scientific-brainstorming
Generate research hypotheses with an ideation partner
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Scientists need fresh research directions but often get stuck in established thinking patterns. This skill acts as a collaborative ideation partner to generate hypotheses, explore unexpected interdisciplinary connections, and develop innovative methodologies through structured brainstorming techniques.
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Using "scientific-brainstorming". I'm studying antibiotic resistance in bacteria and need new research directions
Expected outcome:
- Potential interdisciplinary connection: Apply network theory from epidemiology to model resistance gene spread
- Cross-domain analogy: Immune system memory mechanisms could inspire new treatment timing strategies
- SCAMPER suggestion: Substitute traditional culture methods with microfluidic single-cell analysis
- Hypothesis: Bacterial persistence states may share mechanisms with viral latency
Using "scientific-brainstorming". I want to explore how machine learning could help with my climate modeling research
Expected outcome:
- TRIZ approach: Resolve contradiction between model accuracy and computational speed
- Biomimicry angle: Self-organizing ecosystems as models for adaptive prediction systems
- Morphological analysis: Map combinations of ML architectures, temporal scales, and data sources
- Assumption reversal: What if we predicted past climate instead of future?
Using "scientific-brainstorming". Help me develop novel materials for solar cell applications
Expected outcome:
- Cross-domain insight: Photosynthesis efficiency principles from plant biology
- SCAMPER: Modify scale at which light absorption occurs
- Provocation technique: What if the solar cell generated its own materials?
- Resource use: Apply waste products from other industries as raw materials
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What You Can Build
Academic research ideation
Graduate students and professors seeking novel research directions and grant proposals
Innovation brainstorming
R&D teams exploring new product directions and technology applications
Thesis development
Doctoral candidates developing research questions and experimental frameworks
Try These Prompts
I am working on [research topic]. Can you help me brainstorm novel hypotheses by exploring connections to [related field] and applying the SCAMPER framework?
Challenge my assumptions about [current research approach]. What if we reversed the fundamental premise? Use Six Thinking Hats to explore this from multiple perspectives.
How might principles from [field A] apply to my problem in [field B]? Use biomimicry or TRIZ principles to suggest innovative approaches.
Help me design experiments to test [hypothesis]. Apply morphological analysis to map out all possible methodological combinations we could explore.
Best Practices
- Start by explaining your research context in detail including constraints and obstacles
- Be specific about your field and what has already been tried
- Ask for particular techniques like SCAMPER or TRIZ when you want structured exploration
- Take breaks between sessions to let ideas incubate before continuing
Avoid
- Using the skill to replace literature review rather than complement it
- Expecting fully formed research projects without additional refinement
- Accepting all generated ideas without critical evaluation
- Skipping the understanding phase and jumping directly to hypothesis generation