# Brainstorming Checklist

## Framing

- Restate the goal, constraints, and audience before generating ideas.
- Separate exploration from selection so novelty is not cut too early.
- Ask whether the user wants breadth, depth, or prioritization.

## Idea Quality

- Vary the angle: product, technical, operational, and user-experience lenses.
- Push past the first obvious options before converging.
- Attach a rationale and a risk to promising ideas.

## Narrowing

- Group duplicates and near-duplicates.
- Rank candidates by impact, feasibility, and reversibility.
- End with a recommended short list and the next validation step.