WEEK 3 : Brainstorming

Brainstorming? What's that?

Brainstorming is all about expanding your ideas creatively. It is done in a group. The goal is to find as many ideas and answers to a problem or question as possible. Sometimes people call it brainstorming when they sit down and think on their own, which is strictly speaking not the case. Before doing any brainstorming, we have to get some tips or techniques to get started.

Tips to get started :

Firstly, Use the 5W wisely : Who, Where, When, What and Why and How. For example, Who did this, Why did u do that, When did it happen, Why? How did it happen? After answering all that, then you propose solutions.
Secondly, Produce as much ideas as you can that is related to the topic you are doing. By that, this will help you to think more and expand even bigger. 

Thirdly, It is OKAY to make mistakes. There is no right or wrong answers when it comes to brainstorming. 

There are no bad ideas in brainstorming. Scientists found out that bad ideas motivate others to come across with their ideas. People that normally would not dare to propose a solution suddenly feel more confident if very bad ideas were posted in a brainstorming. So you see, even bad ideas are a good thing - at least in brainstorming.

Why are we strongly encouraged to use brainstorming being starting any essays/project work? It is because If you planned earlier, you can get more ideas to work out on what topic you will be doing. Spending an hour thinking of what to write, isn't brainstorming even better than having the need to sit down and stare at blank space? Although it is time consuming but still, you get some ideas in your head by just writing it down on a blank piece of paper.