Brainstorm

Structured Brainstorming

Generate diverse, actionable ideas using proven creativity frameworks.

Process

Phase 1: Frame the Problem (2 min)

• Restate the problem/opportunity in one sentence
• Identify constraints (real ones, not assumed ones)
• Ask: "What would success look like?"

Phase 2: Diverge - Generate Ideas (bulk of time)

Use at least 3 of these frameworks:

Bisociation: Combine the problem domain with an unrelated domain

• "What if [your problem] worked like [restaurants/airports/video games/hospitals]?"

Constraint Manipulation:

• Remove a constraint: "What if budget/time/tech wasn't a limit?"
• Add a constraint: "What if it had to work offline/be voice-only/fit on one screen?"

Role Storming:

• "How would a game designer solve this? A teacher? A 5-year-old? An adversary?"

Reverse Brainstorm:

• "How would we make this problem WORSE?" then flip each answer

10x Thinking:

• "What if we needed to serve 10x the users? Cost 10x less? Ship in 1/10th the time?"

Target: 10-15 raw ideas. No filtering yet.

Phase 3: Converge - Evaluate

1. Cluster related ideas into 3-5 themes
2. Score each cluster: Feasibility (1-5) x Impact (1-5)
3. Identify top 3 ideas with best score
4. Develop each into a concrete next step

Phase 4: Action

For each top idea, define:

• What it is (one sentence)
• First concrete step to try it
• How you'd know if it's working
• Biggest risk

Output Options

• Quick mode: Just the top 3 ideas with next steps
• Full mode: All ideas clustered, scored, and developed
• Save mode: Write to BRAINSTORM.md for later reference