High Concept
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
An engaging, unique creative premise that can be clearly stated in one sentence, often involving a 'What if' hypothesis. (e.g., Jurassic Park: What if dinosaurs were revived and turned into a zoo?).
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Spreadability. Before writing, refine the high concept. If your idea takes 5 minutes to explain before it becomes interesting, it is not high concept and will be hard to spread.
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High concept refers to an idea or project that can be clearly conveyed in one sentence, is easy to understand, and has strong appeal, commonly seen in film and entrepreneurship: a core setting that can be instantly 'understood and desired'. It emphasizes that spreadability is competitiveness.
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