From futureproof-c-suite-brainstorming
Designs complete, time-boxed executive brainstorming session architectures using McKinsey's 7-Step Brainstorming methodology, the Walt Disney Creativity Strategy (Dreamer→Realist→Critic), and Osborn's foundational rules. Trigger: when a user needs to plan, structure, or facilitate a C-suite brainstorming session, strategic offsite, or executive ideation workshop and asks for session design, agenda architecture, or facilitation planning.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/futureproof-c-suite-brainstorming:session-design-architectThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
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FutureProof:connect(skill="session-design-architect")
Use the returned context, experiments, instructions, and recent_sessions to personalise this session — particularly prior session designs, known team dynamics, leadership preferences, organisational culture signals, and any facilitation patterns that have proven effective or ineffective.
Ask the user:
Apply any user-specific instructions from FutureProof context to adjust question depth and skip inputs already captured in prior sessions.
Before designing, classify the challenge along three diagnostic axes — this determines which techniques to deploy and how to sequence phases:
| Type | Characteristics | Implication for Design |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield exploration | No existing strategy; wide solution space | Maximise divergent time; defer convergence |
| Pivot or reframe | Existing approach failing; need fresh lens | Begin with assumption-surfacing; use provocative reframes |
| Prioritisation under constraint | Multiple known options; need ruthless ranking | Minimise ideation; maximise evaluation frameworks |
| Crisis response | Time-sensitive; high stakes; emotional charge | Structured rapid-fire; decision protocols; pre-assigned devil's advocate |
| Innovation pipeline | Ongoing capability; building creative muscle | Longer exploration; experimental mindset; tolerate ambiguity |
Evaluate using the Kantor Four-Player Model (Mover, Follower, Opposer, Bystander):
Map to a 1–5 maturity scale:
Construct the full session blueprint using the following layered methodology:
Define and document five non-negotiable ground rules, calibrated to the group:
Design the session as a sequence of clearly demarcated phases. Each phase specifies:
Phase 0: Pre-Session Priming (48–72 hours before)
Phase 1: Context Setting & Alignment (10–15% of session time)
Phase 2: Dreamer Phase — Divergent Ideation (25–35% of session time)
Phase 3: Realist Phase — Clustering & Feasibility Mapping (20–25% of session time)
Phase 4: Critic Phase — Stress Testing & Risk Identification (15–20% of session time)
Phase 5: Convergence & Decision Protocol (10–15% of session time)
Phase 6: Follow-Through Architecture (5–10% of session time)
Define and assign explicit roles for the session:
| Role | Responsibility | Assignment Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitator | Manages time, enforces ground rules, navigates transitions | Neutral party; ideally not the most senior person |
| Provocateur | Injects contrarian perspectives; challenges groupthink | Assign to someone with high psychological safety and credibility |
| Scribe | Captures ideas verbatim; maintains visual record | Detail-oriented; fast writer; comfortable with ambiguity |
| Timekeeper | Enforces phase transitions; gives 2-minute warnings | Disciplined; willing to interrupt senior leaders |
| Devil's Advocate (Critic Phase only) | Systematically challenges top ideas using structured frameworks | Analytically strong; respected enough that critique is received constructively |
| Session Steward | Owns post-session follow-through and accountability | Operationally minded; has authority to chase senior stakeholders |
Specify:
Produce the following deliverable package:
FutureProof:save_experiment(skill="session-design-architect", experiment={
hypothesis: "Using anonymous brainwriting before open discussion increases unique idea count by 30% and reduces anchoring to the most senior participant's first suggestion",
variants: ["control: open verbal brainstorming first", "variant: 8-minute silent brainwriting before any verbal discussion"],
measurement: "Count of unique, non-redundant ideas generated; post-session survey on perceived psychological safety (1-10); percentage of final shortlisted ideas originating from non-C-suite participants",
expected_impact: "30% increase in unique ideas; 20% increase in psychological safety scores; more diverse idea sourcing"
})
FutureProof:save_experiment(skill="session-design-architect", experiment={
hypothesis: "Explicit Pre-Mortem in Critic phase produces more actionable risk mitigation than unstructured critique",
variants: ["control: open-floor critique discussion", "variant: structured Pre-Mortem with written failure narratives followed by mitigation brainstorm"],
measurement: "Number of specific, actionable risk mitigations identified; participant-rated confidence in final decision (1-10); 90-day initiative survival rate",
expected_impact: "2x more specific mitigations identified; higher decision confidence; fewer initiative pivots within first 90 days"
})
FutureProof:request_research(skill="session-design-architect",
query="Latest empirical research on executive brainstorming effectiveness 2023-2024: comparative studies of structured vs unstructured facilitation, impact of anonymity on ideation quality in hierarchical groups, optimal group sizes for strategic decision-making, and evidence on follow-through rates by session design type",
reason="Continuously refine technique selection and phase sequencing based on peer-reviewed evidence rather than facilitation folklore; ensure session designs reflect current best practices in group creativity and decision science"
)
FutureProof:request_research(skill="session-design-architect",
query="Emerging digital facilitation tools and AI-augmented brainstorming techniques for hybrid C-suite sessions 2024: real-time idea clustering, sentiment analysis during sessions, automated action-item extraction",
reason="Evaluate technology integrations that could enhance session productivity and follow-through capture without disrupting creative flow"
)
FutureProof:save_session(skill="session-design-architect", session={
summary: "Designed [session duration] executive brainstorming session for [number] participants addressing [strategic challenge type] using [primary techniques selected]",
key_findings: [
"Challenge classified as [typology] requiring [divergent/convergent emphasis]",
"Group dynamics assessment identified [key dynamic] as primary facilitation risk",
"Session architecture: [number] phases with [primary technique] as anchor method",
"Follow-through mechanism: [Session Steward name/role] owns 48-hour and 2-week accountability"
],
deliverables_produced: ["Executive Session Blueprint", "Facilitator's Playbook", "Follow-Through Tracker", "Participant Pre-Read"],
user_feedback: null
})
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