What do you use to collect and process ideas?

I have a Trello board that I’ve updated with my ideas over the years. If I have a new idea or something I seem interesting I add a card and leave it there, I then go back and can explore them in more debt and see if they are worth pursuing or keeping in there for later.
If I’m driving I’d create a voice note and then review those when I’m back at my desk and go to Trello from there.

Every year I try to pick at most 3 of those ideas that I go and try to build, not always successful at getting something with traction but helps me stay active building stuff.

Honestly I don’t think the tool is as important as setting up your process to make sure those ideas just get added and forgotten.

Hope this helps!

I use Notion for pretty much anything except for blog post ideas. Those I keep in Apple's Reminders app because I want to write down ideas quickly and from all devices.

I use https://keep.google.com

I use ProductLogz feedback board to collect & track feedback from all users. All feedback, small or big we log into the board and let stakeholders comment with their thoughts. Sometimes if i have to go back and check some minor suggestions & ideas, this tool comes in handy otherwise it just gets all over the place and we miss out some

I have a Google Sheet where I keep track of all my audience and feasibility to build for. The columns go like this
Audience profession - My Affinity for them - If they have solvable problems - If they're willing to pay - Size of market

I give each column a score from 0 to 5. And for each audience there is a separate word doc with a list of potential problems to solve.

I used this method to come up with my current project InvoiceMod

Hey LCale!
I'm using Notion with a PARA template for everything, including ideas.

Asana.

One board for undeveloped ideas, then they get their own board of tasks once I start working on them.

The idea board has a number of columns:

1. New
2. Fails one-time effort (I park ideas that need massive amounts of ongoing effort)
3. Fails stack fit (I park ideas that won't run on my stack, which is laravel)
4. Fails "is it billable?" (I park ideas I can't charge for)
5. Fails 2 weeks build (I park ideas that I can't get up and running in 2 weeks)
6. Fails regular billing (I park ideas that are billable, but not monthly/quarterly/annual)
7. Passes all criteria (these are the next things I'll work on)
8. In funnel (these are things I'm working on)
9. Live (these are things that are ready for customers to purchase)

(Note: I'm not so good at sticking to #5...)

Ideas stay in those columns, as I may come back to the later and give the idea another think through and realised I could move it further towards #7 in some way (eg, by taking an idea for a mobile app and making it a PWA).

Hope that helps,
Andy

I use Notion, I have a page dedicated to ideas, categorized by type (SaaS, marketplace, video game, board games, community, others)

You can use Feedspace to record your ideas and share them with the right person.
You can create your own link for personal and sharing purposes https://www.feedspace.io/v/UmBmi9

Notion bolotion & annoying my friends 😂

Certainly! Consider using more dynamic digital tools like Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, or Google Keep for personal idea management. These apps allow you to categorize, tag, and set reminders for your ideas. For team collaboration, tools like Trello, Asana, or Monday.com can help organize ideas into stages and facilitate discussions. Integrating these tools into regular review processes, both individually and in team meetings, can ensure that both big and small ideas are revisited and assessed for potential development.

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I use a personal text file structure with Visual Studio Code for storing and managing. I use my head for processing :) Joke aside I use VS Code because it's a familiar environment and doesn't bother me with useless features. But this is just my case because I operate at small scale focusing on my own projects. If I'd own or be part of a team I'd probably go for Notion -> seems perfectly built for that

LCale's insightful inquiry prompts reflection. I rely on a mix: notebooks for spontaneity, digital tools like Evernote for organization.

I really recommend milanote! So clean notepad online, https://milanote.com/

I have been using Notion from saving articles for reading later to keeping my journal. It has made my life much easier.

We are using Productlogz, also a bit biased towards it, considering its our flagship product. But it has immensely helped us ourselves to collect ideas from our users and keep them at one place and prioritize and notify users of updates

Notion and Notes of mac works good for me. If I need more space to document ideas. Then I go with google docs.
Usually trying to stick to simple tools instead of confluence pages or something.

I use a tool called thunk notes. I write stuff there in notes, replacing my Notepad habit and then can review them in the weekend or the tool surfaces content that is related to one I already have when I write a new note.

I use Apple Reminders with Apple Watch for quick ideas and iPhone app for daily review. You can name "Default" list as "Inbox" and then you get GTD there. Setting the due date is a tool that helps not to loose the idea.

Personally I just use notion, it's easy and simple

Apple Notes, or in a company, Google Docs. Wherever they are stored as text the easiest, with the least friction to add.

Eventually, I'd just dump them into any LLM and ask for the highest ROI ones to take action on. :) No more sorting needed.

I created a Notion template with a three-layer framework to help in the validation, organizing, and execution of ideas. I was personally using it until a week ago when I decided to make some changes and improvements. I then put it up for sale. Yeah, You are the 90% but this tool will help you with the rest.