Brainstorm Concepts Collaboratively: What AI Can Do That You Can’t

Mechanical engineers are great at building things. But concept brainstorming? That’s still stuck in the analog era.

If you’ve ever tried to brainstorm a new product or system with your team, you’ve likely been through this loop:
A whiteboard session, a few messy sketches, some verbal ideas tossed around, and then someone says, “Let’s do a quick concept in CAD and regroup next week.”

That’s where things fall apart.
Context gets lost. Meetings get pushed. People forget what was agreed. And worse—teams default to the same ideas they've always used, even when better solutions are possible.

What’s Broken in Traditional Concept Brainstorming

• Too slow
  Engineers waste days between sketching an idea and seeing it take shape in CAD.
  
  

• Biased by past experience
  Teams tend to reuse ideas they’ve already built. This narrows creativity and innovation.
  
  

• Disconnected from real assets
  Engineers often forget—or don’t know—what components already exist in inventory. They reinvent the wheel and overspend on new parts.
  
  

• No shared visual
  Most teams rely on words and hand sketches to communicate 3D ideas. Misunderstandings are common.
  
  

What Leo AI Does Differently

Leo transforms how engineers and stakeholders brainstorm, by introducing a fast, visual, and collaborative process—powered by AI.

1. Generate Concept Images in Seconds

Type a few words, upload a reference, or sketch a rough idea. Leo instantly returns three photo-realistic concept images. All stakeholders see the same thing. No misunderstandings.

2. Iterate Visually, Together

Use built-in editing tools to erase, refine, and change images. Want a version with the motor on the side? Just type it. Want to delete an element? Click and erase. Leo updates the design in seconds.

3. Generate a 3D Mesh Instantly

Click “Generate 3D” and Leo produces a 3D mesh in under a minute. Export it into your CAD tool and keep building. No delays. No ambiguity.

4. Get Full Technical Documentation

Every concept comes with a high-level product summary and a 9-page SoW (Statement of Work). It includes assemblies, sub-assemblies, materials, standards, and QA notes—ready to share with suppliers, team members, or for bid submissions.

Real Example: JJ Schwartz, Aerospace Veteran

JJ Schwartz, with 20+ years in the space and defense industry, needed to submit a concept for a lunar energy system. He started just hours before the deadline.

“I used to need three people and three weeks to get to a concept. With Leo, I had a design, full documentation, and a submission-ready package in under 1.5 hours.” — JJ Schwartz

He passed to the next round of the competition. More importantly, he built a better solution—one he wouldn’t have imagined on his own. Leo helped him draw inspiration from unfamiliar domains and spot design principles he hadn’t considered.

Why It Matters

Concept brainstorming isn’t just about speed. It’s about getting alignment before you commit hours to CAD.
It’s about seeing better ideas, not just the usual ones.
It’s about collaborating effectively—even under pressure.

And it’s something that AI can now do far better than whiteboards and memory.

Stop wasting time in the concept phase.
Generate, edit, and align—all in one meeting, not three.
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