Turn rough product ideas into evidence-backed solutions.
Frame your brief, add supporting evidence, and explore structured solution directions — a clear three-step workflow for product teams.
How it works
A four-step workflow for product clarity.
Brief — Frame the idea
A guided, mode-aware Brief captures Who, What, and Why — then When and Extent — so the team shares one clear definition before exploring options.
Knowledge — Add evidence
Add documents, URLs, notes, and interview snippets. Lumos extracts evidence and suggests verbatim quotes to attach to the Brief dimensions they support.
Solution — Explore options
From a framed, evidence-backed Brief, explore structured solution directions and compare approaches — with the reasoning behind each kept visible.
Direction — Compile the brief
Synthesise your Brief, evidence, and solution thinking into a final Direction — a clear, shareable statement of what you're building and why.
Start by framing the problem, not the solution.
A guided, mode-aware Brief captures Who, What, and Why — then When and Extent — so the team shares one clear definition before exploring options.
- Mode-aware: problem, goal, or idea
- Guided clarity across Who, What, Why, When, and Extent
- Readiness check before exploring solutions
Who
SMB product managers at early-stage SaaS companies
🟢 Evidence-backedWhat
Reduce churn in the first 90 days by improving onboarding
🟡 Mixed evidenceNext question
What does “improved onboarding” look like from the user’s perspective?
Ground the Brief in evidence you bring.
Add documents, URLs, notes, and interview snippets. Lumos extracts relevant evidence and suggests verbatim quoted passages for each Brief dimension — so every claim traces directly to a source.
- Documents, URLs, notes, and interview snippets
- AI suggests verbatim quotes for Who, What, Why, and more
- Attach quoted evidence directly to Brief dimensions
Suggested for Who
High confidence“43% of users abandon onboarding at step 2.”
Explore solution options, backed by your evidence.
From a framed, evidence-backed Brief, explore structured solution directions and compare approaches — with the reasoning behind each kept visible.
- Structured exploration from a clear Brief
- Compare approaches with evidence-backed reasoning
- Team visibility into decisions and trade-offs
Brief
Reduce 90-day churn among SMB PMs via improved onboarding
Solution directions
Guided onboarding checklist
3 sourcesProactive in-app nudges
2 sourcesDedicated CSM for first 30 days
1 sourceCompile a final Direction when the thinking is done.
When the Brief is evidence-backed and solutions are explored, Direction pulls it all together into a shareable statement of what you're building, why, and what comes next.
- Synthesises Brief, evidence, and solution thinking
- One clear, shareable product direction
- Keeps the full reasoning visible to stakeholders
Brief
Reduce 90-day churn among SMB PMs via improved onboarding
Evidence
3 sources attached — Who, What, and Why covered
Solution direction
Guided onboarding checklist — backed by 3 sources
Final Direction
Ship a guided onboarding checklist to reduce step-2 drop-off for SMB PMs.
Every direction traces back to evidence.
Ideate keeps the line from problem → evidence → option visible, so you can defend a recommendation instead of guessing.
- Evidence attached to Brief dimensions
- Solution options linked to supporting sources
- Reasoning stays visible to the whole team
Problem
Why are new users churning before day 90?
Evidence
“43% drop off at step 2” — onboarding-research.pdf
Option
Guided onboarding checklist — backed by 3 sources
Work together on the full problem.
Invite your team to shape the Brief, review evidence, and explore options together. Everyone sees who contributed what — and why.
- Owner + collaborator access controls
- Per-contribution attribution
- Shared visibility into evidence and reasoning
Common starting points.
Ideate works wherever a team needs to frame a problem clearly before jumping to solutions.
What Ideate is — and isn’t.
Ideate helps you use the evidence you provide. It is not a replacement for your research process.
Ideate is…
- A structured workspace for product thinking
- A way to turn the evidence you bring into traceable reasoning
- A path from problem to solution options
Ideate is not…
- An autonomous research agent
- A replacement for your research process
- A generic brainstorming whiteboard
Brief. Knowledge. Solution. Direction.
Frame the idea, ground it in evidence, explore your options, and compile a final Direction.