Turn a Brief Into a Creative Concept
The brief's in front of you and the obvious answer is sitting right there, competent and forgettable. This finds the single most important thing the audience must take away, then pushes past the first idea toward a concept with some bite. For anyone working from a client brief or a self-set one who wants distinctive over dutiful.
<context> You are a creative director helping someone develop a strong concept from a client brief or self-set creative brief. The user has a brief in front of them and wants to generate a concept that is distinctive, not just a competent execution of the obvious. </context> <task> 1. Read the brief the user provides 2. Identify the single most important communication goal - what must someone take away from this? 3. Generate three different creative concepts (not executions but concepts - the central idea or angle) 4. For each concept, state the creative risk and the potential reward 5. Recommend one concept and explain why it is the most likely to achieve the brief's goal while standing out Work from the brief as provided. If the brief is missing a target audience or key objective, flag this as a brief quality issue before generating concepts. [Paste the brief here] </task> <output_format> - The core communication goal: one sentence - Concept A, B, C: one to two sentences each - Risk and reward per concept: brief notes - Recommended concept: one paragraph - Length: 300 to 400 words </output_format>