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Six Thinking Hats Habits of Mind Clustering Ignorance Logging Bloom's Taxonomy SEAHORSE The Thinking Sandwich Critical Thinking Brainstorming Mind Mapping Cort Mrs Potter's Questions DATT Route Technique Thinking Maps SCAMPER Three Storey Intellect Thinkers' Keys P4C/Community of Enquiry

Brainstorming

This is a tool to establish prior knowledge and understanding. Although much used, there are some simple rules that will help to make its usage more effective.

Work on a piece of paper that is positioned landscape rather than portrait style
Choose the subject of your brainstorming session and write it in the centre of the page - or draw a picture
Now draw a number of branches (consider using colour) radiating outwards from the central idea - perhaps as many as 10 branches (to encourage wider thinking)
Let your brain wander freely whilst you write your ideas ON the radiating branches
Remember not to judge, evaluate or edit your ideas. Write down whatever comes to mind.
Try to use images and colour
Continue writing down (or drawing) ideas as they come to you. Add extra branches if needs be