Hello there and happy Tuesday, Β
In 1999, NASA lost a $327 million Mars orbiter because one team used imperial units and another used metric. The root cause? A complete failure to align on the brief. Β
Most of our projects arenβt orbiting Mars. But every job that comes back as βnot quite what I asked forβ suffers from the exact same problem: a bad brief. Β
So, we built something to help you: The Brilliant Brief Builder ( very original name, we know :) ). Β
It helps you write brilliant briefs and pulls together our own course research, the best templates, and insights from people who think about this stuff way more than is strictly healthy (e.g. Mark Ritson, Paula Bloodworth, Dave Trott and Rob Campbell).
Hereβs the deal:
Itβs Free: No paywalls.
AI-Assisted: To help you unblock your thinking.
PDF Ready: Downloads straight to your device.
100% Private: Your data stays firmly yours. We don't touch it, keep it, or use it to train anything. Β
Itβs a sneak peek from our upcoming community hub, a home for genuinely useful tools (and the occasional silly one, like What Would Chuck Do?, which roundhouse-kicks your problems into submission).
Write one good brief this week and help make the world a better place.
Stay curious, Β
Chris & the 42courses team x