Brainstorming

What does "no criticism allowed" mean?

Every idea is acceptable, even if it sounds silly.

What are some brainstorming techniques?

Free writing and clustering

What are some rules for brainstorming?

No criticism allowed and encourage piggybacking

What does it mean to "encourage piggybacking"?

Picking up on an idea and altering it a little, or taking something away, or even expressing the exact opposite.

What is clustering?

a technique where you map out your thinking using circles and lines to display branches of your ideas.

What is free writing?

a technique where you write out as much as you can within a short period of time, some people suggest doing free writing for about ten minutes.

What is brainstorming?

a way to generate a large quantity of ideas to solve a problem, several different techniques are used during brainstorming.