BMad Method Brainstorming Selection

Proven & Professional29

Structured & Analytical

Structured15

Deep13

Creative & Generative

Creative10

Biomimetic6

Nature's SolutionsName an organism that already solved your problem, then copy its mechanism into your designGreat for: Build a feature · Novel conceptEcosystem ThinkingMap your problem as an ecosystem: who eats whom, who partners, what decays, what fills the gapsGreat for: Strategy · DiagnoseEvolutionary PressureSpawn many ugly variants, apply a brutal selection rule, breed the survivors, repeat until it adaptsGreat for: Build a feature · Novel conceptPredator & PreyPick a threat to your idea, then design the defense, camouflage, or escape an animal would evolve against itGreat for: Strategy · Build a featureMetamorphosis StagesForce your idea through egg, larva, pupa, adult: a radically different form and purpose at each life stageGreat for: Novel concept · StrategySwarm LogicForbid the master plan: solve it with dumb local rules each agent follows so order emerges from the bottom upGreat for: Build a feature · Strategy✨ Invent a Biomimetic techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Biomimetic

Cultural7

Indigenous WisdomAsk how an indigenous or traditional knowledge system would approach this — name the culture, channel its ancestral problem-solvingGreat for: Personal / life · Strategy · Novel conceptFusion CuisinePick two unrelated cultures and force-blend their approaches; harvest the hybrid that neither alone would inventGreat for: Novel conceptRitual InnovationRedesign the idea as a ceremony — define the threshold, the gestures, the transformation participants undergoGreat for: Novel concept · Personal / lifeMythic FrameworksMap the problem onto a myth: name the archetypes, find the parallel tale, let its structure dictate the resolutionGreat for: Strategy · Personal / life · Novel conceptProverb MiningCollect proverbs from many cultures on this theme, then build the solution from the one that clashes hardest with your assumptionsGreat for: Personal / life · StrategyAncestor CouncilConvene three ancestors or elders from different traditions, voice each one's verdict on your idea, reconcile their disagreementGreat for: Personal / life · StrategyTrickster's GambitChannel the trickster figure — coyote, Anansi, Loki — and solve it by cheating, inverting, or breaking the sacred ruleGreat for: Get unstuck · Strategy✨ Invent a Cultural techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Cultural

Speculative Future8

Time Horizon LadderSolve the idea for 1 year out, then 10, then 100 — note what survives, breaks, or becomes absurd at each rungGreat for: Strategy · Planning · Novel conceptPost-Scarcity TestAssume the core constraint (money, energy, time, attention) is now infinite and free — what does the idea becomeGreat for: Novel concept · StrategyUtopia vs Dystopia Split-ScreenWrite the same future twice: the brochure where it went perfectly and the headline where it went horriblyGreat for: Strategy · DiagnoseSci-Fi Artifact From the FutureDescribe one physical object, ad, or news clip from the world where this idea already won — reverse-engineer itGreat for: Novel concept · Build a featureEmerging Tech CollisionForce-marry your idea to a frontier tech (AGI, fusion, neural implants, gene edit) and ask what new thing is bornGreat for: Novel concept · Build a feature · StrategyWhat-If-The-World-Changed Card FlipDraw a wild world-shift (no privacy, half population, 200-yr lifespans) and redesign the idea to fit that worldGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckFuture Anthropologist DigA scholar in 2200 unearths your idea as a relic — what do they conclude it reveals about us, and what replaced itGreat for: Strategy · Novel conceptScenario CrossPick two high-impact uncertainties, cross them into four futures, and ideate the move that wins in every oneGreat for: Strategy · Planning✨ Invent a Speculative Future techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Speculative Future

