OpenIDEO
- Online multi-disciplinary platform for the collaborative design of social good
- OpenIDEO is a place where people design better, together for social good. It's an online platform for creative thinkers
- the veteran designer and the new guy who just signed on, the critic and the MBA, the active participant and the curious lurker. Together, this makes up the creative guts of OpenIDEO.
Principles of the OpenIDEO Community
- Principle #1
- Inclusive
Recognize and enable all levels of participation from different disciplines. It's about allowing anyone to contribute to the creative process. Whether it's a great insight, a beautiful sketch, an encouraging build, or a few words of praise, the platform allows everyone to take part in and feel as if they are a part of the process.
- Principle #2
- Community-centered
Remember the core strengths of the community and play to them. OpenIDEO is meant to foster a strong, vibrant, lively community that thrives on inspiration — and that we all trust will make a difference. Focusing on this community and its activities is essential.
- Principle #3
- Collaborative
Promote teamwork among individuals and teams by recognizing the many roles that are crucial to each step of the design process. Always choose collaboration over competition, and create an atmosphere for building on one another's ideas.
- Principle #4
- Optimistic
Stay optimistic! You never know when a wild idea might enable others to get closer to a viable solution.
- Principle #5
- Always in Beta
Design for continuous improvement and iteration and scale deliberately. That goes for the community, the platform, and these principles. To this end, please email your suggestions for making OpenIDEO better.
Links
- Introducing OpenIDEO (video)
- Mentioned in: Building Adaptive Capacity: Towards a Design for Sustainability 3.0 by Michael Sammet
