CRISPEstandard

Capacity & Role · Insight · Statement · Personality · Experiment

A five-part framework for nuanced LLM prompts that handle persona, context, task, voice, and variation in one shot.

The components

C
Capacity & Role
The persona the LLM adopts, including domain expertise and authority level.
I
Insight
Relevant background context, audience, constraints, and prior knowledge.
S
Statement
The precise task the LLM is being asked to perform.
P
Personality
The voice, tone, and stylistic register of the response.
E
Experiment
Variations or alternative angles the LLM may explore.

Worked example

Rough prompt

Help me write a strategy memo for our board on whether to acquire a smaller competitor.

Super-prompt produced by CRISPE

[Capacity & Role] You are a senior corporate-development advisor with 15 years of M&A experience in mid-market technology firms.
[Insight] The audience is a five-person board, two of whom are sceptical of M&A. The target is a smaller competitor with overlapping product but a stronger sales motion. We have 60 days of cash runway flexibility before requiring board-approved capital.
[Statement] Draft a board memo that recommends a position on the acquisition, defends the recommendation against the strongest counter-argument, and proposes the next two decisions the board must make.
[Personality] Crisp, evidence-led, neutral-on-its-face but with clear conviction. British corporate register. No hedging language.
[Experiment] Close with one paragraph titled "Alternative path" exploring a partial-acquisition or talent-acquihire route.

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