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What Brainstorm Does

Brainstorm helps you think through problems before jumping to solutions. It generates ideas, explores approaches, identifies considerations, and surfaces what you might miss. Brainstorm provides:
  • PRDs and documentation
  • Multiple concept directions
  • Feature ideas and variations
  • Edge case identification
  • Pros/cons analysis
  • Strategic recommendations
Thinkingresearch

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When Figr Uses Brainstorm

Figr engages brainstorming when you:
  • Explore open-ended problems
  • Ask for ideas or options
  • Want to think through a feature
  • Need to identify considerations
  • Request multiple approaches
"How should we handle..."
"What are different ways to..."
"Help me think through..."
"What should we consider for..."
"Give me ideas for..."

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​ What Brainstorm Produces

Multiple directions: “Three different approaches to user onboarding:
  • Progressive disclosure wizard
  • Interactive tutorial overlay
  • Contextual tips on first use”
What you might miss: “Consider these scenarios:
  • User with no data yet
  • User hitting plan limits
  • Multiple users editing simultaneously
  • Session timeout during long forms”
  • Pros and cons: “Modal confirmation: ✓ Clear user intent ✓ Prevents accidents ✗ Interrupts flow ✗ Extra click required”

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From Brainstorm to Design

Brainstorm naturally flows into design. 
Workflow:
1. "Help me think through a settings page" → Brainstorm
2. Review ideas and edge cases
3. "Design option 2 - the tabbed approach" → Prototype
4. Iterate based on brainstorm insights

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​Getting Best Results

  • Less effective: “Design a modal for confirmation”
  • More effective: “Users accidentally delete things. How should we handle confirmation?”
  • Rich prompts: “We’re a B2B tool for enterprise teams. Help me think through role-based permissions. Current pain point: admins can’t delegate.”
  • Go deeper: “What about edge case #3 - tell me more” “How would approach 2 work on mobile?” “What are the risks of the progressive approach?”