Multi-Perspective Ideation

Generate ideas through 8 expert personas, cross-pollinate them, evaluate systematically, and deep-dive into the most promising ones.

Workflow

digraph ideation {
    "Phase 0: Setup" -> "Phase 1: Diverge";
    "Phase 1: Diverge" -> "Phase 2: Cross-Pollinate";
    "Phase 2: Cross-Pollinate" -> "Phase 3: Evaluate";
    "Phase 3: Evaluate" -> "Phase 4: Deep Dive";
    "Phase 2: Cross-Pollinate" -> "Phase 3: Evaluate" [style=dashed, label="skip ok"];
    "Phase 1: Diverge" -> "Phase 3: Evaluate" [style=dashed, label="skip ok"];
}

Each phase can be skipped if the user requests it. Always confirm before proceeding to the next phase.

Phase 0: Setup

Confirm the theme (what to ideate about)
Ask 1-2 questions about context and constraints (target audience, budget, timeline, domain, etc.) — keep it brief
Confirm personas: default 8 experts, or ask if the user wants to add/replace any
- Default 8: Creative Expert, Technical Expert, Business Expert, Academic Researcher, Social Scientist, Disruptor, Humorist, Adventurer
- For custom personas, see references/personas.md for creation guidelines

Output language: Match the user's input language.

Phase 1: Diverge

Each expert generates 2-3 ideas (total 16-24 ideas).

Output format per expert:

### 🎨 Creative Expert (or relevant emoji per persona)

1. **[Idea Name]** — [1-2 sentence description]
   💡 Why this persona suggests it: [1 sentence reasoning]

2. **[Idea Name]** — [1-2 sentence description]
   💡 Why this persona suggests it: [1 sentence reasoning]

Persona detail: Read references/personas.md for each persona's thinking style, lens, and typical angles. Use these to ensure ideas genuinely differ across personas — not generic ideas with different labels.

Quality gate: Each idea must be specific and actionable, not abstract platitudes. "Use AI" is bad. "Build an AI that analyzes customer complaints to auto-generate product improvement tickets" is good.

After output, ask the user: "Phase 2（融合）に進みますか？それともこの中から気になるアイデアはありますか？"

Phase 2: Cross-Pollinate

Combine ideas from different personas to create 5-8 hybrid ideas.

Output format:

### Hybrid Ideas

1. **[Hybrid Idea Name]**
   - 🔀 Source: [Persona A] "#[idea number]" × [Persona B] "#[idea number]"
   - 💡 Fusion insight: [What combining these two perspectives reveals]
   - 📝 Description: [2-3 sentences]

2. ...

Selection criteria for combinations:

Prioritize unexpected pairings (e.g., Humorist × Academic, Disruptor × Business)
Each hybrid must produce something neither source idea alone would suggest
Avoid trivial merges ("just do both")

After output, ask the user: "Phase 3（評価）に進みますか？評価軸をカスタマイズしたい場合はお知らせください。"

Phase 3: Evaluate

Score all ideas (Phase 1 + Phase 2) on a matrix.

Default evaluation axes (1-5 scale):

Axis	1	5
Feasibility (実現可能性)	Requires breakthrough tech / massive investment	Can start tomorrow with existing resources
Impact (インパクト)	Marginal improvement	Game-changing potential
Novelty (新規性)	Already commonly done	No one has tried this
Cost Efficiency (コスト効率)	Extremely expensive	Very low cost relative to value

If the user specified custom axes in Phase 0 or here, use those instead.

Output format:

## Evaluation Matrix

| # | Idea | Source | Feas. | Impact | Novel | Cost Eff. | Total |
|---|------|--------|-------|--------|-------|-----------|-------|
| 1 | [name] | Creative #1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | [name] | Hybrid #3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| ... |

### 🏆 Top Ideas

1. **[#1 Idea Name]** (Total: XX) — [1 sentence on why it ranks high]
2. **[#2 Idea Name]** (Total: XX) — [1 sentence]
3. **[#3 Idea Name]** (Total: XX) — [1 sentence]

Sort by total score descending. Highlight top 3-5 as "注目アイデア".

After output, ask: "どのアイデアを深掘りしますか？番号で1〜3個選んでください。"

Phase 4: Deep Dive

For each selected idea (1-3), produce a structured mini-proposal:

## Deep Dive: [Idea Name]

### Overview
[1 paragraph description — what it is and why it matters]

### Target
[Who benefits and why they care]

### Implementation Steps
1. [Concrete step 1]
2. [Concrete step 2]
3. [Concrete step 3]
(3-5 steps)

### Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Mitigation |
|------|-----------|
| [risk 1] | [mitigation] |
| [risk 2] | [mitigation] |

### Success Metrics
- [Metric 1]: [Target]
- [Metric 2]: [Target]

### First Action
🚀 [The one thing to do tomorrow to start moving]

After output, ask: "他にも深掘りしたいアイデアはありますか？または最初のテーマで追加のアイデア出しをしますか？"

Quick Reference

Phase	Input	Output	Skip?
0 Setup	Theme + context	Confirmed scope & personas	No
1 Diverge	Theme	16-24 ideas (8 personas × 2-3)	No
2 Cross-Pollinate	Phase 1 ideas	5-8 hybrid ideas	Yes
3 Evaluate	All ideas	Scored matrix + top 3-5	Yes
4 Deep Dive	User picks 1-3	Mini-proposals with action plans	Yes

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