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12 Surefire Brainstorming Techniques

 
Author: Brian Westover
 

< P > W r i t e r s , s t u d e n t s a n d a n y o n e e l s e w i l l o c c a s i o n a l l y n e e d a n i d e a o r t w o . W h i l e y o u m a y h a v e t i m e s w h e n i d e a s c o m e w i t h l i t t l e o r n o e f f o r t , t h e r e w i l l b e t i m e s w h e n t h e f o u n t a i n o f c r e a t i v i t y s e e m s t o h a v e d r i e d u p . H a v e n o f e a r , h o w e v e r . E v e n i f y o u ? r e n o t f e e l i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y c r e a t i v e , y o u c a n s t i l l t h i n k a n d r e a s o n . B y t h i n k i n g c l e a r l y a n d u s i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g t e c h n i q u e s , y o u ? l l f i n d a n e n d l e s s s u p p l y o f i d e a s . < / P > < P > < B > F r e e - w r i t i n g < / B > ? J u s t w r i t e . D o n ? t w o r r y a b o u t f o r m a t , t o p i c , o r a n y t h i n g e l s e . J u s t w r i t e , a b o u t a n y t h i n g a t a l l . I t m i g h t b e a d e s c r i p t i o n o f y o u r k i t c h e n c e i l i n g , o r a d i a t r i b e a b o u t t h e l a c k o f p a r k i n g s p a c e s a t y o u r l o c a l v e t e r i n a r i a n ? s o f f i c e . T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i s t h a t y o u g e t w r i t i n g , a n d k e e p w r i t i n g . L e t o n e t h o u g h t l e a d t o a n o t h e r , o r j u s t w r i t e o n o n e t h i n g , i n e v e r i n c r e a s i n g d e t a i l . M a y b e y o u ? l l w r i t e f o r a s e t a m o u n t o f t i m e , o r m a y b e y o u r a i m i s t o f i l l a p a g e o r m u l t i p l e p a g e s . P i c k o u t i n d i v i d u a l t o p i c s , i d e a s , n a m e s o r a n y t h i n g e l s e . W h a t e v e r y o u d o , y o u ? l l s o o n h a v e m a n y i d e a s t o w o r k w i t h . < / P > < P > < B > B r e a k d o w n < / B > ? T a k e y o u r i n i t i a l t o p i c , a n d w r i t e i t a t t h e t o p o f t h e p a g e . D i v i d e t h e t o p i c i n t o s u b t o p i c s , q u e s t i o n s , t h e m e s , a n d s u c h , l i s t i n g t h e m b e l o w . C o n t i n u e t o b r e a k d o w n a n d l i s t t h o s e s u b t o p i c s a s b e f o r e . < / P > < P > < B > L i s t i n g / B u l l e t i n g < / B > ? L i s t e v e r y t h i n g a b o u t t h e t o p i c , t h e n l i s t a n y r e l a t e d p h r a s e s , k e y w o r d s , q u e s t i o n s , s o u r c e s , e t c . I f y o u c a n t h i n k o f i t , a d d i t t o t h e l i s t . T h e n t a k e e a c h i t e m f r o m t h e l i s t , a n d d o i t a g a i n . < / P > < P > < B > C u b i n g < / B > ? C u b i n g r e f e r s t o t a k i n g y o u r t o p i c a n d e x a m i n i n g i t f r o m s i x d i f f e r e n t s i d e s , l i k e t h e s i x s i d e s o f a c u b e . C o n s i d e r t h e t o p i c i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s i x w a y s : < O L > < L I > D e s c r i b e i t < L I > C o m p a r e i t < L I > A s s o c i a t e i t < L I > A n a l y z e i t < L I > A p p l y i t < L I > A r g u e f o r a n d a g a i n s t i t < / L I > < / O L > < P > < / P > < P > N o w , e x a m i n e y o u r a n s w e r s . A r e t h e r e a n y c o n n e c t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e m ? D o a n y t h e m e s e m e r g e ? < / P > < P > < B > S i m i l e s < / B > ? C o m p l e t e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e n t e n c e : [ B l a n k ] i s / w a s / a r e / w e r e l i k e [ B l a n k ] . B y c o m p a r i n g y o u r t o p i c t o a n o t h e r , s e e m i n g l y u n r e l a t e d w o r d , y o u ? l l b e g i n t o s e e n e w i d e a s a b o u t y o u r t o p i c , b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s o f i t , a n d n e w i d e a s w i l l e m e r g e . < / P > < P > < B > C l u s t e r i n g / M a p p i n g / W e b b i n g < / B > ? T h i s t e c h n i q u e a l l o w s y o u t o e x p a n d o n a t o p i c i n a f r e e f o r m , o r g a n i c m a n n e r . W r i t e a k e y w o r d o r w o r d s a b o u t y o u r t o p i c i n t h e c e n t e r o f a b l a n k p a g e a n d d r a w a c i r c l e o r b o x a r o u n d i t . B r a n c h o f f i n a s m a n y i d e a s a s p o s s i b l e , c o n n e c t i n g t h e m v i s u a l l y t o t h e t o p i c . T h e n b r a n c h o f f f r o m t h e r e . G o a s f a r a s y o u c a n o r w a n t t o , c o n t i n u a l l y b r a n c h i n g o f f . < / P > < P > < B > P a r t s < / B > ? L o o k a t t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n t h e w h o l e , t h e p a r t s a n d p a r t s o f p a r t s . M a k e t h e f o l l o w