# Brainstorm Discussion Template # Referenced by: in discussion files name: brainstorm description: Structured ideation with diverge/converge phases # Turn pipeline - optimized for fast ideation in early phases # Uses variable-based schema: $input -> tool -> $output turn_pipeline: steps: # Step 1: Parse discussion - tool: discussion-parser input: $discussion output: $parsed # Step 2: Route mentions (if no participants specified) - tool: discussion-mention-router input: $parsed output: $routing when: not $participants_specified args: --default-participants: $participants_csv # Step 3: Call each participant (parallel for fast ideation) - tool: discussion-{participant} for_each: $participants_to_call parallel: true input: $discussion output: $responses[] args: --callout: $callout --templates-dir: $templates_dir # Step 4: Append responses - tool: discussion-turn-appender input: $discussion output: $discussion args: --responses-json: $responses_json # Step 5: Count votes (voting phases only) - tool: discussion-vote-counter input: $parsed output: $votes when: $phase_voting # Step 6: Check status promotion - tool: discussion-status-promoter input: $votes output: $promotion when: $phase_voting args: --current-status: $status --current-phase: $phase phases: seed: goal: Frame the problem clearly instructions: | - State the problem or opportunity in one sentence - List known constraints (time, tech, resources) - Define what success looks like - Ask clarifying questions only, no solutions yet voting: false next_phase: diverge diverge: goal: Generate ideas without judgment instructions: | - Quantity over quality - Build on others' ideas with "Yes, and..." - No criticism, no "but", no "that won't work" - Wilder ideas are welcome - Short bullet points, not essays voting: false next_phase: cluster cluster: goal: Group related ideas into themes instructions: | - Moderator synthesizes ideas into 3-5 themes - Name each theme clearly - Vote on which theme(s) to explore further - READY = approve these themes - CHANGES = suggest different grouping voting: true threshold_ready: 0.5 next_phase: sketch sketch: goal: Rough out the selected idea with diagrams artifacts: formats: [plantuml, mermaid, svg] output_dir: diagrams/ file_pattern: "{title}_{participant}_{n}" instructions: | - Create simple diagrams (sequence, component, flowchart) - Identify 3-5 key pieces - Mark unknowns with "?" - Review existing artifacts in diagrams/ folder - Build on or modify others' diagrams as needed - Reference each artifact with "ARTIFACT: path/to/file" - Keep it rough, not polished voting: false next_phase: reality_check reality_check: goal: Ground the idea in reality instructions: | - What's the MVP version? (1 week of work max) - What's the biggest risk? - What would we prototype first? - What can we cut? - Flag over-engineering with CONCERN: COMPLEXITY voting: false next_phase: decide decide: goal: Commit to an approach instructions: | - READY = proceed with this approach - CHANGES = need to iterate (say what) - REJECT = start over with different theme voting: true threshold_ready: 0.67 human_required: true next_phase: null status_transitions: OPEN: on_consensus: READY_FOR_DESIGN