Reply to Production Workflow / Techniques

I'm sitting here in front of my DAW about to embark on a new production and was wondering how y'all kick it off on your end??

I use a combination of Peak Pro & Ableton. Whilst there are exceptions for every new production I generally get started in Peak by chopping up larger samples into smaller clips for import into Ableton.. from there I slice the clips to midi for triggering via controller. I record grooves I like, drop in other source material from sample packs or my own libraries / recordings.. sprinkle the magic dust onto it, master it.. then reference on as many different speaks as I can get my ears onto...

This is a summarized / simplified version.. but I'm interested in different project approach techniques that I haven't thought of...

Cheers!