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Creative Tool: Idea Bracket

Let the Best Idea Win.


How to generate great ideas?  Why not create an Idea Bracket?  It is analogous to a sports league play-off.  Ideas are pitted against each other, with the winning idea moving on to the next round.  The last idea standing is the winner.

I do have a few additional rules.  The Three M's: Modify, Merge, and Markup.  These rules allow for both idea modification and saving sub-winner ideas.

Simple enough, right?  Let's try it out on some examples.


Story Beginning Location

  • Floating City and Haunted Graveyard merged into Floating Graveyard
  • Screaming Wastelands modified into Blasted Wastelands
  • Winner was Floating Graveyard and Sundered Titan merged into Floating Graveyard of Titans

Artistic Inspiration

  • Shack Brainstorming and Review Idea/Notes merged to Shack Review Ideas
  • TCG View modified to TCG Mashup
  • Shack Review Ideas marked for later
  • Monster App and Walk and Song merged to Walk and Song with Monster App Priming
  • Winner was TCG Mashup and Walk and Song with Monster App Priming merged into Walk with TCG Priming

Healthy and Portable Food Ideas

  • Veggie-based Casserole modified into Veggie-based Ramekin
  • Low-carb Pinwheels and low-carb Burritos merged into Low-carb Taco Pinwheels
  • Veggie-based Ramekin marked for later
  • Winner was Meat Bites

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