A few prompts for one idea, for when it moves from Spark toward Developing. Answer in fragments, in any order, and come back to any of them later. Duplicate this page into the idea, or paste the prompts onto the idea's own page.

Done when every section has a line and the idea's Next step is filled in.


The seed

The idea as it first arrived. Copy it here unchanged, even if it already looks different to you.

Where it came from

What you were reading, seeing or doing when it arrived. Link the notes that fed it.

Why it matters to you

What pulls you toward it, and what it asks of you that your other ideas do not.

What it could become

Three forms or more, including one that seems wrong: a story, a series, a print, an essay, a product, a part of something larger.

What it connects to

Other ideas in the archive it touches. Link them under Connects to. If two seem to belong together, try a pairing.

What it needs next

One small step that would teach you more about the idea: a sketch, a page, a question answered, a conversation. Copy it to Next step.