creative-ideation

Route creative prompts through SCAMPER, TRIZ, and Oblique Strategies frameworks.

1|Updated Jul 31, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/icyzh/hermes-web --skill creative-ideation-icyzh
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: creative-ideation
Source: https://github.com/icyzh/hermes-web/tree/main/optional-skills/creative/creative-ideation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/icyzh/hermes-web --skill creative-ideation-icyzh

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the problem of generic, low-quality brainstorming by forcing the AI to move beyond the first, obvious ideas using established creative frameworks.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Method-Based Routing: Automatically selects the best ideation technique (e.g., SCAMPER, TRIZ, Oblique Strategies) based on the user's specific domain and phase.
  • Anti-Slop Discipline: Enforces strict rules to reject buzzwords, generic startup shapes, and "AI-powered" clichés, ensuring output is grounded in concrete mechanisms.
  • Use Case: If you are stuck on a software architecture problem, the Skill will route you to pattern languages; if you need to make a fiction piece weirder, it will apply defamiliarization techniques.

Quick Start

Use the creative-ideation skill to generate three non-obvious concepts for a new CLI tool that helps novelists track their manuscript revisions.

Frequently Asked Questions about creative-ideation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate non-obvious ideas for software architecture problems?

To generate non-obvious ideas for software architecture problems, structured ideation methods route your prompt through proven frameworks like pattern languages and TRIZ to break generic brainstorming patterns and force specific solutions.

What is the best way to avoid generic AI brainstorming output?

Avoiding generic AI brainstorming output requires an anti-slop discipline that rejects buzzwords, startup clichés, and forces grounded creative ideation methods to ensure output specificity.

When should I use SCAMPER or Oblique Strategies for creative problem-solving?

Use SCAMPER or Oblique Strategies for creative problem-solving when you need structured ideation methods to unblock specific generative or selective tasks across diverse domains like fiction writing or software design.

How to apply defamiliarization techniques to make fiction weirder?

Applying defamiliarization techniques to make fiction weirder involves routing your narrative prompt through creative ideation methods designed to systematically disrupt standard literary conventions and generate non-obvious concepts.

Does ideation method routing work for diverse domain tasks?

Ideation method routing works for diverse domain tasks by dynamically selecting the best creative frameworks, such as applying pattern languages for software or defamiliarization for fiction, based on the user's specific phase.