Brainstorm fresh ideas on any problem
Generates a wide range of ideas — including unconventional ones — then helps you pick the best.
The prompt
Brainstorm ideas with me.
Challenge: [WHAT I'M TRYING TO SOLVE OR CREATE]
Context and constraints: [budget, time, audience, must-haves]
Ideas I already have (so you don't repeat them): [LIST or "none"]
Generate 20 ideas in four groups:
1. Obvious but solid (5)
2. Borrowed from another industry or field (5)
3. Flip the assumption — what if we did the opposite of the norm? (5)
4. Bold / slightly crazy (5)
Each idea: one line, specific enough to act on.
Then:
- Pick the 3 most promising ideas and explain why.
- For each of those, list the first small step to test it this week.
Don't judge ideas while generating; evaluate only in the final step.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- WHAT I'M TRYING TO SOLVE OR CREATE
- budget, time, audience, must-haves
- LIST or "none"
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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