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Facilitate structured brainstorming sessions using proven frameworks for ideation and problem-solving

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When & Why to Use This Skill

The Structured Brainstorming Claude skill empowers teams to conduct high-impact ideation sessions by leveraging industry-standard frameworks like SCAMPER, Six Thinking Hats, and Mind Mapping. It transforms chaotic brainstorming into a systematic process, ensuring diverse perspectives are captured and complex problems are solved through structured, creative thinking.

Use Cases

  • Product Ideation: Use techniques like SCAMPER or Crazy 8s to rapidly generate and refine innovative features for new or existing products.
  • Strategic Planning: Apply the Six Thinking Hats framework to evaluate business strategies from multiple angles, including risk, logic, and emotional impact.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Utilize the 5 Whys method to dig beneath surface-level symptoms and identify the fundamental causes of operational issues.
  • Innovation Workshops: Facilitate collaborative sessions using Mind Mapping to visually organize ideas and discover non-obvious connections between concepts.
namestructured-brainstorming
descriptionFacilitate structured brainstorming sessions using proven frameworks for ideation and problem-solving

Structured Brainstorming Skill

Facilitate productive brainstorming using structured frameworks and techniques.

When to Use

  • Product ideation
  • Problem-solving sessions
  • Strategic planning
  • Innovation workshops

Frameworks

  1. SCAMPER: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Reverse
  2. Six Thinking Hats: White (facts), Red (emotions), Black (critical), Yellow (optimistic), Green (creative), Blue (process)
  3. Mind Mapping: Visual organization of ideas
  4. 5 Whys: Root cause analysis
  5. Crazy 8s: 8 ideas in 8 minutes

Best Practices

  • Set clear objectives
  • Time-box sessions
  • Defer judgment
  • Build on ideas
  • Document everything
  • Follow up with action items

Resources