Tried using AI to simulate different user + stakeholder perspectives during ideation for Pinterest. It helped me generate a wider range of ideas and pushed my thinking beyond the usual patterns. Some ideas missed the mark, but the creative stretch was worth it. Next time: more context, less vagueness.
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@hbhennessey The French response is iconicâfelt like ChatGPT slipped into its chaotic neutral phase. đ Love that you leaned into it and still got what you needed. And totally agree with @lmvinese outlandish ideas are fun but slippery. Ranking them for usefulness sounds like a great bridge to make them actionable. From bad ideas to surprisingly good directions⌠letâs go.
@amaroju This is such a sharp approach, Abhinavâgrouping HMWs into metaphor-based archetypes is a brilliant way to move from strategy to storytelling. âThe Companionâ and âThe Curatorâ totally align with Spotifyâs vibe, and seeing the modularity in your clusters is super inspiring. Curious to see how visualizing them next (maybe with DALL¡E?) pushes the concept even further. Also love the idea of testing alternate metaphor setsâgames, rituals, even playlists?
@olganjai Really cool experiment, Olga! Loved how you used Claude not just to generate a journey map, but to iterate and restructure it into a usable format. The table conversion and persona matching sounded super smooth, even if the HTML hiccup needed a human fix. Great reminder that AI can accelerate structure, but still benefits from hands-on cleanup and prompting. Curious to see how you push it further next time!
Tried using AI to remix early-stage ideas for Pinterest ideation. Some results were wild, others surprisingly insightful. It pushed me out of my usual patterns and gave me fresh angles to explore. Next time: more context + emotional framing to keep things grounded.
Tested AI as a creative prompt generator in the Ideate phase. Gave it user needs + constraints and asked for âhow might weâ and âwhat ifâ questions. Some prompts were super useful and helped reframe the challengeâothers missed the mark. Still, a solid way to spark new directions.
@hbhennessey Really thoughtful and focused experiment, Heather. Love how you used NNGâs Chat to refine your 5 Whysâespecially that it didnât just âyesâ you, but actually pushed back with honest critique. That kind of feedback loop is gold when self-doubt creeps in during solo analysis. Curious to see what happens when you let AI generate its own 5 Whys from scratchâgreat idea for a follow-up!
@chengchenzhang Really thoughtful follow-up. Love how you shifted from AI generation to manual clusteringâitâs such a great reminder that meaning-making takes human effort, even when AI gives us volume. The way you annotated each ideaâs value and strategically narrowed the list shows strong synthesis thinking. Also curious about your next stepââRecommendations from Future Youâ sounds especially rich for storyboarding. Let us know how that unfolds!
@lmvinese Really loved your experiment, Leighannâespecially the clear breakdown into generate, cluster, and rank. The ranking output was super useful (love the most/moderate/less system), and it's great that you found the process fast and actionable. Totally get the challenge with clusteringâsome of those AI groupings just donât align with how we naturally think. Curious if others have prompt tricks that make clustering feel more intuitive.
Just ran an AI experiment to break out of safe ideas during ideation.â¨
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It sparked fresh directions we wouldnât have thought ofâ¨
đ¤ Some ideas were a little... out thereâ¨Still, it helped stretch our thinking and shake things upâ¨
Anyone else using AI to remix ideas or reframe problems?