[Project Name]
[2-3 sentences: What is this project? What problem are we solving? Current state in one line.]
Overview
[Project Name]
Quick Context
[2-3 sentences: What is this project? What problem are we solving? Current state in one line.]
Status: [Raw Idea / Exploring / Converging / Ready to Execute / Paused]
Success Criteria: [What does "done" look like for this brainstorm?]
Session Log
| Version | Date | Duration | Energy | Mode | Methods Used | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1 | YYYY-MM-DD | Xm | Deep/Quick | Connected/Clean | [Methods] | [One-line summary] |
Open Questions
Questions that need thinking before next session:
- [Question 1]
- [Question 2]
Overnight Question: [The one question to sit with]
Current Thinking
[The substance of where things stand. This section is the heart of the document—capture the actual thinking, not just ideas listed.]
Key Insights
[What have we learned or realized?]
Core Tensions
[What tradeoffs or conflicts are we navigating?]
Where We're Headed
[Current direction, if one is emerging]
Ideas Inventory
Raw
Just captured, unexamined
Developing
Being explored, has potential
Refined
Shaped and tested, ready for evaluation
Ready
Decision made, ready to execute
Parked
Not now, but worth keeping
Eliminated
Killed, with reasoning
- [Idea]: Eliminated because [reason]
Decisions Made
| Decision | Date | Reasoning | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Decision statement] | YYYY-MM-DD | [Why we decided this] | High/Medium/Low |
Disagreements & Resolutions
[When we disagreed, what were the perspectives, and how was it resolved?]
Connections to Other Work
[How does this relate to other projects? Only in Connected Mode.]
Next Steps
- [Specific actionable next step]
- [Another next step]
Next session focus: [What should we tackle next time?]