Quantum6

Observer EffectAsk how the act of watching, measuring, or shipping this idea changes the very thing you're trying to captureGreat for: Strategy · DiagnoseEntanglement ThinkingPair two distant parts of the problem and insist a change in one instantly flips the other — surface the hidden linkageGreat for: Diagnose · StrategySuperposition CollapseHold all rival solutions alive at once, then name the one constraint that collapses them to a single winnerGreat for: Strategy · DiagnoseRelativity Frame ShiftRe-run the idea from a wildly different observer's reference frame — the slow user, the rival, future-you — and see what warpsGreat for: Strategy · Novel conceptField LinesTreat the goal as a charge and map the invisible forces pulling every stakeholder toward or away from itGreat for: StrategyQuantum TunnelingAssume the idea can pass straight through the 'impossible' barrier instead of over it — what's on the other side, reached cheaplyGreat for: Get unstuck · Novel concept✨ Invent a Quantum techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Quantum

Wild & Playful

Wild7

Chaos EngineeringDeliberately break your idea every way it could fail, then rebuild only the parts that survive the wreckageGreat for: Build a feature · Diagnose · StrategyGuerrilla Gardening IdeasPlant your solution in the least expected place and let it grow underground until it surprises everyoneGreat for: Strategy · Get unstuckPirate Code BrainstormSteal the best bits from anywhere, remix without asking permission, grab what works and runGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckZombie Apocalypse PlanningSociety just collapsed — strip your idea to only what survives with no power, no rules, no backupGreat for: Build a feature · Strategy · Get unstuckDrunk History RetellingExplain it like you're three drinks in: no filter, no jargon, just the raw stupid-simple truthGreat for: Get unstuck · DiagnoseAnti-SolutionBrainstorm how to make the problem spectacularly worse, then invert every sabotage into a fixGreat for: Diagnose · Get unstuckElemental ForcesLet fire, water, earth, and air each sculpt your idea their own brutal way and see what survivesGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuck✨ Invent a Wild techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Wild

Absurdist6

Villain's MonologuePitch your problem as an evil mastermind gloating about their scheme; the diabolical plan reveals the real solutionGreat for: Diagnose · Strategy · Get unstuckExplain It to a Golden RetrieverRe-pitch the idea to an excitable dog who only cares about treats, balls, and naps; keep only what survivesGreat for: Get unstuck · Diagnose · Build a featureInfomercial at 3AMSell your half-baked idea as a desperate late-night infomercial: 'But wait, there's more!' until features fall outGreat for: Strategy · Novel conceptDrunk Uncle at ThanksgivingHave your loudest, least-filtered relative rant about the problem; mine the unhinged hot takes for buried truthGreat for: Get unstuck · DiagnoseCursed GenieMake a wish, then let a malicious genie grant it in the most technically-correct disastrous way; patch each loopholeGreat for: Diagnose · Build a featureThree Rounds of StupidRound 1 absurd ideas, Round 2 make each MORE absurd, Round 3 find the smallest serious thing hiding in the silliestGreat for: Get unstuck · Novel concept✨ Invent a Absurdist techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Absurdist

Theatrical7

Time Travel Talk ShowHost a talk show interviewing your past, present, and future selves to mine each era for advice on the problemGreat for: Novel concept · Personal / lifeAlien AnthropologistBecome a baffled alien studying the problem and narrate aloud what seems strange, arbitrary, or insane about itGreat for: Diagnose · Get unstuck · StrategyDream Fusion LaboratoryVoice the impossible fantasy solution first, then reverse-engineer the bridging steps back to realityGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckEmotion OrchestraRun a separate ideation round led by each emotion (rage, joy, fear, hope), then harmonize their conflicting ideasGreat for: Personal / life · StrategyParallel Universe CafeRewrite one fundamental rule of reality (physics, economics, social norms) and solve the problem under those lawsGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckPersona JourneyEmbody an archetype and solve the problem in-character, naming what that persona sees that you normally missGreat for: Build a feature · StrategyDevil's Advocate CourtroomStage a trial: prosecute the idea, defend it, then deliver the jury verdict, each role argued fully in characterGreat for: Strategy · Diagnose✨ Invent a Theatrical techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Theatrical

