Generating Novel Ideas

This skill turns ideation into a search process, not a list-making exercise. The job is to discover a portfolio of distinct, high-potential concepts, not ten polished variations of the first plausible answer.

Critical rules

• Fight collapse. LLMs drift towards fluent sameness. Use independent idea pools before comparing ideas.
• Prefer concrete mechanisms over vibes. Every finalist needs a sharp twist, an entry wedge, and a cheap test.
• Separate divergence from judgement. Do not score too early.
• Use ordinary stakeholder or practitioner perspectives when using personas. Do not imitate celebrity innovators.
• Research late enough to preserve breadth, but early enough to kill obvious reinventions before the final recommendation.
• Final outputs should usually be a portfolio with spread across mechanism, audience, and risk, unless the user explicitly asks for a single winner.