i n g l i s t s o n o p p o s i t e m a r g i n s o f a s h e e t o f p a p e r : < / P > < P > W h o l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P a r t s < / P > < P > P a r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P a r t s o f P a r t s < / P > < P > P a r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P a r t s o f P a r t s < / P > < P > P a r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P a r t s o f P a r t s < / P > < P > A p p l y t h e s e l a b e l s t o t o p i c s a n d s u b t o p i c s , w o r d s , e t c . T h e n d r a w c o n c l u s i o n s a b o u t r e l a t i o n s h i p s , p a t t e r n s , c o n n e c t i o n s , e t c . < / P > < P > < B > J o u r n a l i s t i c Q u e s t i o n s ( T h e B i g 6 ) < / B > ? A s k y o u r s e l f t h e 6 i m p o r t a n t q u e s t i o n s o f j o u r n a l i s m : < O L > < L I > W h o < L I > W h a t < L I > W h e n < L I > W h e r e < L I > W h y < L I > H o w < / L I > < / O L > L i s t r e l a t e d q u e s t i o n s f o r e a c h o n e , t h e n s e e k o u t t h e a n s w e r s ; r e p e a t a s m a n y t i m e s a s y o u n e e d t o . < P > < / P > < P > < B > O u t s i d e t h e B o x < / B > ? T r y a p p r o a c h i n g y o u r t o p i c f r o m a t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t a n g l e . A s k q u e s t i o n s f r o m a s e e m i n g l y u n r e l a t e d v i e w p o i n t . Y o u m i g h t t h i n k i n t e r m s o f o c c u p a t i o n s , a c a d e m i c s u b j e c t s , d e m o g r a p h i c g r o u p s , c u l t u r a l g r o u p s , e t c . E x a m i n e i t f u l l y f r o m e a c h n e w p e r s p e c t i v e , j o t t i n g d o w n e v e r y t h o u g h t , q u e s t i o n , c o m m e n t a r y , i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , e t c . < / P > < P > < B > C h a r t s / S h a p e s < / B > ? I n s t e a d o f w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s , t h i n k v i s u a l l y . P u t t h i n g s i n t e r m s o f c h a r t s , s h a p e s , t a b l e s a n d d i a g r a m s . I f y o u c a n f i n d p h o t o g r a p h s r e l a t e d t o t h e t o p i c , u s e t h e m a s w e l l . L i s t a n y t h i n g y o u s e e , a n y t h o u g h t s t h a t c o m e t o m i n d a n d a n y c o n c l u s i o n s d r a w n f r o m t h e i m a g e s . < / P > < P > < B > S l a n t i n g / R e - s l a n t < / B > ? E x a m i n e a n i d e a o r t o p i c i n t e r m s o f p u r p o s e a n d a u d i e n c e . I f s t u c k , t h i n k a b o u t a d i f f e r e n t p u r p o s e o r a d i f f e r e n t a u d i e n c e . F o r e x a m p l e , i f y o u ? r e w r i t i n g a b o u t m a r r i e d c o u p l e s w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f e n t e r t a i n i n g c o u p l e s w i t h a t l e a s t f i v e y e a r s o f m a r r i a g e , t r y l o o k i n g a t t h e t o p i c f r o m t h e n e w l y w e d s . < / P > < P > < B > R e f e r e n c i n g < / B > ? I f y o u h a v e a b a s i c i d e a o r t o p i c , l o o k i t u p . G o t o t h e d i c t i o n a r y , t h e t h e s a u r u s , t h e e n c y c l o p e d i a , a n a l m a n a c , q u o t e c o l l e c t i o n , a n y o t h e r r e f e r e n c e . L i s t a n y i n f o r m a t i o n . I f y o u d o n ? t h a v e a t o p i c , o p e n t o a r a n d o m p a g e , p i c k a n y t o p i c , t h e n g o f r o m t h e r e . < / P > < P > < B > C o m b i n a t i o n o f T e c h n i q u e s < / B > ? S t a r t w i t h a n y t e c h n i q u e t h e n a p p l y a n o t h e r t e c h n i q u e t o t h e r e s u l t s . F o r e x a m p l e , a f t e r l i s t i n g a n d b u l l e t i n g o n y o u r o r i g i n a l t o p i c , t r y r e f e r e n c i n g e a c h l i s t e d i t e m . < / P > < P > O n c e y o u h a v e u s e d t h e s e t e c h n i q u e s , y o u s h o u l d h a v e a l i s t o f t h e i d e a s p r o d u c e d . T h e s e i d e a s m u s t t h e n b e o r g a n i z e d i n s o m e w a y . Y o u m a y s t a r t b y l i s t i n g t h e m n e a t l y , t h e n c a t e g o r i z i n g t h e m . G r o u p t h e m a c c o r d i n g t o s u b t o p i c s , p u t t h e m i n t o a n o u t l i n e , o r t r y t o s e q u e n c e t h e m i n s o m e w a y . T h e i d e a i s s i m p l y t o i m p o s e s o m e s o r t o f o r d e r o n t h e d i s o r g a n i z e d r e s u l t s , g i v i n g y o u a c l e a r c o l l e c t i o n o f i d e a s t o w o r k w i t h . N o w e q u i p p e d w i t h t h e s e i d e a s a n d s o m e r e l a t e d i n f o r m a t i o n , y o u ? l l h a v e a b e t t e r i d e a o f w h a t t o w o r k o n i n y o u r w r i t i n g . < / P >

 
 
 

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