I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else.

If everyone is trying to prevent error, it screws things up.

I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.

Every creative person can draft into service those around them who exhibit the right mixture of intelligence, insight, and grace.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.