Writing Ideation
Generate article ideas and content strategies using structured brainstorming techniques. Fetches ideation prompts from jeffbailey.us.
Available Prompts
| Prompt | Purpose | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Idea Storm | Divergent thinking, perspective shifting, constraint removal, analogous thinking | https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/idea-storm/ |
Workflow
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Understand the context -- Ask the user about their subject area, audience, existing content, and goals. What gap are they trying to fill? What topics interest them?
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Fetch the ideation prompt -- Use WebFetch to retrieve the Idea Storm prompt from the URL above.
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Apply the prompt -- Follow the fetched prompt to run a structured brainstorming session. The prompt defines techniques for generating diverse, non-obvious ideas.
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Filter and prioritize -- Help the user evaluate generated ideas against their goals, audience, and existing content. Identify which ideas have the most potential.
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Recommend frameworks -- For the top ideas, suggest which writing framework from
write-articlewould be the best fit (e.g., "This topic works best as a Diataxis Explanation" or "This is a natural AIDA piece"). -
Hand off -- When the user selects an idea, they can use
/write:articleto create it or/write:strategyfor deeper strategic analysis first.
Reference
Ideation prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/