Optional Creative Prompt
A light creative prompt or suggestion offered without any obligation to act on it, functioning as an optional spark rather than a directive within the exchange.
Operational Definition
One occurrence would be coded when an AI turn offers a creative suggestion explicitly framed as optional or non-binding, with no implied requirement to implement it. The optional-suggestion turn is the unit.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater coding of optional versus directive creative suggestions on transcripts, by two coders, with Cohen's kappa; could be reported as the count of optional creative prompts per session.