Claude Prompt for Brainstorming Ideas

This prompt helps you generate creative ideas and break through mental blocks when you’re stuck. Perfect for entrepreneurs, creatives, and anyone tackling complex problems. Claude will facilitate a structured brainstorming session that pushes beyond obvious solutions to uncover innovative approaches.

Works Best With: Claude (Sonnet or Opus) | Also works with: ChatGPT, Gemini

The Prompt

Help me brainstorm ideas for [CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY].

Context:
– What I’m trying to achieve: [GOAL OR OUTCOME]
– Constraints I’m working with: [BUDGET, TIME, RESOURCES, etc.]
– What I’ve already tried: [PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS]
– Why those didn’t work: [WHAT WENT WRONG]
– Target audience/users: [WHO THIS IS FOR]

Brainstorming approach:

1. Divergent Thinking (quantity over quality)
   – Generate 20-30 ideas without filtering
   – Include wild, impractical ideas
   – No idea is too crazy in this phase

2. Different Perspectives
   – How would [COMPETITOR OR ADMIRED COMPANY] approach this?
   – What would the opposite solution look like?
   – If budget/time were unlimited, what would you do?
   – If budget/time were cut in half, what’s the scrappy version?

3. Combine & Remix
   – Which ideas could be merged?
   – What if we combined [IDEA A] with [IDEA B]?
   – Take best elements from multiple ideas

4. Evaluate & Prioritize
   – Group ideas by feasibility (easy/medium/hard)
   – Rank by potential impact (low/medium/high)
   – Identify quick wins (high impact, low effort)
   – Flag long-term investments (high effort, high reward)

5. Next Steps
   – Top 3 ideas to test first
   – How to validate each quickly
   – Potential roadblocks to anticipate

Challenge my assumptions.
Push me beyond the obvious.

When to Use This Prompt

• You’re stuck on a problem and need fresh perspectives
• Your team is out of ideas and needs creative breakthrough
• You want to explore unconventional solutions before committing
• You need to generate many options before narrowing down

What You’ll Get

The AI will facilitate a structured brainstorming session with 20-30 diverse ideas generated without judgment, alternative perspectives from competitors or extreme constraints, combination and remixing of concepts to create hybrid solutions, feasibility and impact evaluation framework, prioritized list of quick wins versus long-term bets, actionable next steps with validation strategies, and anticipated roadblocks for top ideas. The process pushes beyond obvious first-draft thinking to uncover innovative approaches you wouldn’t have considered alone.

Why This Prompt Works

• Divergent-then-convergent: Separating idea generation from evaluation prevents premature filtering of creative options

• Perspective shifting: Asking “what would X do?” breaks mental patterns and reveals unconsidered approaches

• Constraint variation: Testing unlimited and limited resource scenarios expands solution space

• Prioritization framework: Impact/effort matrix turns ideas into actionable strategy

How to Customize This Prompt

1. [CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY] — Specific problem: “increase customer retention,” “launch new product,” “reduce costs”
2. [GOAL OR OUTCOME] — Success definition: “double trial-to-paid conversion,” “reach new market segment”
3. [CONSTRAINTS] — Real limitations: “$10k budget,” “3-month timeline,” “2-person team”
4. [PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS] — What you’ve tried: “email campaigns,” “discounts,” “referral program”
5. [WHAT WENT WRONG] — Why those failed: “low response rate,” “didn’t scale,” “too expensive”
6. [WHO THIS IS FOR] — Target: “B2B SaaS users,” “eco-conscious millennials”

Pro Tips

• Team involvement: Share the AI’s ideas with your team and ask them to build on the top concepts

• Industry crossover: Add “what could we learn from [different industry]?” for cross-pollination

• Customer input: Include “what questions should we ask customers to validate these ideas?”

• Iteration rounds: Run this prompt multiple times on your top 3 ideas to go deeper on each