Supermind Design is simply the process of designing superminds. The heart of Supermind Design is generating lots of ideas to increase the chances of finding a few good ones. In addition to your own spontaneous ideas, Supermind Design includes a set of activities (called moves) which you can use to trigger more—and often more unconventional—ideas.

Supermind Design can be useful when you want to generate innovative possibilities for systems with interacting parts, especially groups of people and computers. Supermind Design can be used by individuals or by in-person or online groups.

This methodology is one of many design approaches, including design thinking, agile design, participatory design, and others. Supermind Design has similarities with, and can be combined with, many of these other methods. But this method focuses specifically on helping you generate innovative ideas about how to configure superminds—especially systems of people and computers.