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Brainstorming

A structured idea-to-plan partner. Instead of one big answer, it asks you questions one at a time, explores a few approaches with trade-offs, then writes up the agreed design — so a fuzzy idea becomes a clear, validated plan before any work starts.

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How to use it
It looks at the current context, asks focused (often multiple-choice) questions one at a time to pin down purpose, constraints and what success looks like, proposes 2–3 approaches with its recommendation, then presents the design in small sections and checks each one with you. It deliberately strips out nice-to-haves you don’t need. Best for new initiatives, features, or any ‘we want to build/launch X but haven’t scoped it’ moment.
How to invoke / keep it on
Say “let’s brainstorm …” or “help me think through ….” Answer its questions as they come; it’ll hand you a written plan at the end.
20 powerful examples for Melinda Maria
Copy, tweak, make them yours. Just describe the task — Claude loads the skill automatically.
01"Let’s brainstorm a loyalty / VIP program for repeat MM customers — walk me through options before we touch Shopify or Klaviyo."
02"Help me think through a new charms-bar / build-your-own-stack concept for the site: scope the idea, weigh 2–3 approaches, and write up a plan."
03"Brainstorm how we’d run a creator-led product drop across ShopMy, LoudCrowd and Sprout Social — pin down the goal and constraints first, then design it."
04"I want to launch a wholesale catalog refresh but haven’t scoped it — ask me what you need and turn it into a clear plan."
05"Help me design a referral program — ask me the key questions, weigh a few structures with trade-offs, and write up the one you’d recommend before we build it in Shopify."
06"Let’s brainstorm a holiday gift-guide strategy: scope the audience and goal, then design the Klaviyo email arc and the on-site collections to support it."
07"Think through whether we should open a wholesale channel on a new platform — ask what matters, lay out 2–3 options against our NuORDER setup, and recommend one."
08"Brainstorm a content series for TikTok and Instagram around the Lariat collection — pin down the angle and cadence first, then sketch the plan for Sprout Social."
09"Help me scope a post-purchase experience that turns first-time buyers into repeat customers — questions first, then a designed Klaviyo flow concept."
10"Let’s brainstorm how to reduce CS volume — explore the root causes behind our top Gorgias ticket themes, then design 2–3 fixes with trade-offs."
11"I want to test a higher price tier for a premium pendant line but haven’t thought it through — walk me through the considerations and write up an approach."
12"Brainstorm a winback campaign for lapsed VIPs — define success, weigh a few incentive structures, and design the segment-and-send plan before we touch Klaviyo."
13"Help me think through launching a pop-up or trunk show — ask me the constraints (budget, city, timing) and turn it into a scoped plan with options."
14"Let’s design our creator-gifting strategy — pin down who we target and what success looks like, then weigh approaches for tracking it across ShopMy and LoudCrowd."
15"Brainstorm how to merchandise the homepage for the holiday season — explore a couple of layouts and the trade-offs, then write up the recommended structure."
16"Help me scope a subscription or ‘charm of the month’ club concept — ask the hard questions about fulfillment and churn before we get excited about it."
17"Think through our paid-vs-creator budget split for next quarter — lay out 2–3 allocations between Meta Ads and creator programs with the trade-offs of each."
18"Let’s brainstorm a bundling strategy (stacks, sets, gift kits) — scope the goal, weigh a few bundle structures, and design how they’d show up in Shopify."
19"Help me think through expanding into a new product category — ask what we know, surface the risks and unknowns, and turn it into a go/no-go decision plan."
20"Brainstorm how we’d run an internal ‘Claude rollout’ to get the whole team using these tools — scope it, weigh approaches, and write up the plan to share in #mm-claude."
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