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---

name: brainstorm

version: 1.0.0

type: skill

author: Lukas Geiger

created: 2026-03-15

updated: 2026-03-15

description: Structured creativity methods for idea generation: SCAMPER, Six Thinking Hats, Mind Mapping, Reverse Brainstorming, TRIZ, and Rapid Ideation.

standalone: true

anthropic_compatible: true

bach_compatible: false

bach_origin: true

category: utilities

tags: [brainstorm, creativity, ideation, scamper, six-hats, innovation]

language: de

status: active

visibility: public

dependencies: {'tools': [], 'services': [], 'protocols': [], 'python': []}

provenance: {'origin': 'bach', 'origin_path': 'system/skills/_services/brainstorm.md', 'origin_version': '1.0.0', 'origin_repo': 'github.com/ellmos-ai/bach', 'last_sync_from_origin': '2026-03-15', 'last_sync_to_origin': None, 'local_changes_since_sync': True}

---

- > **Deutsch** — Offizielle Deutsch-Version / Documento Oficial en Deutsch.

- # Brainstorm (Deutsch)

+ # Brainstorm

- > Structured creativity for innovation — SCAMPER, Six Hats, Mind Mapping, Reverse Brainstorming, TRIZ, Rapid Ideation

+ > Strukturierte Kreativitaet fuer Innovation — SCAMPER, Six Hats, Mind Mapping, Reverse Brainstorming, TRIZ, Rapid Ideation

---

- ## When to Use?

+ ## Wann nutzen?

- - New ideas needed

- - Stuck / creativity block

- - Innovation sought

- - Solve a problem creatively

+ - Neue Ideen gebraucht

+ - Festgefahren / Kreativitaetsblockade

+ - Innovation gesucht

+ - Problem kreativ loesen

- **Trigger words:** brainstorm, ideas, creative, innovative, ideation

+ **Trigger-Woerter:** brainstorm, ideen, kreativ, innovativ, ideenfindung

---

- ## Methods

+ ## Methoden

### 1. SCAMPER

**Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other use, Eliminate, Reverse**

- Systematically improve existing solutions:

- - **S**ubstitute: What can be replaced?

- - **C**ombine: What can be combined?

- - **A**dapt: What can be adapted?

- - **M**odify: What can be changed?

- - **P**ut to other use: What else could it be used for?

- - **E**liminate: What can be removed?

- - **R**everse: What can be reversed?

+ Bestehende Loesungen systematisch verbessern:

+ - **S**ubstitute: Was kann ersetzt werden?

+ - **C**ombine: Was kann kombiniert werden?

+ - **A**dapt: Was kann angepasst werden?

+ - **M**odify: Was kann veraendert werden?

+ - **P**ut to other use: Wofuer sonst nutzen?

+ - **E**liminate: Was kann weggelassen werden?

+ - **R**everse: Was kann umgekehrt werden?

---

### 2. Six Thinking Hats (Edward de Bono)

- Systematically think through 6 perspectives:

+ 6 Perspektiven systematisch durchdenken:

- - **White Hat — Facts:** What information do we have? What's missing?

- - **Red Hat — Emotion:** How does it feel? Intuition, gut feeling

- - **Black Hat — Critique:** What could go wrong? Risks, weaknesses

- - **Yellow Hat — Optimism:** What are the opportunities? Best case

- - **Green Hat — Creativity:** New ideas? Out-of-the-box?

- - **Blue Hat — Meta:** Process control, summary, next steps

+ - **White Hat — Fakten:** Welche Informationen haben wir? Was fehlt?

+ - **Red Hat — Emotion:** Wie fuehlt sich das an? Intuition, Bauchgefuehl

+ - **Black Hat — Kritik:** Was koennte schiefgehen? Risiken, Schwaechen

+ - **Yellow Hat — Optimismus:** Was sind die Chancen? Best Case

+ - **Green Hat — Kreativitaet:** Neue Ideen? Out-of-the-box?

