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Guides teams through structured brainstorming sessions to validate product ideas and draft a design doc.

Updated Apr 21, 2026
Search Tags:#brainstorming#startup#product-management#design-doc#design-thinking#idea-validation#session-protocol
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/scanbott/claude-skills --skill office-hours-scanbott
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: office-hours
Source: https://github.com/scanbott/claude-skills/tree/main/gstack/office-hours
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/scanbott/claude-skills --skill office-hours-scanbott

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

It provides structured guidance to brainstorm and validate product ideas, offering startup and builder modes and saving a design doc for roadmap clarity.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Startup mode uses six forcing questions to surface demand reality, status quo, desperate specificity, narrowest wedge, observation, and future-fit.
  • Builder mode enables design thinking brainstorming for side projects, hackathons, learning, and open source, and automatically saves a design doc.
  • Proactive invocation helps you explore new ideas before coding and integrates with planning reviews to align teams.

Quick Start

Tell me to brainstorm this or start a plan by saying "office hours" and I will run the two-mode session to draft a design doc.

Frequently Asked Questions about office-hours

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate a product idea before writing a design doc?▼

You can validate a product idea by running a structured brainstorming session that uses forcing questions to test demand reality and narrowest wedge. This session protocol helps you decide whether to pursue the concept before drafting a design doc.

What is the best way to brainstorm strategy for an early-stage startup?▼

The best way to brainstorm strategy for an early-stage startup is using a structured startup mode. It evaluates your idea against future-fit and desperate specificity criteria to ensure your concept addresses genuine market demand before committing development resources.

Can I use design thinking brainstorming for side projects and hackathons?▼

Yes, you can use design thinking brainstorming for side projects and hackathons by enabling builder mode. This mode guides ideation and concept evaluation for learning or open source work, automatically saving the validated output into a design doc.

How do I align my team after early-stage ideation and concept evaluation?▼

To align your team after early-stage ideation, you can invoke planning reviews directly from the session. Running protocols like plan-ceo-review or plan-eng-review evaluates the generated design doc against leadership and engineering perspectives for roadmap clarity.

Does this structured brainstorming session require any dependencies or components?▼

No, this structured brainstorming session requires no external dependencies or components. It operates independently to guide teams through the two-mode flow, allowing you to rapidly validate ideas and generate a design doc without additional setup.

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