Generate creative ideas through structured brainstorming techniques. Use when user wants to "brainstorm", "generate ideas", "think creatively", "SCAMPER", "walt disney method", "reverse brainstorm", "come up with options", or needs to break out of conventional thinking.
Generate ideas systematically using structured creativity techniques. Break out of habitual thinking to find unexpected solutions.
| Need | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Systematically modify existing concept | SCAMPER | Structured prompts cover all modification angles |
| Balance wild ideas with practicality | Walt Disney Method | Separates dreaming, planning, and critiquing |
| Stuck and need fresh perspective | Reverse Brainstorming | Solve the opposite problem to unlock thinking |
Default: Use SCAMPER for improving existing things, Walt Disney for new concepts.
Systematic prompts to modify and improve ideas: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, Rearrange.
Read cookbook/scamper.md
Three distinct phases: Dreamer (wild ideas), Realist (practical planning), Critic (find problems). Named after Disney's creative process.
Generate ideas by solving the opposite problem. "How do we make this worse?" leads to "How do we make it better."
Treat ideation as exploration, not evaluation. The goal isn't to find THE answer - it's to expand what's possible before narrowing down.
Bad ideas are valuable: