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6-3-5 Brainwriting · Runs live with Tedi

Get ideas from everyone, not just the loudest voice.

Bring a challenge and your team. Everyone writes ideas in silence and passes the sheet on, so six people can write up to 108 ideas in about 30 minutes. Tedi sorts them into themes, runs a secret dot vote and helps you pick the one to three worth pursuing.

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  1. 01The room opensCanvas, video and Tedi in one tab. No sign-up and no card.
  2. 02Bring your teamShare the link and guests join with just their name. Free with one teammate.
  3. 03Tedi runs the sessionSection by section, out loud, then writes up the decisions and next steps.

How 6-3-5 works

One question. Silent rounds. A secret vote.

6-3-5 Brainwriting is named after the classic setup: 6 people write 3 ideas each in 5-minute rounds and pass their sheets on every time. Nobody pitches and nobody interrupts, so an idea is judged on what it says, not on who wrote it.

Step 1 · The challenge

Agree one question

Tedi helps the team turn the topic into one question, usually starting with “How might we…?”. It goes in the Challenge box on the board, so every sheet answers the same thing.

Step 2 · Silent rounds

Write three ideas, pass the sheet

Everyone writes on their own digital sheet with three columns, in one room or on a Microsoft Teams or Zoom call. Each round you write three ideas, building on what's already on the sheet or starting fresh, then the sheet moves on. Sheets are anonymous, and in a small group Tedi can take a seat and write one too.

3 to 12 people3 ideas a round3, 5 or 7 minutes a roundOne round per person, 3 to 6Anonymous sheets108 ideas from 6 people

Step 3 · Themes and the vote

Sort into themes, then vote in secret

When the rounds end, Tedi sorts every idea into themes on the shared board. Everyone gets three or five dots. Nobody sees the votes until the host reveals them, so nobody piles onto an early favorite, and the top ideas move to Top Ideas.

You leave with

One to three ideas, each with an owner

Tedi leads the discussion of the top ideas until the team picks one to three to pursue, each with an owner and a date in Next Steps. You get the summary afterwards, like every session.

Meet Tedi, your co-facilitator

You can't run the room and be in it. Tedi runs it for you.

Someone has to guide the conversation, structure the discussion and keep the session on track. Tedi does that, out loud, so you stay in the conversation instead of managing it.

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    Holds the structure

    Tedi moves the session through each step, so no one has to referee and the discussion doesn't wander.

    “Let's park that and come back to it.”

  2. 02

    Brings in every voice

    Tedi guides participation and draws in the quiet people, so the loudest person doesn't decide by default.

    “Lena, what are we missing?”

  3. 03

    Challenges assumptions

    Before anyone votes, Tedi asks what would have to be true and flags the risks and blind spots.

    “Do we know that, or are we hoping?”

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    Writes it down live

    Ideas, decisions, risks and next steps are captured on the canvas while you talk. Nobody takes minutes.

    “Who owns this, and by when?”

Video, shared canvas and facilitator in one linkGuests join without an accountNo prep, no facilitator to hire

What you walk out with

Every session ends in a decision record.

Not a photo of a whiteboard. The decision, the owners and the dates, written down before anyone leaves the room.

  • The questionThe one thing the room came to answer.
  • The decisionWhat you chose, and why it beat the other options.
  • OwnersWho is accountable, who agreed, and when you review it.
  • Next stepsEvery action leaves with a name and a date.
  • Risks & dissentWhat could go wrong, who disagreed, and what was parked.
Decision recordNo. 014

Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 09:00–09:52 · Business model canvas

The question

How do we make the e-bike fleet profitable in year one?

We decided

Switch from per-minute rides to a subscription with field battery swaps.

Why: commuters ride daily and churn less, and swaps cut the biggest cost line. Strongest option on the wall, 3 of 3 votes.

AccountableLWLena W.
Review onFri 23 Oct
Agreed byRMPSLW
Next steps
RMModel 3-year battery lifecycle depreciationFri 16 Oct
PSDraft the municipal transit-data proposalTue 20 Oct
LWShare this record with the exec teamToday
Risks
Battery replacement OpEx, the biggest line in cost structure. Raised by Tedi, 09:31Charging-hub grid capacity in the pilot zones.
DissentPatrik: per-minute pricing still wins for tourists. Revisit after the 3-zone pilot.
ParkedSelling anonymized travel data to cities. Its own session.
Speaking time47 notes · 3 voices · facilitated by Tedi
Ryan 34%Patrik 29%Lena 37%

Questions

Before your first session

Can I try Tedi for free?

Yes. Explore a live session on your computer without signing up or entering a card. Create a free account to save your work and get 3 full AI sessions for you and one teammate. AI sessions with 3 or more participants require a Team Session.

Do my team members need an account to join a session?

No, guests can join directly via a secure link with no registration required. They can participate fully in the canvas by providing a name.

What is an AI facilitator?

Our AI facilitator acts as an objective guide during live strategy sessions. It leads the conversation verbally, organizes notes on the canvas, identifies themes, and helps your team reach a decision without taking over.

Does Tedi work in my language?

Yes. Speak to Tedi in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish or Danish and Tedi facilitates the whole session in that language. The app's buttons and menus are in English.

How is Teams Facilitator different from Facilitator in Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft's Facilitator agent takes notes, tracks the agenda and answers questions in Teams meetings, and it needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Teams Facilitator runs the session itself: Tedi guides the discussion out loud, works through a framework with your team on a shared canvas, and ends with a decision record. No Microsoft 365 license needed.

Can I use Teams Facilitator with Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet?

Yes. Teams Facilitator has video built in, but you can keep your call in Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet and run the session in Teams Facilitator in a browser tab alongside it. There's nothing to install.

Can I export the results of our session?

Yes. When a session ends, Tedi writes up the decisions, owners and next steps. You can copy the executive summary and download the canvas as a PNG, and paid sessions export your action items as a CSV ready for Linear, Jira or Asana.

Which frameworks are currently supported?

Five are live now: Founder-Business Fit to find the business that fits you, the Beachhead Matrix to find your ideal customer, the Bullseye Framework to find the channel that reaches them, Business Model Mapping and SWOT Positioning. Tell us what you want to see next.

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