idea-refine

To turn a vague idea into an actionable plan, use a structured three-phase workflow: Understand & Expand, Evaluate & Converge, and Sharpen & Ship. This process applies divergent and convergent thinking to produce a concrete markdown one-pager with a recommended direction and MVP scope.

Frameworks like SCAMPER, How Might We, Jobs-To-Be-Done, and First Principles facilitate divergent and convergent ideation. They help generate varied directions, test assumptions, and evaluate concepts to refine raw ideas into testable plans.

Defining an MVP scope and a Not Doing list occurs during the Evaluate & Converge and Sharpen & Ship phases. This structured refinement evaluates generated directions against explicit criteria, explicitly documenting what to exclude to ensure a focused, testable concept.

Yes, you can run context-driven ideation within an existing codebase. The session supports optional codebase-aware variations, enabling tailored ideation that analyzes your project context to generate relevant assumptions and recommended directions.

The best way to document open questions and assumptions is by generating a final markdown one-pager. This document captures problem framing, the recommended direction, MVP scope, Not Doing list, and open questions, creating a concrete artifact ready for validation.