brainstorming

# Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs ## Overview Collaborative design refinement through Socratic dialogue. Explore project context, ask clarifying questions one at a time, propose 2-3 approaches, present design in sections for incremental approval, then transition to planning. **Core principle:** No implementation until design is approved. Every project goes through this. ## When to Use - Before ANY creative or implementation work - New features, components, modifications - Even "simple" projects (unexamined assumptions cause wasted work) ## Process 1. **Explore project context** - files, docs, recent commits 2. **Ask clarifying questions** - one at a time, prefer multiple choice 3. **Propose 2-3 approaches** - with tradeoffs and recommendation 4. **Present design in sections** - get approval after each section 5. **Write design doc** - save to `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md` 6. **Transition to writing-plans** - the ONLY next step ## HARD GATE Do NOT invoke any implementation, write any code, or take action until design is approved. ## Key Principles - One question at a time - YAGNI ruthlessly - Incremental validation - Scale sections to complexity ## Agents Used - `agents/code-reviewer/` - For design document review - Process agents defined in `brainstorming.js` ## Tool Use Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/superpowers/brainstorming`