Constraint7

Kill the Crown JewelDelete the single best, most beloved feature — now redesign the whole thing to win without itGreat for: Build a feature · Strategy · Get unstuck1000x BudgetPretend money, time, and people are infinite — design the absurd version, then mine it for ideas you can actually stealGreat for: Novel concept · StrategyShip in 60 MinutesYou launch in one hour with what's already on hand — name what you cut, fake, or borrow to make it realGreat for: Build a feature · Planning · Get unstuckThe $0 MandateAchieve the goal spending literally nothing — no tools, hires, or ads; only people, favors, and what you ownGreat for: Planning · Strategy · Build a featureOne Feature OnlyYou may keep exactly ONE capability and nothing else — pick it, then make that single thing unbelievably goodGreat for: Build a feature · StrategyCrank the Dial to 11Pick one dimension and exaggerate it to a ludicrous extreme — fastest, biggest, cheapest, weirdest — and see what breaks openGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckConstraint RouletteEach round draw a brutal random limit (no screens, half the team, one day) and re-solve under it; survivors become real ideasGreat for: Get unstuck · Build a feature✨ Invent a Constraint techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Constraint

Introspective & Personal

Introspective Delight8

Inner Child ConferenceAnswer as your 7-year-old self: ask naive 'why why why' questions, chase wonder, ban every boring adult thoughtGreat for: Personal / life · Get unstuckShadow Work MiningName what you're avoiding, resisting, or scared of about this — then dig there for the buried insightGreat for: Personal / life · DiagnoseValues ArchaeologyKeep asking 'why do I care?' until you hit bedrock: the non-negotiable value secretly steering the choiceGreat for: Personal / life · StrategyFuture Self InterviewInterview your wise 80-year-old self about this problem and write down the advice they give youGreat for: Personal / lifeBody Wisdom DialogueScan for the tension, flutter, or gut pull each option triggers; let the body's yes/no drive the ideasGreat for: Personal / lifePermission GivingWrite yourself an explicit permission slip to think the forbidden, impossible thought — then think it out loudGreat for: Personal / life · Get unstuckSecret Wish ConfessionWhisper the embarrassing thing you secretly want here but won't admit, then build the idea honoring itGreat for: Personal / lifeMood Weather ReportName the inner weather right now (fog, storm, sun) and let that exact emotional climate generate the ideasGreat for: Personal / life · Get unstuck✨ Invent a Introspective Delight techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Introspective Delight

Collaborative8

Yes And BuildingNever negate; each person opens with "Yes, and..." and adds to the last idea, stacking a chain of accepted additionsGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuck · PlanningBrain Writing Round RobinEveryone writes ideas silently, then passes their sheet; you build on whatever lands in front of you, round after roundGreat for: Novel concept · Build a featureRandom StimulationPull a random word or image and force a link to the problem: "how does THIS spark a solution?"Great for: Get unstuck · Novel conceptRole PlayingEach person speaks as a different stakeholder, voicing what that role wants, fears, and would demand of the ideaGreat for: Strategy · Personal / life · Build a featureIdeation Relay Race30-second turns, no pausing: add one idea, slap it to the next person, keep the baton moving before anyone overthinksGreat for: Get unstuckIdea Hot PotatoOne idea gets tossed around the circle; each catcher must mutate it in 10 seconds before passing, no repeats allowedGreat for: Get unstuckSteal And UpgradePick a neighbor's idea you envy, claim it out loud, then make it visibly better before handing it back improvedGreat for: Novel concept · Get unstuckFold The PaperEach person adds one line to a hidden drawing or sentence, sees only the previous fragment, then unfold the surreal wholeGreat for: Get unstuck · Novel concept✨ Invent a Collaborative techniqueMake up a brand-new technique on the fly, in the spirit of Collaborative