Meflex: A Multi-agent Scaffolding System for Entrepreneurial Ideation Iteration via Nonlinear Business Plan Writing
Lan Luo, Dongyijie Primo Pan, Junhua Zhu, Muzhi Zhou, Pan Hui

TL;DR
Meflex is an LLM-based multi-agent system designed to support nonlinear entrepreneurial idea development by scaffolding business plan writing and fostering reflection, thereby enhancing divergent thinking and reducing cognitive load for novice entrepreneurs.
Contribution
This paper introduces Meflex, a novel nonlinear scaffolding system that integrates LLMs and a dynamic idea canvas to improve entrepreneurial ideation and reflection.
Findings
Meflex effectively scaffolds business plan writing.
It promotes divergent thinking through reflection.
It reduces cognitive load during idea development.
Abstract
Business plan (BP) writing plays a key role in entrepreneurship education by helping learners construct, evaluate, and iteratively refine their ideas. However, conventional BP writing remains a rigid, linear process that often fails to reflect the dynamic and recursive nature of entrepreneurial ideation. This mismatch is particularly challenging for novice entrepreneurial students, who struggle with the substantial cognitive demands of developing and refining ideas. While reflection and meta-reflection are critical strategies for fostering divergent and convergent thinking, existing writing tools rarely scaffold these higher-order processes. To address this gap, we present the Meflex System, a large language model (LLM)-based writing tool that integrates BP writing scaffolding with a nonlinear idea canvas to support iterative ideation through reflection and meta-reflection. We report…
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Taxonomy
TopicsEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Management and Marketing Education · Reflective Practices in Education
