New Idea Lab Idea Scan Engine

Work through your idea step by step. Answer questions, add notes, and generate a clean summary at the end.

New Idea Lab

Answer a few simple questions, then create a clean summary.

1 About 2 Summary 3 Background 4 Questions 5 Answers 6 Risks 7 Next Steps 8 Review

Start by telling us what your idea is and why you’re exploring it.

What’s the main goal of your idea? Main things to think about (comma-separated) Notes about your idea

In a few sentences: what’s the idea and why should anyone care?

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What led to this idea? What problems or situations made you think of it?

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What big questions do you need answered to know if the idea is good?

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What answers or solutions could these questions have?

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What could go wrong, or what don’t you know yet?

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What small steps can you take to test or learn more about the idea?

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We’ll put your answers together into one simple write-up of your idea.

Click Generate Idea Summary to create your final summary below.

Need help wording your idea? Try one prompt, then add your own notes. Keep it simple & honest