Ideation and planning

Bring your best ideas to life with tips, templates, and frameworks to streamline brainstorming, prioritization, and planning.

  • Proof of concept: What it is and why it’s important

    A project proof of concept is crucial to gain approval and efficiently move forward with development. Learn how to create a POC and explore our free templates.  

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    • Ideation and planning
  • Problem-solving with a future reality tree

    Learn how to problem-solve with a future reality tree. Map out your future expectations and check out some of Lucid's templates for future reality trees.

  • “Choose your own adventure” with these creative brainstorming templates

    Explore free brainstorming templates that provide a unique change of scenery from a whiteboard. You just have to choose what "adventure" you want to go on!

  • How to use cause and effect analysis

    Learn what a cause and effect analysis is and how using them can help boost your team’s problem-solving abilities. Includes a free template.  

  • What is operational planning?

    Operational planning is fairly granular. While strategic planning focuses primarily on the what of your business, operational planning focuses on the how.  

  • What is the problem-solving process?

    Learn the components of the problem-solving process and techniques for problem-solving with your team (plus access free templates).  

  • Ideation techniques to bring remote teams together

    Conduct a successful ideation session online with Lucidspark's collaborative idea templates for remote teams. SCAMPER, mind map, and more templates available.

  • Merge creative ideation and structured planning with Lucid Cards integrations

    Imported tasks from other apps to Lucidspark as Lucid Cards for free-form brainstorming—making analog work more visual and collaborative.

  • How to have a culture of continuous improvement

    Learn about the continuous improvement process. Create goals, core competencies, and KPIs in Lucidspark. Create a culture of continuous improvement.

  • Visual problem-solving: The secret sauce of successful teams

    Supercharge your team’s problem-solving skills by implementing visuals to find the most effective solutions faster.

  • All about the idea funnel

    Businesses need a strategic way to sift through ideas and pinpoint those that are most beneficial to their growth. That’s where the idea funnel comes in.  

  • Tips for using virtual whiteboards during meetings

    In this article, you will learn helpful tips for using virtual whiteboards to improve your virtual meetings.

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