+ - **Blue Hat — Meta:** Prozess-Kontrolle, Zusammenfassung, naechste Schritte

- **Process:** Define problem (Blue) -> Facts (White) -> Emotions (Red) -> Critique (Black) -> Positives (Yellow) -> New ideas (Green) -> Summarize (Blue)

+ **Prozess:** Problem definieren (Blue) -> Fakten (White) -> Emotionen (Red) -> Kritik (Black) -> Positives (Yellow) -> Neue Ideen (Green) -> Zusammenfassen (Blue)

---

### 3. Mind Mapping

- Visualize thoughts hierarchically:

- 1. Central topic

- 2. Main branches (3-7)

- 3. Sub-branches for each category

- 4. Add details and ideas

- 5. Identify connections

+ Gedanken hierarchisch visualisieren:

+ 1. Zentrales Thema

+ 2. Haupt-Aeste (3-7)

+ 3. Sub-Aeste fuer jede Kategorie

+ 4. Details und Ideen hinzufuegen

+ 5. Verbindungen erkennen

---

### 4. Reverse Brainstorming

- Invert the problem: "How do we make it WORSE?"

+ Problem umkehren: "Wie machen wir es SCHLIMMER?"

- 1. Invert the problem

- 2. Collect bad ideas

- 3. Reverse = Good ideas

+ 1. Problem umkehren

+ 2. Schlechte Ideen sammeln

+ 3. Umkehren = Gute Ideen

- Particularly effective when direct ideation is stalled.

+ Besonders gut wenn direkte Ideenfindung stockt.

---

### 5. TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)

- Top 10 Principles for Software:

- 1. **Segmentation:** Split monolith into modules

- 2. **Extraction:** Isolate disturbing property

- 3. **Local Quality:** Different components, different properties

- 4. **Merging:** Combine similar functions

- 5. **Universality:** One element, multiple functions

- 6. **Nesting:** Components within components

- 7. **Preliminary Action:** Preparation in advance

- 8. **Feedback:** Monitoring and adaptation

- 9. **Self-Service:** System maintains itself

- 10. **Asymmetry:** Non-symmetrical designs

+ Top 10 Principles fuer Software:

+ 1. **Segmentation:** Teile Monolith in Module

+ 2. **Extraction:** Isoliere stoerende Eigenschaft

+ 3. **Local Quality:** Verschiedene Komponenten, verschiedene Eigenschaften

+ 4. **Merging:** Kombiniere aehnliche Funktionen

+ 5. **Universality:** Ein Element, mehrere Funktionen

+ 6. **Nesting:** Komponenten ineinander

+ 7. **Preliminary Action:** Vorbereitung im Voraus

+ 8. **Feedback:** Monitoring und Anpassung

+ 9. **Self-Service:** System wartet sich selbst

+ 10. **Asymmetry:** Nicht-symmetrische Designs

---

### 6. Rapid Ideation

- Quantity over quality — 50+ ideas in 20 min.

+ Quantitaet vor Qualitaet — 50+ Ideen in 20 Min.

- **Rules:**

- - NO criticism during ideation

- - WILD ideas welcome

- - Build on others' ideas

- - Quantity FIRST

+ **Regeln:**

+ - KEINE Kritik waehrend Ideation

+ - WILDE Ideen willkommen

+ - Auf Ideen anderer aufbauen

+ - Quantitaet FIRST

- **Timer-based:**

- - Round 1 (5 min): Open ideation

- - Round 2 (5 min): Variations

- - Round 3 (5 min): Combinations

- - Round 4 (5 min): Extreme ideas

+ **Timer-basiert:**

+ - Runde 1 (5 Min): Offene Ideation

+ - Runde 2 (5 Min): Variationen

+ - Runde 3 (5 Min): Kombinationen

+ - Runde 4 (5 Min): Extreme Ideen

---

- ## Workflow & Vorgehen

+ ## Workflow

```

- 1. User request

- 2. Understand goal

- 3. Choose method(s)

- 4. Generate ideas (no criticism!)

+ 1. User Request

+ 2. Ziel verstehen

+ 3. Methode(n) waehlen

+ 4. Ideen generieren (keine Kritik!)

5. Clustering

- 6. Feasibility/Impact matrix

- 7. Top 5-10 selection

- 8. Output + recommendation

+ 6. Feasibility/Impact Matrix

+ 7. Top 5-10 Auswahl

+ 8. Output + Empfehlung

```

---

- ## Änderungsprotokoll

+ ## Changelog

### 1.0.0 (2026-03-15)

- - Ported from BACH v3.8.0

+ - Portiert aus BACH v3.8.0

---

- *Ported from BACH v3.8.0 | Standalone Version*

+ *Portiert aus BACH v3.8.0 | Standalone-Version*

+ **Siehe auch:** [think](../think/SKILL.md) (Analyse, Root Cause, SWOT) | [decide](../decide/SKILL.md) (Entscheidungs-Frameworks)