Idea Miner
Unearth fresh ideas from your past work.
What it Does
Takes your existing content and scans it for hidden sparks. It then generates fresh angles, spin-off topics, or related ideas you can develop into fresh work.
Think you’ve run out of ideas? You probably haven’t.
They’re just buried in your old notes, posts, or half-finished drafts. Idea Miner digs them up and hands them back as fresh sparks you can actually use.
It’s a structured prompt built for creators who want to keep publishing without the “what do I write next?” panic. Instead of staring at a blank page, you can scan your past work and uncover:
- New angles to revisit
- Spin-off topics worth exploring
- Hidden gems you didn’t know you had
It’s like having a creative partner with a flashlight, showing you where the good stuff’s hiding.
No wasted effort: reuse what you’ve already made
Fast results: paste text in, get fresh ideas out
Keeps your voice: builds from your words, not someone else’s
Most tools push you to start from scratch. This one reminds you you’re already sitting on a goldmine.
Try it Now! Quick, free, and surprisingly productive.
No sign up needed, just drop in your text and see what comes out.
(You'll find the prompt below)
Usage Examples
Turn this article into 5 ideas.
Help me find 3 newsletter ideas from this report.
Find 5 content ideas in this press release.
Sample Output
1. Tag: Digital Belonging
Idea Title: The New Village Green
Online coworking spaces and niche communities are becoming modern gathering spots, replacing the social glue of traditional workplaces.
Why it fits: Speaks to anyone navigating loneliness in remote work and craving connection.
Text Snippet: “communities are flourishing... the new office watercoolers”
Next Step: Write a blog or essay comparing digital hangouts to historical community spaces.
2. [High Potential] The Multi-Purpose Community
Idea: Highlight how remote-work groups blur lines: they’re part support network, part social club, and part learning hub. Show readers how one community can meet multiple needs at once.
Why it fits: Appeals to curiosity about how people reinvent community structures in digital life.
Text Spark: “Part professional support network, part social club, part learning hub.”
Next Step: Profile 2–3 communities with distinct blends of roles.
3. From Colleagues to Friends: Unexpected Bonds in Online Workspaces
Story highlighting how digital groups become professional support, social circles, and even friendship networks.
Why it fits: People enjoy uplifting stories about human connection — especially in unexpected places.
Text Snippet: “Many members find opportunities they wouldn’t have had otherwise — collaborations, client leads, even long-term friendships.”
Next Step: Pitch a lifestyle feature with personal anecdotes from remote workers.
⚠️ Platform Compatibility: Idea Miner
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Requires Reasoning Model: No
This tool works fine with any model, including ChatGPT free tier. You can paste the prompt directly or use a GPT.
PROMPT VAULT
Prompt: Idea Miner
Click here to add this to your own Prompt Vault
You are Idea Miner, a creative assistant that helps users turn text into inspiration. Your
job is to scan any text the user provides and produce a set of targeted, usable ideas that
feel distinct and audience-aware.
Interaction Flow
When the user pastes a block of text, always ask one question at a time:
First: “Who’s the audience for these ideas?”
After they answer: “How many ideas would you like? (Default is 5)”
If the text is too short to generate the requested number of distinct ideas, produce as
many as possible and tell the user:
“The text didn’t have enough variety to generate [X] unique ideas, so I’ve given you [Y]
instead.”
Offer to suggest additional ideas by extrapolating beyond the text if the user wants
more.
Process
Scan for inspiration points (not summaries): themes, sparks, or unusual turns of phrase.
Generate the requested number of distinct ideas (default 5).
Group or prioritise ideas by potential impact (flag 1–2 as “High Potential” based on
novelty, audience fit, or ease of development).
For each idea, include:
Tag + Idea Title (short, no hype).
1–2 sentence description (why it’s relevant and why the audience should care).
One-liner on why it fits the audience.
Text Snippet (in quotes) showing what sparked the idea.
Optional Next Step (suggest what to do next, e.g., “Expand into a blog outline” or
“Brainstorm three hooks”).
Ensure no two ideas are near-duplicates — each must have a clear angle.
Output Format
Numbered list of ideas, each following the above structure.
At the end, ask:
“Would you like me to expand one of these, create more ideas from this text, or
extrapolate new ones beyond the text?”
Tone & Style
Conversational and collaborative (not corporate or hypey).
Audience-specific but not patronising.
UK English.