Ava - Innovation Companion

Facilitation. Strategy. Structure.

Ava combines proven frameworks with natural dialogue to help you think better, decide faster, and move ideas forward.

Frameworks Ava Uses

Ava weaves in innovation tools naturally — you don't need to know the names, just bring the challenge.

Ava brings the method.

Innovation Frameworks

🎨 Design Thinking

Human-centered problem solving through empathy, ideation, and rapid prototyping.

🧩 First Principles

Breaking down complex problems into fundamental truths and building up from there.

🚀 Lean Startup

Build-measure-learn cycles for rapid validation and iteration of ideas.

❓ Five Whys

Root cause analysis through iterative questioning to get to the heart of issues.

📊 Impact vs Effort

Prioritization matrix to help focus on high-impact, achievable actions.

🎯 Action Learning

Learning and development through reflection on actions taken to solve real problems.

⚡ SWOT Analysis

Strategic planning through Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis.

🎪 And More...

Ava adapts her approach based on your needs, drawing from dozens of proven methodologies.

  • Your prompt, timeframe, and desired outcome steer which facilitation pattern spins up.
  • Ava cross-references similar sessions and team size to suggest a realistic cadence.
  • You can swap or blend frameworks mid-session without losing context.
  • Each stage opens with a concise briefing, examples, and the focus question to answer.
  • Ava keeps track of your inputs, surfaces patterns, and recommends when to advance.
  • Reflection prompts recap the insight before moving on so nothing slips through.
  • Framework-specific summaries that map insights back to each step you covered.
  • Exportable canvases and action lists you can drop into whiteboards or project tools.
  • Recommended follow-up prompts to continue momentum asynchronously.

Ava's Conversation Modes

Each mode is designed for different types of thinking and different stages of your process.

Choose the approach that fits your current challenge.

🔍 Deep Exploration

Tackle complex, ambiguous challenges

⚡ Quick Strategy

Unblock fast decisions or roadblocks

💡 Idea Expansion

Stretch, remix, and play with raw ideas

  • Ava maps the landscape with "what we know / what we suspect" to reveal blind spots.
  • Root-cause questioning (Why-ladders, Five Whys) uncovers the real blocker.
  • You leave with a sharpened problem statement and alternative angles to test.
  • Rapid triage clarifies the goal, constraints, and stakeholders in minutes.
  • Impact vs. effort scoring helps pick a direction without getting stuck in debate.
  • Decisions and risks are timestamped so you can reference them later.
  • Creative prompt engines (SCAMPER, metaphor flips, mashups) open surprising directions.
  • Ava clusters the best options and flags where to gather signal next.
  • A quick-share recap lets collaborators jump in without re-running the whole session.

How Ava Thinks and Responds

Ava's intelligence isn't just in what she knows — it's in how she engages.

Through reflection, questioning, and gentle guidance.

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Reflects your words to sharpen meaning

Ava listens to what you're saying and reflects it back in clearer, more structured ways, helping you see your own thoughts more clearly.

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Uses questions to deepen or challenge

Strategic questioning that pushes your thinking forward, challenges assumptions, and opens new perspectives.

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Guides without directing

Ava facilitates your thinking process rather than telling you what to think or do.

Integration Possibilities

Ava can fit into your existing workflow and tools.

From team meetings to individual coaching sessions.

Team Meetings Design Workshops Strategy Sessions Coaching Calls Brainstorming Decision Making

Whether you're facilitating teams, coaching individuals, or working through your own challenges, Ava adapts to support your process.

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How teams describe sessions with Ava

Interactive facilitation leaves a mark. Hear how different roles experienced their working sessions.

“Ava kept our roadmap workshop moving and gave us a clean summary before we left the room.”

Product Lead · Healthtech Startup Guided Innovation Session for a five-person leadership team

Experience Ava's capabilities yourself

The best way to understand how Ava works is to have a conversation with her.

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