brainstorming
nexu-io/open-design
Transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured questioning and alternative exploration.
What is brainstorming?
A creative-direction skill that helps teams move from rough concepts to developed designs early in the design process. Use it when you need to explore multiple alternatives and challenge assumptions through structured questioning.
- Guides structured questioning to clarify and develop rough ideas
- Explores multiple design alternatives systematically
- Challenges assumptions and uncovers hidden constraints
- Transforms conceptual thinking into actionable design directions
- Supports early-stage concept work and ideation
How to install brainstorming
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill brainstorming- Install upstream bundle from https://github.com/obra/superpowers
How to use brainstorming
- 1.Review the upstream repository at https://github.com/obra/superpowers for assets and scripts
- 2.Install the upstream bundle into your agent's skills directory
- 3.Invoke the skill by name using 'brainstorming' or trigger phrases like 'ideation', 'concept exploration', 'rough ideas', or 'design alternatives'
- 4.Follow the structured questioning framework to develop your concepts
- 5.Document alternatives and design directions that emerge
Use cases
- Exploring multiple design directions for a new product feature
- Developing alternative solutions to a design problem
- Clarifying vague project requirements through guided questions
- Generating concept variations before committing to a direction
- Facilitating team ideation sessions with structured prompts
- Design teams
- Product managers
- Creative directors
- UX/UI designers
- Innovation and strategy roles
brainstorming FAQ
Use it early in concept work when you have rough ideas that need development, or when you need to explore multiple design directions before committing to one.
This skill provides structured questioning and systematic alternative exploration rather than open-ended ideation, helping move from rough concepts to developed designs.
You need to install the upstream bundle from https://github.com/obra/superpowers into your agent's skills directory to access the full workflow with assets and scripts.
The skill is designed for creative-direction and design work, though the structured questioning approach may have broader applications.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from nexu-io/open-design.
name: brainstorming description: | Transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured questioning and alternative exploration. Useful early in concept work. triggers:
- "brainstorm"
- "ideation"
- "concept exploration"
- "rough ideas"
- "design alternatives" od: mode: design-system category: creative-direction upstream: "https://github.com/obra/superpowers"
brainstorming
Curated from @obra.
What it does
Transform rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured questioning and alternative exploration. Useful early in concept work.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
- Category:
creative-direction
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (brainstorming) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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