Brainstorming

Structured design refines vague concepts through guided questioning, alternative exploration, and incremental validation. This approach gathers purpose and constraints one question at a time, proposes 2-3 architectural alternatives with trade-offs, then presents designs in small validated sections before implementation begins.

Socratic questioning and phase-based design exploration capture requirements systematically and prevent costly rework. By proposing multiple approaches and validating each design section incrementally, you ensure alignment and completeness before any code is written.

One-question-at-a-time structured questioning elicits purpose, constraints, and success criteria progressively. This method builds a complete requirements picture through dialogue, ensuring nothing is missed before design and implementation phases.

Yes. Incremental design presentation delivers designs in small sections with explicit decision points, enabling team validation and feedback at each stage rather than presenting one large, hard-to-revise design at the end.

Validated designs integrate with Git worktrees for isolated implementation and handoff, allowing developers to work in isolated branches while keeping the design artifact separate and traceable.