# Ideation Cards Ideation cards are typically small cards or pieces of paper that contain ideas, prompts, or design concepts. Designers and teams use them during brainstorming and ideation phases to generate innovative solutions for a design problem. Each card might have a single word, a phrase, an image, or a question related to the project's goals. Participants draw cards randomly or select them deliberately to inspire new ideas. Ideation cards encourage out-of-the-box thinking, help break mental blocks, and foster collaboration by prompting discussions around different aspects of a design challenge. They can cover various elements like user needs, features, or user interface elements. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/ideation-cards.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.