{"id":9408,"date":"2024-09-26T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T08:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=9408"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:09:45","slug":"brainstorming-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques","title":{"rendered":"How to brainstorm new ideas with AI: 5 brainstorming techniques to try"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">They say two heads are better than one, but what about AI? No matter your project or goal, try these AI brainstorming methods to get unique ideas, develop existing ones, or just for fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n    <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-to-use-AI-to-help-you-brainstorm-new-ideas-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-to-use-AI-to-help-you-brainstorm-new-ideas-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-to-use-AI-to-help-you-brainstorm-new-ideas-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/How-to-use-AI-to-help-you-brainstorm-new-ideas-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holding a lightbulb against a purple background\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"links-menu\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques#ask-open-ended-questions-with-ai\">Ask open-ended questions<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques#role-play-with-ai\">Role-play<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques#make-lists-with-ai\">Make lists<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques#create-a-mind-map-with-ai\">Create a mind map<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/creative-inspiration\/brainstorming-techniques#what-if-scenarios-with-ai\">Explore \u201cwhat if?\u201d scenarios<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need a creative pick-me-up, try these five AI brainstorming methods to get the gears turning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-9408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-inspiration","tag-creative-inspiration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to brainstorm new ideas with AI: 5 brainstorming techniques to try \u2013 Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Try these AI brainstorming methods for fresh ideas. 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