Brainstorm Web
A brainstorm web collects ideas freely and links related ones, so a class can build on each other's thinking visually.
Also called idea web or spider diagram.
Beginner◷ 15–30 minFree · no login
Get every idea out, then see what connects.
How to use it + an example
How to use it
- 1Put the design challenge in the middle.
- 2Add ideas fast without judging them, one per bubble.
- 3Link ideas that combine well and star the combinations worth sketching.
Example
A class brainstorm on "make recycling fun" links a basketball-hoop bin with a points display into one idea.
When to use it: For quick, open idea generation at the start of developing ideas (MYP Design Criterion B).
Ideate: Lots of ideas first. Pick one after.
Your turn ↓
💡 Three rounds, lots of ideas
Burst, then build, then go wild. Get the volume first — you sort it out at the end.
Enter to start · Shift+Enter for a new line
Look back. Which cluster of ideas has the most energy?
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For teachers: Ideate stage · 15-30m. Free, no login. One of the 45 design thinking tools on StudioLoom, which also puts them inside lessons so students’ thinking is saved with their project.