brainstorming

Facilitates collaborative product idea exploration with visual sketches and routing to discovery or research.

Updated Apr 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/scoots31/engineering-playbook --skill brainstorming-scoots31
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: brainstorming
Source: https://github.com/scoots31/engineering-playbook/tree/main/skills/brainstorming
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/scoots31/engineering-playbook --skill brainstorming-scoots31

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Early-stage product ideas are often too vague to design or build, and jumping straight to specs or architecture wastes effort. This Skill provides a structured yet conversational way to think an idea through — surfacing who it's for, where the value moment is, and what needs research — before any formal discovery or design work begins. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Collaborative idea exploration: A genuine back-and-forth conversation covering the idea's core, its audience, the value moment, and emerging capabilities — not a checklist or requirements form. - Preliminary process and visual sketches: Captures rough as-is/to-be process flows and produces a low-fidelity HTML sketch of the value moment to sharpen the conversation, with an optional browser-based visual companion for showing mockups. - Explicit routing of outcomes: Directs the clarified idea to Discover, parks feasibility questions for Research, splits oversized ideas for decomposition, or flags ideas needing more thought. - Use Case: You have a rough idea for an AI-assisted fantasy football tool but haven't nailed down who it's for or what it does. Run a brainstorm session to explore the value moment, sketch the hero screen, and produce a summary document that feeds directly into Discover. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to brainstorm your rough product idea conversationally, exploring who it's for and where the value moment is, then save the summary to a brainstorm document.

Frequently Asked Questions about brainstorming

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I brainstorm a product idea with an AI assistant?

Start a conversational session where the AI asks one focused question at a time about the idea's core, its audience, and the value moment. The session ends with a summary document routing the clarified idea to discovery or flagging research questions.

When should I skip brainstorming and go straight to discovery?

Skip brainstorming when you already know what you want to build and the solution is clear. Brainstorming a fully-formed idea wastes time and can muddy clarity you already have — go directly to the discover phase instead.

What is the output of a product brainstorming session?

The output is a brief summary document saved to docs/brainstorm-[date]-[topic].md containing what was understood, items going to discovery, research questions, a preliminary process sketch, and capabilities held for later. It is not a spec or requirements document.

Can brainstorming handle technical feasibility questions?

Feasibility questions are captured and parked during brainstorming, not pursued mid-session. Each is named as an explicit research question and routed to a research phase that validates it before design work begins.

What are the limitations of conversational brainstorming for product ideas?

Brainstorming cannot help when the problem itself is too unclear to articulate a value moment, and it never addresses technology, architecture, or implementation. Those concerns belong to later phases like design sprints and planning.