Well, you can have a formal process that allows contributions from anyone, which is what I was trying to allude to with "watch it work its way into prod". But I

Well, you can have a formal process that allows contributions from anyone, which is what I was trying to allude to with "watch it work its way into prod". But I agree, generally speaking if you have a formal process, and you're not on the team, and/or can't convince a product owner of the need, there is no way to get it done.