and applaud others' work.
Also, as you post you get points towards your "design quotient." For example if you are to post in inspiration you get points towards the inspiration category. There is a handy dandy tool you click on the website that pops up showing a pie graph and the points you have so far in your design quotient.
Overall, I am very excited to see where this website goes. For all we know this could lead to solutions to major challenges the world faces.
Currently I have a piece of inspiration up on OpenIDEO check it out here.
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