idealisted

# Idea — Brainstorming & Demand Validation Explore, research, validate, and crystallize ideas through iterative sessions before committing to formal specification. **Every idea must prove it's a real need before graduating.** ## Core Principles 1. **Brainstorm freely, validate ruthlessly**: Early sessions are open and creative; later sessions demand evidence 2. **Non-linear**: Ideas evolve through multiple sessions, not in one sitting 3. **Research-driven**: Use web search, competitive analysis, and user evidence to ground ideas in reality 4. **Anti-pseudo-requirement**: Before graduating, every idea must answer "What happens if we don't build this?" — if the answer is "nothing significant", the idea is not ready 5. **Persistent**: Every session is recorded, nothing is lost 6. **Project-local**: Ideas live in the project's `ideas/` directory, close to the codebase and docs they relate to ## Storage Structure > **`ideas/` is a top-level directory at the project root, separate from `docs/`. Never nest it inside `docs/`.** ``` {project-root}/ ├── ideas/ # Brainstorming workspace (TOP-LEVEL, not under docs/) │ ├── {idea-name}/ │ │ ├── state.json # Status, metadata, and validation checklist │ │ ├── sessions/ │ │ │ ├── overview.md # Session index: chronological order, summaries │ │ │ ├── explore-initial-spark.md # First session │ │ │ ├── research-competitors.md # Second session │ │ │ ├── va