🎨 Creation Meetings
Create meetings are designed for collaboration, ideation, and solving problems. These sessions are open-ended by nature but benefit from having a clear challenge or objective. They are ideal when teams need to tap into collective intelligence to innovate, design, or unblock complex issues.
Problem Framing
Clearly defining the problem or challenge ensures everyone is aligned on what needs to be solved. This step prevents the discussion from going off track.
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Example: "What specific issue are we trying to address?"
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Example: "Why does this problem exist, and what impact does it have?"
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When to Use: Strategy sessions, design sprints, decision-making meetings.
Ideation
This is the brainstorming phase, where participants generate as many ideas as possible without immediate judgment. The goal is quantity over quality - refinement comes later.
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Example: "What are some possible solutions to this challenge?"
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Example: "How might we approach this problem in a new way?"
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When to Use: Brainstorming sessions, product development meetings, innovation workshops.
Group Discussion
After gathering ideas, the team discusses, refines, and builds on them. The focus is on collaboration, open dialogue, and constructive feedback.
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Example: "Which ideas seem most viable, and why?"
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Example: "What potential roadblocks or challenges do we foresee?"
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When to Use: Team strategy meetings, creative sessions, stakeholder discussions.
Cluster & Select Ideas
Grouping similar ideas and selecting the most promising ones helps narrow the focus to the most actionable and impactful solutions.
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Example: "Which ideas align best with our goals and constraints?"
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Example: "What criteria should we use to prioritize solutions?"
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When to Use: Decision-making meetings, innovation workshops, sprint planning.
Next Steps
The meeting should end with clear action items, owners, and deadlines to move forward effectively.
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Example: "Who is responsible for refining the selected idea?"
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Example: "What are the next steps, and when will we check in?"
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When to Use: Any problem-solving or decision-making meeting.
Sample Meetings That Fit This Category:
- Product or feature brainstorming
- Design sprint session
- Innovation workshops
- Marketing campaign ideation
- Naming or branding sessions
- Problem-solving workshops
- Hackathon team planning