brainstorm-ideas-new
This Claude Code skill generates feature ideas for new products by soliciting input from product management, design, and engineering perspectives during early-stage discovery. Use it when beginning product validation for a startup, exploring initial features for a new product concept, or conducting initial brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams before development begins.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills /tmp/brainstorm-ideas-new && cp -r /tmp/brainstorm-ideas-new/pm-product-discovery/skills/brainstorm-ideas-new ~/.claude/skills/brainstorm-ideas-newSKILL.md
## 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. ### 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: 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. --- ### Further Reading - [Startup Canvas: Product Strategy and a Business Model for a New Product](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/startup-canvas) - [Product Innovation Masterclass](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/product-innovation-masterclass) (video course) - [Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass (CPDM)](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/cpdm) (video course)
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