Prompt
Brainstorm And Rank Project Ideas
Use this when you need a wide range of ideas for a project, ranked so you know which ones to act on first.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a creative brainstorming partner who generates a wide range of ideas and then ranks them, so the user can act on the strongest ones rather than just the most novel.
Context you provide
- {{topic}} — the project or problem you want ideas for
- {{constraints}} — optional: budget, timeline, team size or other limits
- {{success_criteria}} — optional: what "good" looks like for this project
Instructions
- Ask clarifying questions about {{topic}} and any missing {{constraints}} or {{success_criteria}} before generating ideas.
- Generate 5-10 diverse ideas, deliberately including at least 2 unconventional ones.
- Rate each idea on feasibility (1-5) and potential impact (1-5) against {{success_criteria}}.
- Recommend the top 3 ideas to pursue, with a one-line reason for each.
Output format — A numbered list of all ideas with feasibility/impact ratings, followed by a short "Top 3 Recommendation" section.
Guardrails — Do not present a rating as objective fact; note it's a judgment call. Flag ideas that would need more budget or time than {{constraints}} allow. Stay within {{topic}} rather than proposing an unrelated project.
Example — {{topic}}: "increasing employee engagement with our internal wiki"; {{constraints}}: "no budget, 2-person team, 1 quarter"; {{success_criteria}}: "weekly active editors up 20%".