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These templates can be useful for structuring different brainstorming approaches and can be adapted to various scenarios and team needs.

You can pick, mix and match these templates based on the key objectives of the discussions.

Feel free to duplicate this into your workspace.

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Mind Mapping Template

Use case Fit It helps in organizing ideas hierarchically around a central topic.

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Use Case

It helps teams analyze Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

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Central topic

  1. Main Idea 1
    1. Sub-idea 1.1
    2. Sub-idea 1.2
  2. Main Idea 2
    1. Sub-idea 2.1
    2. Sub-idea 2.2
  3. Main Idea 3
    1. Sub-idea 3.1
    2. Sub-idea 3.2

SWOT Analysis Template

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Use Case

Useful for strategic planning, it helps teams analyze Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

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SWOT Analysis Template

Six Thinking Hats Template

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Use Case

Based on Edward de Bono's method, it encourages looking at problems from different perspectives.

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White Hat (Facts)

  1. Fact 1
  2. Fact 2

Read Hat (Emotions)

  1. Emotion 1
  2. Emotion 2

Black Hat (Caution)

  1. Caution 1
  2. Caution 2

Yellow Hat (Benefits)

  1. Benefit 1
  2. Benefit 2

Green Hat (Creativity)

  1. Creative idea/hook 1
  2. Creative idea/hook 2

Blue Hat (Process)

  1. Process 1
  2. Process 2

5 Whys

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Use Case

Helps in root cause analysis by repeatedly asking "Why?" to dig deeper into a problem.

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Problem Statement: [Write the problem here]

  1. Why? [First why] Answer:
  2. Why? [Deeper why] Answer:
  3. Why? [Even deeper why] Answer:
  4. Why? [Keep going] Answer:
  5. Why? [Root cause] Answer:

Root Cause: [Summarize the root cause identified]