Overview

Run a structured, facilitated brainstorming session for any team challenge, opportunity, or question. This template provides a complete workshop structure — from warm-up to idea generation to prioritization — so facilitators can run an effective session without building the canvas from scratch.

Key Features

• Session opener with icebreaker prompt and ground rules
• Warm-up activity zone to get creative thinking flowing
• Main brainstorm canvas with open contribution space
• Clustering and synthesis section for organizing ideas into themes
• Prioritization zone with dot voting and effort/impact grid

How to Use

1. Open the session with the icebreaker prompt — give participants 2 minutes to add responses using sticky notes
2. State the brainstorm challenge clearly in the prompt zone and give the group 10 minutes of open ideation — all ideas welcome, no evaluation yet
3. After ideation closes, cluster ideas by theme using drag-and-drop or AI Companion auto-clustering
4. Move to the effort/impact grid: place each clustered idea in the grid using shapes or sticky notes based on estimated effort and impact
5. Identify the top-right quadrant (high impact, low effort) as your priority zone — these are the ideas worth actioning first

Benefits

Brainstorming without structure produces loud ideas, not good ones. This template ensures every phase of the session serves a purpose — so the group leaves with prioritized, actionable concepts rather than a whiteboard covered in sticky notes nobody will look at again.

Team Brainstorm

Brainstorm