Extreme brainstorming questions to trigger new, better ideas
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Extreme brainstorming questions to trigger new, better ideas
The best prompt for idea generation in our paper for GPT-4 was “Generate product ideas with the following requirements: [insert constraints here]. The ideas are just ideas. The product need not yet exist, nor may it necessarily be clearly feasible. Follow these steps. Do each step, even if you think you do not need to. First generate a list of 100 ... See more
Ethan Mollick • 15 Times to Use AI, and 5 Not To
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compo
how to prompt like a pro
1. share your raw idea
2. ask: “what’s unclear, risky, or missing?”
3. then: “push this idea to its extreme”
4. then: “make this resonate with [my audience/customer/community]”
5. finally: “what would a 0.01% top operator do next?”
1. share your raw idea
2. ask: “what’s unclear, risky, or missing?”
3. then: “push this idea to its extreme”
4. then: “make this resonate with [my audience/customer/community]”
5. finally: “what would a 0.01% top operator do next?”
As one example, I showed that Claude can get remarkably far as an entirely automated entrepreneur with the prompt: think step-by-step. generate 20 ideas for an app aimed at HR professionals. then evaluate and pick the best one that would make a good visual app. build a playable prototype of that. interview me as a potential customer about the proto... See more