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The Habit of Ideation

Figma Diagram Section​

Questions​

  • How do I capture and organize my ideas effectively?
  • What's the difference between ideas, initiatives, and priorities?
  • Where do projects fit into my ideation process?
  • How do my different goals interlace and connect?
  • What artifacts should I create to support my ideation process?

Decision​

Ideation is essential for capturing thoughts, organizing concepts, and developing a systematic approach to idea management. Visual ideation boards and artifact development help transform abstract thoughts into concrete, actionable plans. This habit enables better decision-making, goal alignment, and personal growth by providing structured ways to capture, organize, and develop ideas.

Strategy​

I strategically approach ideation by:

  • Using visual boards in Figma to capture and organize different types of content
  • Distinguishing between ideas, initiatives, and priorities
  • Creating motivational and vision boards to support goal achievement
  • Developing experiment pipelines to test and validate concepts
  • Capturing artifacts that support ongoing ideation and development

The Kinds of Action Items​

Note: The hashtags from this section will be used to categorize specific action items later in the document.

#ideation/artifact-capture​

  • Capture ideas, initiatives, and priorities in organized boards
  • Create motivational boards and vision boards
  • Develop artifacts that support ideation and goal achievement
  • Strategic Questions / Ask Yourself:
    • What's the difference between ideas, initiatives, and priorities?
    • Where do projects fit into this ideation process?
    • What artifacts should I create to support my thinking?

#ideation/visual-organization​

  • Use Figma boards to organize and visualize concepts
  • Create experiment pipelines for testing ideas
  • Develop visual representations of goals and connections
  • Strategic Questions / Ask Yourself:
    • How do my different goals interlace and connect?
    • What visual organization helps me think more clearly?
    • How can I better represent complex ideas visually?

#ideation/goal-diagramming​

  • Flush out vision boards with goals and objectives
  • Diagram how different goals connect and support each other
  • Create motivational content to support goal achievement
  • Strategic Questions / Ask Yourself:
    • How do my different goals interlace?
    • What motivational content supports my goal achievement?
    • How can I better visualize my goal relationships?

Specific Action Items​

  • Capture my motivational things here #ideation/artifact-capture
  • Flush out my vision board with my goals #ideation/goal-diagramming