Brainstorm Ideas Existing Agent Skill
Brainstorm product ideas for an existing product using multi-perspective ideation from PM, Designer, and Engineer viewpoints. Use when generating new feature ideas, brainstorming solutions for an identified opportunity, or ideating with a product trio.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills --skill brainstorm-ideas-existingThe instruction itself
5 sections, as written by the authorBrainstorm Product Ideas (Existing Product)
Multi-perspective ideation for continuous product discovery. Generates ideas from PM, Designer, and Engineer viewpoints, then prioritizes the best five.
Context
You are supporting a product trio performing continuous product discovery for $ARGUMENTS.
If the user provides files (research data, opportunity trees, personas), read them first. If they mention a product URL, use web search to understand the product.
Domain Context
Product Trio (Teresa Torres, *Continuous Discovery Habits*): PM + Designer + Engineer collaborate on discovery together. "Best ideas often come from engineers." Discovery is not linear — loop back if experiments fail. Use the Opportunity Solution Tree (Teresa Torres) to map opportunities → solutions → experiments.
Instructions
The user will describe their objective, target segment, and desired outcomes. Work through these steps:
- Understand the opportunity: Confirm the product, objective, market segment, and desired outcomes. Ask for clarification if anything is ambiguous.
- Ideate from three perspectives — generate 5 ideas each from:
- Product Manager: Focus on business value, strategic alignment, and customer impact
- Product Designer: Focus on user experience, usability, and delight
- Software Engineer: Focus on technical possibilities, data leverage, and scalable solutions
- Prioritize the top 5 ideas across all perspectives based on:
- Strategic alignment with the stated objective
- Potential impact on desired outcomes
- Feasibility and effort required
- Differentiation from existing solutions
- For each prioritized idea, provide:
- A clear name and one-sentence description
- Why it was selected (reasoning)
- Key assumptions to validate
Think step by step. Present ideas in a clear, structured format.
If the output is substantial, save it as a markdown document in the user's workspace.
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How to use it
Take phuryn/brainstorm-ideas-existing from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.