Made for Brainstorming
Why Ludi works well for brainstorming
Brainstorming works best when everyone can think independently, contribute ideas at the same time, and move from ideation to clear outcomes. Ludi gives teams a structured flow for generating, organising, and prioritising ideas, so sessions stay focused and lead to decisions instead of open-ended discussions.
Independent idea generation without bias
Private writing allows everyone to generate ideas on their own before seeing others, preventing early ideas from influencing the group.
Everyone contributes at the same time
All participants can add ideas simultaneously, making brainstorming faster and more inclusive for the whole team.
From ideas to organised themes
Ideas can be grouped into topics, helping the team identify patterns and make sense of large numbers of inputs.
Structured flow from ideation to decisions
The session follows a clear flow from writing to grouping to voting and discussion, helping the team converge on the best ideas.
Faster grouping with AI assistance
AI-assisted grouping helps organise ideas into themes, reducing the manual effort required to sort large numbers of stickies.
What is brainstorming?
Brainstorming is a session where a team generates as many ideas as possible around a topic, problem, or opportunity. The focus is on quantity first, with no judgement during the initial ideation phase.
After ideas are generated, the team groups related ideas, discusses them, and converges on the most promising ones. Brainstorming can be a standalone session or part of a larger workshop.
How teams run brainstorming in Ludi
Start with a brainstorming template
Teams can use a brainstorming or structured ideation template, such as Crazy 8's, to guide the session and give participants a clear structure from the start.
Generate ideas in private writing
Participants write ideas as sticky notes in private mode during a timed ideation phase, so everyone contributes independently before seeing what others have written.
Reveal all ideas together
Once time is up, all stickies are revealed at the same time, filling the board with ideas from the whole team and giving everyone visibility of all contributions at once.
Organise, prioritise, and decide
Group related ideas into themes
Ideas are organised into topics by grouping related stickies together, helping the team identify common themes and reduce the number of ideas to a manageable set.
Vote on the best ideas
The team votes on ideas or themes to identify the most promising directions, surfacing what the group believes is most valuable without extended debate.
Discuss and decide next steps
The team discusses the top ideas and agrees on what to take forward, leaving the session with clear decisions and next steps rather than an unresolved list of ideas.
Explore other team collaboration activities
Brainstorming is one of several collaboration sessions teams run regularly. Explore other activities you can run in Ludi.
Collaborative Workshops
Plan and facilitate multi-phase sessions where teams generate ideas, discuss, and make decisions.
Diagramming and Mindmaps
Create diagrams and mindmaps to explore ideas and map complex systems collaboratively.
Task and Action Tracking
Create, assign, and follow up on actions from meetings and workshops in one connected workflow.
Visual Collaboration
Work together on a shared canvas to explore ideas, organise information, and align as a team.