brainstorm-ideas-new

name	brainstorm-ideas-new
description	Brainstorm feature ideas for a new product in initial discovery from PM, Designer, and Engineer perspectives. Use when starting product discovery for a new product, exploring features for a startup idea, or doing initial ideation.

Brainstorm Product Ideas (New Product)

Multi-perspective ideation for initial product discovery of a new product. Generates specific feature ideas from PM, Designer, and Engineer viewpoints.

What You'll Need

Input	Required?	Example
Product idea or problem to solve	✅ Required	"AI writing assistant for non-native English speakers"
Target audience	✅ Required	B2B teams, freelancers, students
Market or competitive context	🟡 Recommended	Existing competitors, market research notes
Business model hypothesis	⚪ Optional	SaaS subscription, freemium

Don't have everything? Start anyway — the skill will work with what you provide and flag where richer input would improve the output.

Context

You are supporting initial product discovery for a new product: $ARGUMENTS.

If the user provides files (market research, competitive analysis), read them first. Use web search to understand the market if needed.

Domain Context

Initial Discovery vs Continuous Discovery: Initial Discovery focuses on vision, business model, and market validation — you're testing whether the product should exist. Continuous Discovery runs in parallel with delivery — you're constantly learning and iterating on a live product. This skill is for initial discovery.

Instructions

The user will describe their target segment, opportunity, and desired outcomes. Work through these steps:

Phase 0: Context Confirmation

Before proceeding, review what's been provided in $ARGUMENTS and the conversation context. Only ask about what's missing — don't re-ask what's already clear.

1. Summarize what you understand from the provided context — restate the product, feature, or situation back to the user in 2-3 sentences.
2. Identify gaps — if any of the following are unclear, ask:
   • What problem space or opportunity are we ideating for?
   • Who is the target user?
   • What constraints or principles should guide ideation?
3. Confirm: "Here's my understanding: [summary]. I plan to [brief description of what the skill will produce]. Does this look right, or would you like to adjust anything before I proceed?"

If the user provides additional context, incorporate it. If the user confirms, proceed.

1. Understand the opportunity: Confirm the product concept, target market segment, and what the users want to achieve.

2. Ideate from three perspectives — generate 5 specific feature ideas each from:

   • Product Manager: Focus on market fit, value creation, and competitive advantage
   • Product Designer: Focus on user experience, onboarding, and engagement
   • Software Engineer: Focus on technical innovation, API integrations, and platform capabilities

3. Prioritize the top 5 ideas across all perspectives. For a new product, weight heavily toward:

   • Core value delivery (does it solve the primary problem?)
   • Speed to validate (can we test this quickly?)
   • Differentiation potential

4. For each prioritized idea, provide reasoning and key assumptions to test.

Think step by step. Save substantial output as a markdown document.

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