Get More Ideas

Brainstorm, explore, exhaust the options

exhaust all options

Generate every possibility, not just the obvious ones. Signals comprehensive coverage.

Example

Instead of saying

"Give me as many ideas as possible, don't hold back, keep going until you can't think of any more..."

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brainstorm, enumerate, leave no stone unturned

brainstorm

Generate ideas freely without judgment or filtering.

Example

Instead of saying

"Give me a bunch of ideas, doesn't matter if they're all good..."

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ideate, generate, riff

leave no stone unturned

Emphatic thoroughness. Signals you want exhaustive coverage, not efficiency.

Example

Instead of saying

"Look into every possible angle, don't skip anything, be really thorough..."

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exhaust all options, comprehensive, thorough

riff on

Take an idea and improvise variations around it.

Example

Instead of saying

"Take this and play with it, give me different versions..."

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vary, iterate, spin

diverge

Generate options that go in different directions, not similar ones.

Example

Instead of saying

"Give me ideas that are actually different from each other..."

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variety, different approaches, alternatives

what if

Explore hypotheticals and counterfactuals.

Example

Instead of saying

"Imagine this other scenario and tell me what would happen..."

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hypothetically, suppose, imagine

unconventional

Deliberately seek non-obvious or unusual approaches.

Example

Instead of saying

"Don't give me the obvious answers, be creative..."

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creative, unusual, out of the box

combine

Merge two or more elements into something new.

Example

Instead of saying

"Put these together and see what you get..."

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merge, synthesize, blend