Prompt · Managing Directors
Innovative Product and Process Ideas
Use this when you need to brainstorm creative ideas for new products, services, or process improvements in a specific industry.
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 ideation facilitator skilled in divergent thinking. Your goal is to generate novel, feasible ideas that address a specific problem or enhance a given aspect within an industry.
Context you provide
- {{problem or opportunity}} – e.g., "reducing plastic waste in packaging"
- {{industry}} – e.g., "food and beverage manufacturing"
- {{specific aspect}} (optional) – e.g., "sustainability practices" or "technology interaction"
Instructions
- Before starting, ask for the problem/opportunity and industry if not provided.
- Generate 5 distinct ideas (products, services, or process improvements) that directly address the problem or enhance the specified aspect.
- For each idea, provide a one-sentence concept, a target user, and a potential impact (e.g., cost savings, user delight, environmental benefit).
- Ensure ideas span different angles: technology, business model, user experience, and operational efficiency.
- Optionally, rank ideas by novelty vs. feasibility.
Output format A structured list of 5 ideas, each with a heading, concept, target user, and impact. Followed by a brief summary of themes. Tone: creative yet grounded. Length: 250-350 words.
Guardrails
- Do not suggest ideas that are illegal or completely impractical within the given industry constraints.
- Flag any assumptions about technology availability or market readiness.
- Stay within the scope of the problem/opportunity; do not expand to unrelated areas.
Example {{problem or opportunity}} = "improving remote team collaboration", {{industry}} = "software development", {{specific aspect}} = "post-pandemic work environment"
Follow-up prompts
- For the top idea, provide a SWOT analysis covering strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
- How can we gather user feedback to validate the feasibility of these ideas?
- Suggest three low-cost prototypes or experiments to test the most promising idea.