The guides
Brainstorming techniques, frameworks and ideation guides
Working guides to every method worth knowing: SCAMPER, Six Thinking Hats, mind maps, affinity mapping, rapid ideation and more. Written for people who need the brainstorm to end in a decision. Every technique here runs as one click in the idea generator.
Feb 10, 2026 11 min read
Brainstorming techniques: 12 methods that actually work
The 12 brainstorming techniques worth knowing, what each is best at, and how to run them without a facilitator.
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Feb 24, 2026 10 min read
Six Thinking Hats, explained: the complete guide
What each hat means, the sequences that work, and how to run De Bono's method without a workshop.
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Mar 5, 2026 9 min read
SCAMPER technique: the 7 operations, with worked examples
Each SCAMPER operation explained with a worked example, plus the prompts that make the method produce.
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Mar 18, 2026 8 min read
Affinity mapping: cluster ideas into themes that decide
How to cluster a wall of ideas into themes, read what the counts tell you, and turn the map into a decision.
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Apr 2, 2026 9 min read
Ideation techniques: 9 structured methods beyond brainstorming
Nine structured ideation methods, what each is for, and when they beat a classic open brainstorm.
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Apr 16, 2026 10 min read
How to come up with business ideas: a method that works
A repeatable method for generating business ideas: where to look, how to diverge, and how to pick honestly.
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Apr 30, 2026 7 min read
Reverse brainstorming: solve the problem by inverting it
Ask how to make the problem worse, then invert the answers. The full method with worked examples.
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May 12, 2026 9 min read
Ideation process: 5 stages from problem to picked idea
The five stages of a working ideation process, and where teams usually lose the thread.
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May 26, 2026 8 min read
Divergent and convergent thinking, used properly
Why the two modes must be separated, how the double diamond maps them, and drills for switching cleanly.
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Jun 4, 2026 8 min read
How to mind map: a practical guide
Center the challenge, branch directions, hang ideas as leaves. The mind mapping method, minus the folklore.
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Jun 11, 2026 7 min read
Crazy 8s brainstorming: the 8-minute sprint, explained
Eight ideas in eight minutes: how to run the design-sprint classic right, plus a no-drawing variant.
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Jun 18, 2026 10 min read
How to run a brainstorming session people don't dread
The prep, the rules that change output, the timing, and when to skip the meeting entirely.
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Jun 25, 2026 7 min read
Rapid ideation: 30 ideas in 15 minutes
Timeboxes, quotas and constraint flips: the fast-divergence toolkit, and what to do with the pile after.
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Reading about techniques is the slow way
Brainstormer runs them for you: SCAMPER, Six Hats, clustering, the pick.